{"id":75,"date":"2021-09-28T17:38:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T17:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/?post_type=faqs&#038;p=75"},"modified":"2025-10-06T12:25:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:25:21","slug":"what-is-on-the-application","status":"publish","type":"faqs","link":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/faqs\/what-is-on-the-application\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the components of the MSRP Application?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Essay Questions<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Personal Statement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research Interests and Goals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How MSRP aligns with your academic and professional aspirations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Document Uploads<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unofficial Transcript(s) from all institutions attended<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research Preferences<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Top Three Choices<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Department<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Faculty Member<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research Area<\/strong><br><em>(Refer to the MSRP Faculty Mentors and Research Groups page for guidance.)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Letters of Recommendation<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Two Letters Required<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recommenders should be familiar with your academic and\/or research experience<br><em>(See the MSRP FAQ for additional details.)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","faq_category":[12],"class_list":["post-75","faqs","type-faqs","status-publish","hentry","faq_category-application"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs\/75","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faqs"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs\/75\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4286,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs\/75\/revisions\/4286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_category?post=75"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}