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Hello to all, new here...would appreciate doctoral program suggestions Program Applied To : PhD in Public Affairs, Policy or Administration Specialization: Public Health Policy or Education Policy Schools Considering Applying To: Undecided, Due to weak GREs Upper Tier 2 Most Likely (What is the ranking cut off for T1?) Undergraduate institution: Small Private Liberal Arts Undergraduate GPA: 3.0 (3.5+ in last 60 hours, academic honors one semester, quite a few repeats, a couple of WFs) Undergraduate Major: Education (elective courses ran the gamut of econ, political science, history, psychology, sociology) Graduate Institution: Newly Ranked Tier 4 Graduate GPA: 3.4 Graduate Major: Public Administration GREs: 152-V [56th percentile] 140-Q (working on this) [12th percentile] I know these are awful. Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 15 Years of Work Experience: 6 years in K-12 education, 14 years various non-relevant jobs and self-employment Describe Relevant Work Experience: 5 undergraduate internships in local government, two post graduate internships in grants management, seasonal Federal employment Languages: Intermediate French (spoken and written) not required Quant: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, College Algebra, Limited stats in Research Methods in MPA program Strength of SOP: Will play up 7 internships, limited Federal employment, academic strengths in social sciences, presentations and professional organization activities plus personal story. My CV is three pages already, one publication, 5 invited conferences this year Strength of LOR: National Professional Organization Officer who is super prominent, 4 professors, 1 State Professional Org Officer Negatives: Graduate GPA, GRE Scores Goal: Academia, Think Tanks, Teaching Overseas. Federal, State or Local permanent employment is top priority during this economic climate!