Rutgers哲学系是美国最好的哲学系之一。其研究生项目的负责人说，他们评审材料时，分三步（没有面试）。
第一步先刷掉3/4的申请者。在这一步，不看writing sample，只看成绩单、个人陈述和推荐信：
The Director of Graduate Admissions makes an initial cut from the full pool (380) down to around 100 applications. That’s the first big cut. I’ve now been in that role for several years, and although my process isn’t perfectly precise, I typically make this cut by looking at (1) grades/transcript, then (2) personal statement, then (3) letters of recommendation—in that order, but looking at all three. I rarely do more than glance at (4) writing samples at this stage.
第二步由系里临时组成的招生委员会（5个教授，每年不一样，可以避免学生套瓷）评审剩下的1/4申请者。每个教授通常被分配去评审对他们研究领域感兴趣的申请者：如果你的writing sample写的是知识论，那么评审你的教授通常是研究知识论的。每个教授推荐4-7申请者。这一步也会刷掉3/4的申请者（上一步剩下1/4中的3/4会被刷掉）。
The 100 or so remaining files are then reviewed by members of a graduate admissions committee, newly constituted each year. Each member of the 5-person admissions committee (4 people plus me) is assigned 20-25 files to read closely, with each committee member recommending 4-7 people to the final pool for discussion by the full committee. The committee is composed of people working in a wide range of subfields, and files are typically assigned to committee members based on their expertise.
第三步是招生委员会的5个教授一起给没有被刷掉的学生排名，决定录取谁，让谁排队，直接拒掉谁。
The full 5-person committee then meets to discuss the 25-30 files that make it to the final pool, and to decide who in that final pool should be admitted, wait-listed, and rejected.
美国普通哲学系也很可能采取这三步，尽管竞争的激烈程度赶不上Rutgers哲学系。
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2021年10月29日
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