Hi Everyone, I am an International Student, currently pursuing IR M.A degree. I will be applying several political science PhD programs this semester. Although I do not have a pompous background for top tier programs, I am confident to be admitted into mid-tier political science PhD's. Here is my profile:
Undergrad GPA: 3.33, a private university at my home country.
Grad GPA: 3.73 (Currently, I am a second year student at SF State, I will improve the GPA but this is my available stat for this application cycle),
Research Experience: I have submitted a paper to SF State's IR journal to be published,
Research Interests: IR sub-field, specifically International Security and IR theory,
Teaching Experience: Working as T.A for two professors,
TOEFL: This requirement is waived by the majority of programs I will apply, but I might take TOEFL for some of the programs, which do not waive the proficiency requirement,
GRE: I will take it this November, (although I am confident in verbal; scoring around 157-160 on mock tests, the quant part is where I am horrific at, hoping to score around 155 on the actual test)
LOR'S: I will have strong LOR'S from tenured professors of my program, who hold PhD's from UC Berkeley, Yale,
Programs I will apply:
UC Davis- Political Science PhD
Boston University-Political Science PhD
University of Virginia-Political Science PhD
Florida University-Political Science PhD
Florida International University-International Relations PhD