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    2014 Fall
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    Social Anthropology MA

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  1. Hi all, I have a question regarding what ya'll think of the strength of my PhD applications (in general), and the strength of my GRE scores (more specifically). First my GRE scores (which I just took today): I got a 162 on the Verbal, and a 158 on the Quant. I'm a little bummed about my verbal score because I had been consistently scoring around 168 on my practice tests, and I'm wondering if (at the end of all this information) you think re-taking the GRE is necessary. I obviously haven't got my writing scores back, and that will ultimately decide whether I retake the GRE, but I'm a fairly strong writer and I'm confident that I'll do well in those sections. Anyways, the rest of my information: I'm Canadian, and intending to apply to four US universities (Brown, UMich, UT Austin, Stanford - I'm just tossing Stanford in, the first three are my top choices) for some form of social/cultural anthropology. My undergraduate GPA is 4.23, and I currently hold a 4.07 GPA for the coursework I've completed in my Masters. I'm about to leave on a 3-month fieldwork trip to Rio de Janeiro in order to conduct research for my thesis, so I'll also have experience conducting independent fieldwork (including getting ethics board approval, ethnographic research methods, etc), I have intermediate language skills (written and oral) in Portuguese, and I'll have established a network of connections which will be beneficial for my doctoral research. I'm currently funded by a SSHRC CGS-M scholarship, a Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement, a Graduate Fellowship, and was awarded the Provost Entrance Scholarship when I was admitted into my current program (an MA in Anthropology). All of these are significant scholarships worth between $6,000 - $17,000. I've been a TA for two undergraduate courses (as a marker for one, and leading tutorials for the other). In addition, I'll have three extremely strong letters of reference (my senior supervisor for my MA went to Brown, and my other committee members went to UMich and Cornell) from faculty members. I know I'm "tooting my own horn" a little bit, and am a little embarrassed by it, but I want your honest opinions. I feel like I will have fairly strong applications, but the 162 score on my GRE has me feeling a little unsure. But, honestly, I would rather not retake the test. The extra $200 would definitely hurt, and with all the preparations for my fieldwork / wrapping up coursework / getting all the other stuff for my applications in order I'm feeling a little overwhelmed. With everything I've written, what are your thoughts?? Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to read and respond to this! I really do appreciate it.
  2. Congrats to all who have been accepted! I am happy to report that I have decided to accept an offer for the MA program in social anth at Simon Fraser University. They offered a very generous funding package which will also allow for me to gain TA experience. Now I'm just waiting on the SSHRC decision - fingers crossed!
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