PROFILE: Type of Undergrad Institution: Selective Northeastern LAC Major(s)/Minor(s): Economics/Government Undergrad GPA: 3.4 Type of Grad: Regional University- Education Masters Grad GPA: 3.93 GRE: V 161, Q 170, AW 4.5 Any Special Courses: Letters of Recommendation: My Two Undergraduate Advisors, (Econ, Poly Sci) and my Graduate Advisor (Secondary Education) Research Experience: One Conference Presentation for Masters Thesis Teaching Experience: 1 year Economics TA, 2 years of teaching AP courses at a boarding school. Subfield/Research Interests: Comparative RESULTS: Acceptances($$ or no $$): Syracuse ($$) Oregon ($$) Albany, Buffalo, Uconn ($$) Waitlists: Rejections: Ohio State, Brown, Brandeis Pending:CU Boulder Going to: ???
LESSONS LEARNED: Funding situations for lower ranked schools seem to be pretty poor. I'd like to think my work experience, GRE and grad school GPA helped to offset my undergraduate GPA in an applicant field where most student apply with a 3.7 or higher. If I was to go back, I'd take more cracks at top 30 schools and apply to a few less safety schools, since many were unable to afford funding. That said, I'm pretty satisfied with where I expect to end up.