u/EconomistSerious7403

Hello! I recently completed my BA. I'm looking to apply to grad schools, and have a decent writing sample prepared combining psychoanalysis + the Gothic genre. However, I might be interested in avant garde studies, specifically avant garde literature, and my writing sample has absolutely nothing to do with this...is my writing sample required to be on topic for what I want to study? Or is it enough that it shows my ability to research/write/explicate an academic topic? Thank you very much in advance!

Hello! I recently completed my BA. I'm looking to apply to grad schools, and have a decent writing sample prepared combining psychoanalysis + the Gothic genre. However, I might be interested in avant garde studies, specifically avant garde literature, and my writing sample has absolutely nothing to do with this...is my writing sample required to be on topic for what I want to study? Or is it enough that it shows my ability to research/write/explicate an academic topic? Thank you very much in advance!