Hey so I'm in a bit of a pickle. My background is the following: -Undergrad 3.96 GPA -Founded and was the president of the biggest and most active sociology student organization among all of Chicago's universities -Have 8 month research experience -Attained a competitive $5,000 scholarship award -Community's Choice scholarship awards (2013, 2014) -Presented research at my school's research conference 3 times -Have 4 online articles on identity and culture published by a news website (nothing big) -Have taken 3 grad-level courses -In 3 honor societies including AKD But my GRE scores are extremely average... V:152 Q:150 AWA: 4.5 Do I even have a chance at getting into a good program? What do you guys think my options are? Top 20? Top 30? 40? I'm mainly worried about my GRE scores. My research interests lie in Asian studies, Asian American studies, Immigration, Crime and Deviance, Race and Ethnicity, Culture, Globalization, Political Sociology, and Social Psychology. Also, theres one thing that differentiates me with the majority of sociology students. I used to be a gangbanger from Chicago as a teenager and I feel like this experience gave me unique and insightful perspectives that isn't restricted by privilege or middle-class norms. Do you think the admissions committee would see this as a good thing or too intimidating to accept?