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I have been accepted at BU and Tulane, but have not heard back from the others yet.

Wow, good for you. That is impressive!

Mamma D, I will definitely do that if I don't get in this cycle. I didn't prepare well for the GRE because I'd done quite well on it my senior year in college. I forgot a lot of those formulas between my first test 9 years ago and second time taking the test. Darse, thanks for the encouragement. I will keep you all posted!

Hi there. I am new to the forum and wanted to introduce myself and ask for some advice. My bachelors is in Sociology. My undergrad GPA is 3.9 although I studied at a state university that isn't top ranked for my program of study. Post-graduation, I have worked in marketing in the medical device industry for 8 years. GRE scores: 158 verbal (77 percentile) 148 quantitative (35 percentile) bombed it 5 analytical writing (92 percentile) I have excellent letters of recommendation and have stayed in touch with my undergrad professors over the years. I have applicable volunteer experience and I believe, a strong personal statement. I applied at Boston University, UC-Berkeley, Harvard, Tulane and the University of Kansas. The first four have a Maternal and Child Health concentration that I am very interested in. KU does not offer that concentration but I needed to have a back-up to apply to so I selected KU. I think I have a shot of getting in at Tulane and BU - but am I kidding myself? I know my odds are not very good at Berkeley and Harvard. Among all these variables, does anyone know what is most important to admission committees? I have personal experience that's very relevant to the concentration I'm interested in and I communicated that in my statements. Will that help compensate for my bad quantitative GRE score or is it insurmountable? Thanks!