Hey there, I've been lurking for a few weeks and finally decided to post. Everyone here seems way smarter and way more prepared than I am! I'm beginning to think this whole application process was just a huge mistake and I'm not going to get in anywhere. I don't want pity responses, I want the truth: do I stand a chance?
Here are the facts: I graduated 2 years ago from a very small public liberal arts college. I have a 3.85 GPA, 3.9 in philosophy, and was a double major with English. I won a few awards, including an award that is given to one graduating philosophy major per year. I graduated from the honors program and was one of two seniors who wrote and defended an honors thesis. I know I will have three fantastic letters from my professors, but since I come from a small school, none of them are big names in the philosophy world. My writing sample is risky; I wrote a dialogue between Hume and Kant in which they debate their views on morality. My GRE scores are 166 verbal, 151 quantitative, and 4.0 analytical writing, though I am retaking them this Sunday.
I'm applying to PhD programs at UConn, SUNY Albany, McGill, CU Boulder and UW Seattle, and the MA program at Concordia University in Montreal.
The applications are all uploaded and there isn't really much more I can do now, aside from retaking the GREs. I'd just like to know what I could expect.
Thanks for your help, and the best of luck to you all in your pursuits!
