Sbrail2

My interests lie in the intersection of race, gender, and ethnicity with American politics

To be decided within the next two weeks. I was actually really surprised how quickly I got word back as the deadline wasn't even three weeks ago.

I got into UNT! Still waiting on responses from 6 other school. Fingers are crossed!

And I've yet to get an actual evaluation of my profile

I don't believe it to be all that odd of a mix. I chose schools primarily that I felt I could actually get into that also have good programs that churn out a lot of solid research and have strong faculty. Also, some of the schools such as UNT or LSU have very good placement history that are indeed tenure-track positions, which I verified with my grad advisor.

Hey all, I'm a current graduating senior and I'm looking to apply straight to PhD programs and I'm wondering what you guys think. I'm looking to apply to Ohio State, Penn State, University of South Carolina, University of North Texas, American University, LSU, and University of Georgia. PROFILE: Type of Undergrad Institution: LSU Major(s): Political Science - American Government concentration Undergrad GPA: 3.9 cumulative, 4.0 in major GRE: Verbal: 157 Quant: 148 Writing: 4.5 (not the best scores, I know) Letters of Recommendation: I have three very strong LORs, one from the department chair of the Political Science department here who does have many connections. Research Experience: Only what I've done via my classes Subfield/Research Interests: American Government, Political Theory Other: 4 years of military experience, strong work resume, great academic performance.

Yeah I ordered the Princeton Review and Kaplan books and I'm pushing my test back a couple of weeks. I'm hoping to raise my scores both by 10-15 points at the least.

I just took my first practice test and received Verbal: 152 Quant: 145 Are these poor or could they be considered competitive if I get similar to those on the actual exam?

I'm currently using the Princeton Review and Kaplan for prep and I'm going to take my first practice test either today or tomorrow. Honestly I'm hoping for at least a 155, but who knows.

I'm really nervous about the GRE, as I admittedly waited entirely too long to register and begin preparing for it. I don't really feel like I'm very ready and will really only have the time to take it once before I send out my applications. Granted all other things, would a mediocre GRE score hurt me greatly?

After doing some research, I think I'm going to still be applying at OSU, Georgetown, WashU and GWU, but I'll most likely also be applying to University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Duke, and Emory. Do you guys think, given my profile, that I have a chance being accepted or should I expand my search or apply to MA programs?

Hey all, I'm a current graduating senior and I'm looking to apply straight to PhD programs and I'm wondering if it looks like I have any real chance or if I should focus on MA programs first. I'm looking to apply to Ohio State, Georgetown, WashU and GWU. My biggest concern is mostly that my school is nowhere near what you'd consider top tier, I think its ranked 129. I haven't taken my GRE yet and I know that makes it a bit more difficult to judge based on that, but I'm taking it the 30th of this month. PROFILE: Type of Undergrad Institution: Large State University Major(s): Political Science - American Government concentration Undergrad GPA: 3.9 cumulative, 4.0 in major Type of Grad: N/A Grad GPA: N/A GRE: Taking it the 30th but I'm hoping for 155+ Letters of Recommendation: I have three very strong LORs, one from the department chair of the Political Science department here who does have many connections. Research Experience: Only what I've done via my classes Teaching Experience: N/A Subfield/Research Interests: American Government, Political Theory Other: 4 years of military experience, strong work resume, great academic performance.