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Thank you very much for your reply. Yes it's a very low score for a native speaker, but a mediocre one for non-native I think. People from my country who get admissions from US universities generally score close to mine. My native language is Turkish, and I started learning Arabic last year, and completed elementary level courses. I apply to UPenn because of my strong background in Mid. East politics.

Thank you very much for your reply. my uni gives numerical GPA based on 4.0 scale. I want to study comparative political economy with a regional focus on Middle East. I have strong background of Middle Eastern politics. I have taken many POLS courses that had to with Mid. East. In my SOP I emphasized that feature.

Hi, I am applying to Political Science PhD programs at US universities as an international applicant, but my undergrad GPA (Economics major) is very low. It's 2.92. Currently I am pursuing a MA in Political Science, and my GPA is 3.6. I have taken GRE, and my scores are as follows: Q-168, V-154, A.W. - 3,5. My TOEFL score is 104. I have contacted with some faculty members, and asked about the fit of my research project to their department. I have taken some positive feedbacks. I want to apply to universities such as University of Washington, UPenn, Northwestern, Cornell, Michigan State, Syracuse, Maryland College Park, Brown, Pittsburgh, Illinois (Urbana). What do you think about the likeliness of my being admitted to one of these schools? Is my low undergrad GPA is big barrier for being admitted? Thanks.