Hi, I am senior from Emory who majors in philosophy. My cumulative GPA is not that high, as it is only 3.6. But, my GPA for philosophy courses only are okay. They are around 3.8~9 I have taken GRE once, and I received 93 percentile on the verbal section and 80 on the math section. The main problem is that my writing sample is not that strong. I have not taken a course that requires a paper longer than 15 pages. So, I am currently working on Honors Thesis, but it takes a year to be finished before I graduate. Do you guys think it will be better if I have a gap year to use my Thesis as a writing sample? Or do you guys think that I should apply for terminal MA to be better prepared for Ph D? Or should I apply for Ph D this year? I would like to hear your opinions.