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Got another rejection!

I actually applied and got rejected to UCSB

Nope, still waiting on 8

Yes, I'm with you on that. I've never had to take one "bubble test" all throughout college. It's a game that I heavily oppose. If I don't get in during this round, then I may retake it.

I could retake it, but honestly I don't think that I'd do much better. On practice GRE tests, I got like 145Q and 155V, so at most I'd increase by about 5 points each just from random test-taking variables. This would put me at the 300 mark, but I honestly don't know if that would make huge impact on my application. Just a guess, I don't actually know what's going on in their heads...perhaps the fact that I literally can't/won't math. With the 6th percentile math, part of it is that I refuse to study for it and the other is that I'm literally the worst person at it. The last time I did any math was in high school, and I barely got by because I worked my crazy butt off.

Striped, I picked the programs that had faculty with similar interests. I also attend a school that sends a fairly high percentage of anthro students to PhD programs.

I would place LOC's, outside funding, previously-awarded grants, writing samples, coursework, research experience, diversity, etc. above the GRE in importance. Sure, if an applicant had the exact same interests and profile as me but had higher GRE scores, that person might get the offer, but anthropology is so broad (but specialized at the same time) that I doubt that this kind of situation would happen much.

It does "sort people," but I don't believe that what the gre selects for is super relevant for grad work and independent research. If a grad program were to weed me out based on scores alone and not based on my fit or research experience, then what's the point? Whether or not I can do algebra or know the definitions of words that anthropologists don't use is not a good indicator of my abilities in ethnography or theme/concept analysis.

I would also approximate my scores with sociology, and they're a bit lower than history and English. I did get the fee waiver. I studied a little bit for the verbal in the years leading up to the test and I didn't study for the quant or writing. I also have research experience in three countries and I "fit" with the some of the profs at the programs I applied to. I have a "niche" interest in anthro, too. I sent emails to the programs that I was rejected to in order to get feedback, so maybe that will give me some useful insight.

If I get in somewhere, then I'll have an option

As a current undergrad, I probably should have applied to more MA programs. :/ I also applied to Washington-Seattle, but I retracted my app because they only accept sociocultural kids for odd years. They were my best fit, too, for human-environment stuff. I really wanted to work with this prof: https://depts.washington.edu/anthweb/users/rgovind Not that I can't apply to UW-Seattle in the fall, but if I DID get in somewhere this round, I'd be stuck.

I applied to the following programs, @Bschaefer: Columbia, anthropology PhD Cornell, anthropology PhD UC Davis, anthropology PhD Maryland, anthropology PhD McGill, anthropology MA The New School for Social Research, anthropology MA Notre Dame, anthropology PhD (rejected) UC Santa Barbara, anthropology PhD (rejected) UC Santa Cruz, anthropology PhD Toronto, anthropology PhD UI Urbana-Champaign, anthropology PhD (rejected)

^Most didn't mention it or said no minimum GRE.

At least my W is higher than average for my field....I could not care less about Q

Yeah? I am first-gen/low-income...

139Q 150V 4.5W, 3.79 GPA And that's a really good idea!

I'm having a mini breakdown because I haven't gotten into any grad programs and one of my professors suggested that if I don't get in anywhere, I should retake the GRE. I don't wanna retake the GRE! I think it's a dumb test that doesn't measure anything useful for me. Could my low GRE scores be preventing me from getting acceptances, or are there other variables at work that would likely hold more weight, like fit? Could GRE scores alone prevent me from gaining admittance somewhere?

Still waiting on 8 programs!

Yes! Thank you so much!

Okay!

Hi all. You may have seen a post about getting 3 rejections and nothing else - that was me. Basically I've heard back from 3/11 schools, and those three were rejections and I'm freaking out about what it means. Anyway... My best friend gets upset when I say that I "have no plans for next year" (we're both graduating seniors.) What I mean by this is that I have no plans in place. What she means is that she doesn't have any idea about what she wants to do (she studies English literature and doesn't know what she likes). I see her point, but if grad school falls through, then I have no backups at the moment. I have some ideas of where I'd like to work, but that's it. Any advice? I want us to be in an understanding with each other.

I know. I feel like I'm gonna vomit.

Yeah, I've been logging into my online accounts every day. Nothing. I had a dream last night that I didn't get in anywhere! This is damaging to my self-esteem!

GAHHHHH MORE PEOPLE ARE LISTING SCHOOLS THAT I APPLIED TO. WHHHHYYYYYY JUST REJECT ME FOR MY OWN SANITY!!!!!! In other words, I still haven't heard from other schools!!!

Oh God I know. I'm going insane. Especially because people I know are getting into Ivies.