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I agree. I won't be applying. I just felt like I spent months working on (a rather large) SOP, and I wanted some credit for it. Perhaps I'll just read it out loud to my girlfriend or something haha. I also felt like I owed it to my LORs, otherwise its like their letters were for not. But you are all right, its a waste of time and I should just put the whole process behind me. Thanks for the encouragement!

I applied to two schools, with the intentions of applying to a third (deadline next week). I got accepted into the first two, with one being my top choice. I already decided where I am going to go and accepted the offer. However, I put A LOT of effort into this third application and I feel it would be a waste if I did not apply. Ofcourse, it would be a waste if I do apply since I already know where I'm going. Advice?

I do not know if it plays a role in admissions or not, but I do believe that affirmative action is in need of great reform. Checking a box is not sufficient description of one's minority status, which is why I strongly believe in the Diversity Statement. I think it is interesting the AA approach that has been taken by law schools, with a special regard to underrepresented minorities.

Hmm, I didn't see any of my 4 LORs. They were submitted online, so perhaps that is why? This is hilarious btw.

It's a toss up between LORs and Transcripts.

I tried to get them sent out earlier, but there was an issue, so they didn't get released until 10 days ago. I hoped it would get there in time since my school only has a 3 day processing time, at any rate the deadline is a priority deadline, the school has roll in admissions so I'm not too concerned. Thank you for your input.

I ordered transcripts from my UG and all other schools attended 10 days prior to the priority deadline. It is one day after the priority deadline and the department still has not received any of them. Is this normal? How long did it take your transcripts to reach the graduate departments you are applying to?

Thank you very much! This was my original inclincation, just needed some reassurance.

I fit 1100 words in 3 pages double spaced (or was it 1.5 space?), at any rate, I think that keeping it near the word limit and also at a reasonable page limit is important. I posted before about being ove 100 and someone said something about how being below or above the requested word count by 10% was acceptable, for some reason that sounded very reasonable to me and I felt comfortable going 100 over, mostly because I was able to keep it to 3 pages.

The prompt for one of the schools I'm applying to instructs me to discuss any relevant course experience...As of now I have something like this: Courses such as 'xxxx', 'xxxx', 'xxxx', and 'xxxx' allowed me to develop blah blah blah. Whereas 'xxx', 'xxx xx', and 'xxx' taught me blah blah blah. I want to mention the courses names, but i don't know if i should or how i should. For example, should I include the names in parenthesis or italics? Should I just capitalize each word in the course title?

I've heard mixed reviews about this from faculty. Generally speaking, they don't include any personal contributions to political parties in their CVs, though they too may have dedicated significant amount of time to the organizations. My girlfriend had a similar problem, but with liberal organizations, she kept it out of her CV but spoke about the leadership skills that she developed from her work with "political organizations on and off campus" and how it contributed to her success in other ventures. She also used the club advisor, who was also a professor of hers, as a reference. My point being, thought we like to think that they will look beyond that we cannot know for certain, and at the end of the day its up to you. However, there are ways you can include it without straight out writing it on your CV.

Why not simply call back, or google the number?

Yeah, the courses are on my transcript. I figured it all out. Contacted the county and they have electronic copies of the transcripts so they'll just send them over to the CC this week and hopefully the CC will send the transcript out the following week. Thanks for the advice!

One of my schools is asking for transcripts from all institutions of higher education regardless if the credits show up on your undergraduate transcript (or perhaps because of it). At any rate, I took 9 ... 9!... credits as a HIGHSCHOOL student at a local community college. Now that same CC is telling me that it cannot give me a transcript for those 9! credit hours, unless I produce a highschool transcript for them. WHY DO THEY NEED MY HS TRANSCRIPT? Never mind, that their courses are on my hs transcript because I took them WHILE IN HIGHSCHOOL. Here's the kicker. My highschool closed down two years ago. Called the graduate school and they told me tough luck. What the hell do I do now?

Only applying to two programs, but 380 for GRE (twice) and prep books, $60 for apps (one got deferred), and ~20 for transcripts... so $460

Thanks for your help! I managed to bring it own below 1,000 words by simply rephrasing and cutting down (or out) some personal history, leaving more room for experience and potential aspirations.

I'm over by 175 words. Am I okay or should I continue to trim? I think I'm reaching that point where everything is requiring affirmation haha.

I have two samples I need to present. Both have bias against international organizations and the US for their lack of involvement in international conflicts. I would assume this is the critical analysis they are looking for, but at the same time I'm concerned the bias may turn some admins off. What do you guys think, should I just present some more generic samples? Thanks

Hey guys so I would appreciate it if someone could take a look at my sample. If you're interested please let me know, and I'd be happy to return the favor. Thank you!

as i previously posted i recently took the GRE and I was very ill-prepared. I managed to score (what i thought) was a 550 V and 570 Q. I was not too concerned about the over score being low because all i needed was a 550 V for a scholarship and because the average for the school i am applying to is only 75 pts higher. However, i recently received my scores through the mail and i must've been influenced by wishful thinking because i actually got a 500 (62%) V, not 570 (41%). And my Analytical was 4.5 (63%). The other school i'm applying to does not require a GRE, and that program is my major concern. Should i retake in december? will this affect my application since perhaps the scores won't reach the university in time for the deadline? any help is appreciated, thanks

I have one W on my transcript as well, but I haven't yet addressed it nor did I plan to. My transcript has a grade key that notes that a W just states that I was passing the course when I withdrew it, so I think I'm fine. If you're transcript has a similar key, I would assume you don't have to address it either, especially if as Jojo mentioned, it's not related to your field of study.

Some schools also have grace periods of up to a week after the deadline in which they allow for circumstances such as these.

Masters in Human Rights.

So i was looking at a 3.6 ish by the end of this semester, and now I suspect that will look more like a 3.51. My GRE scores are mediocre (1120), although all the other aspects of my app are pretty strong. I can't do anything about the GPA now other than hope that my teachers take pity on me. So, should I resign myself to these numbers or retake the GRE? I'll only have a couple of weeks to study for it and one (of only two) program doesn't require it. For the one program that does, there avg numbers are 3.5 & 1164. Help please!! I'll have to register soon if I decide to retake. Thanks.