Shuktara

Thank you very much for your reply. I will work on improving my GRE scores.

Thank you very much for your suggestions. It is very helpful to me.

Thanks @urbanfarmer for correcting me.

Hi, I am an international student and I have applied to several schools for PhD in Public Policy for Fall-2017. My master's is in Public Policy from the University of Texas at Arlington (GPA:3.75), another master's in Public Policy and Governance from the North South University in Bangladesh (GPA: 3.36), Bachelor in Social Work from the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh (GPA: 3.35, top in the class). My GRE scores are 148 (V), 149 (Q), 3.0 (AW). I also have four years of research experiences with different international NGOs. I have applied to 1. American University, 2. University of Maryland College Park, 3. University of Maryland Baltimore County, 4. Rutgers University, 5. University of Mass Boston, 6. Georgia State. I already received rejection from the Rutgers, UMBC, and Georgia State. I understand that I picked up very high ranked schools comparing to my profile. Yesterday I received an email from the American University. It says that my application is still under consideration for the second round acceptance depending on the number of candidates who accept their offers in the first round. They also mention that there is an option for concurrent consideration for admission to one of their master's degree programs, and my file would be given priority for merit award consideration. I am little confused what should I do. I would appreciate if someone would help me with suggestion in this regard. Thanks in advance for your reply.

Hi, I have applied to several schools for PhD in Public Policy for Fall-2017. My master's is in Public Policy from the University of Texas at Arlington (GPA:3.75), another master's in Public Policy and Governance from the North South University in Bangladesh (GPA: 3.36), Bachelor in Social Work from the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh (GPA: 3.35, top in the class). My GRE scores are 148 (V), 149 (Q), 3.0 (AW). I also have four years of research experiences with different international NGOs. I have applied to 1. American University, 2. University of Maryland College Park, 3. University of Maryland Baltimore County, 4. Rutgers University, 5. University of Mass Boston, 6. Georgia State. I already received rejection from the Rutgers, UMBC, and Georgia State. I understand that I picked up very high ranked schools comparing to my profile. I would like to know which schools would be suitable for my profile. Thanks in advance for your reply.