UTLonghorn

Hi All, I am not sure if this is the appropriate thread to post this in, but I am looking to go to graduate school for Education Policy. I plan to apply to some MPP programs and some programs located in the education departments. I am worried about my GRE scores, particularly my AW Score. Am I competitive for these schools? Potential Schools: Vanderbilt (Peabody MPP in Education Policy), Georgetown (MPP), Teacher’s College Columbia (M.A. in Politics and Education), LSE Msc in Social Policy, Harvard (M.Ed. in Education Policy), Chicago (Harris), USC (Price), UT Austin (LBJ) Undergraduate Institution: The University of Texas at Austin Undergraduate GPA: 3.55 at UT Austin. Major GPA: 3.7 overall GPA 3.67—One year at Texas Tech University Undergraduate Major: B.A. in Government minor in history GRE Quantitative Score: 159 GRE Verbal Score: 161 GRE AW Score: 4.0 Languages: Spanish (conversational) Study Abroad: One summer studying in Rome Activities: Volunteered at local library for over a year, member of a Political Science Honors Society, awarded a fellowship to study and intern in D.C. and now I am on the scholarship committee of that program. Work Experience: Worked for a state Representative as a Legislative Aide/Director. Interned for a campaign committee in DC for four months, and interned for a State Senator for one year. Worker/Manager of a local business while interning. Letters of rec: At least two professors at school and one state representative