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  1. The good news about the GRE is that from what I've seen, International Studies majors are notoriously poor at math. Even at some top-tier programs, I don't think your score is too far below average for MA applicants (and you GPA more than makes up for it). Unless of course you are applying for a PhD in which case I would maybe consider highlighting any quantitative course you did well in for undergrad since you would likely be required to take a few "methods" courses in social science statistics and research. Data analysis type stuff. I think a lot of where you go depends on what you are trying to get out of grad school. Are you looking toward a more research/academic path or a more career oriented path? For academic I would definitely agree with the above comments about finding compatible research scholars. For professional goals, I would look into SAIS at Johns Hopkins and SFS at Georgetown. Both offer a mix of programs and you could approach your interests from a variety of perspectives and fields. Both are located in Washington DC (JHU has a small campus there) and are unbeatable for professional networking in your field. They are top notch and I think you have a very good chance at either of them. Maybe SIS at American or Elliot at GWU as backups if you are taking the professional route. Hope this helps!
  2. I think overall you have a pretty solid background. You don't really need to have much IR or Poli Sci work to look good for these programs (though it always looks good). The only small blind spot I can see is that most of the more competitive International Relations programs (especially the two you mentioned) tend to place an emphasis on international economics. I'm pretty sure both of these programs (at least when I was looking into them) strongly recommended taking introductory macroeconomics and introductory microeconomics courses. So if you are looking for a couple of courses to take in the meantime before applying, I would recommend those. Hope this helps!
  3. Thank you so much for your reply! It's good to hear from someone who knows about GMU specifically. I feel a lot better about the whole thing now, since the GRE was the one aspect of applying that I didn't really prepare for (I usually am not the best with standardized tests). Thanks again!
  4. Hello all, I had a question about GRE scores. I just recently decided to apply to grad school. I figured that I would just wait until the Spring 2015 semester; but by a stroke of luck, the only school in my area that has the program I am looking for has a pretty lenient application policy (will accept them up until July 15th but doesn't guarantee a decision to start in the fall). This was too lucky to pass up so I decided to scramble to get everything squared away including the GRE. The program I am applying for is the MS, Data Analytics Engineering. I assumed that pretty darn high GRE Quant scores would be needed so I broke out the books (I pretty much forgot all the geometry and wanted general tips). However, after going online and trying to find out what the average GRE scores were for Volgenau at GMU, I only found two sources of info (the school doesn't publish average GRE scores). Both sources had the average Quant scores at 155ish. This seems incredibly low for an engineering school. Are these sources completely wrong? Or is the average score just low because overall, Volgenau isn't very highly ranked? I ask because I have a Q160 right now previous to any studying. (which according to what I found is above average). So does anyone have experience or insight on this? I'm lost and would really appreciate it.
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