Well, here's my stats. I think I have a shot, but who knows. Going for political theory with comparative as a subfield.
BA Honours PoliSci from a well-regarded Canadian program
3.64 overall GPA, 3.94 major GPA (which discounts multiple A+'s)
Several awards and scholarships.
Wrote a well-received honours thesis.
Worked as a research assistant.
800 V, 730 Q, 4.5 AWA
Very strong references, two from well-known profs.
SOP: Strong, have already had interest from potential supervisors.
Writing sample: Excerpt from honours thesis.
I'm applying to Northwestern, Chicago, UCLA, Princeton, Harvard, Columbia, Yale, WUSTL and Toronto (MA and PhD).
If anyone wants to swap SOP's, PM me.
How are Canadian BA's generally viewed at the major American programs?
