Chakra113

Thanks for your thoughts! Eventually the GRE will give me a specific number, just after the testing exam the computer gives you a range of scores. I'm not interested in economics so I don't have to worry about putting that as my major. I'm more interested in government so I'm hoping that my internships will show a progression. Regarding GPA, I suppose I could always average them out, I think that would bring me up to like a 3.5 but my home university doesn't add Oxford's GPA so they're going to have to be looked at separate by each school unfortunately. I'm certainly considering GW and American too. I checked Berkeley's stats and I fit into their range for all of them, so that's good. I think I'm just going to apply to as many as possible and see where I get in and then look at my options from there. I'm also looking at Oxford and LSE in the UK since they don't take the GRE and they know me at Oxford.

Schools Applying To: (Tentatively) WW, Goldman, HKS, Columbia, GTown, Oxford, U of M Undergraduate institution: Top 100 Public Institution Undergraduate GPA: 3.3 Undergraduate Major: International Relations GRE: 510-610 Q and 630-730 V (Don't know writing but hopefully 4.5-6) Internships: Governor's Office, Senator's Office in DC, White House Internship Extracurriculars: (Pres.)Founded nationally recognized club endorsed by Bono, (Treasurer) LGBT Activism and (V.P.)freshmen mentoring Abroad: 1 academic year at Oxford (3.85 GPA obtained); 1 month volunteering in Costa Rica; 1 week in Rwanda studying development on behalf nationally recognized poverty organization Diversity: LGBT I'm wondering regarding my GRE score. Will my internships/extracurriculars make up for my low quant? Should I just retake it or re-adjust my schools? Any construcive thoughts are welcomed :]

Oh, sorry. I didn't realize there was a Gov Affairs subcategory. I'll be sure to post there but I was talking about a Master's not Ph D. program. Thanks for the info though everyone.

I recently took the revised GRE and received a score range for Q 510-610 and V 630-730. I'm fairly positive that I'll do okay on the essay portions but am wondering what admissions will think of my overall GRE. Is the verbal weighted heavier for IR programs? Will they care that my math skills are below par/ average? Retake or just apply anyway? (Looking at GTown, Columbia, Berkeley, HKS, Princeton) I've got a 3.3 overall US GPA with a 3.85 GPA from a year abroad at Oxford and a White House internship, so I'm wondering if that will help make up for it at all. I'll be applying right out of undergraduate. Suggestions anyone? I'm open to them