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Thanks for all the info UFA...love the sports reference in your username. From what I've read on this forum, it does seem a bit random (who gets in, who doesn't). Good luck making your decision, and congrats--having a decision to make seems to be a good thing around here.

Thanks, ShamPain. Good luck with the program you selected.

I'm looking for info on the phd program in political science at UPenn. A little about me: Graduated from an average public school with good grades, 3.8, in polisci courses. Overall undergrad GPA was a 3.2, mainly because I did poorly in the beginning at another institution (transfer after two years). Final two years overall GPA was a 3.7. I went to a middle of the road law school and graduated in the middle of the class. I did law review and over the years managed to publish 6 articles in law reviews/journals, but nothing on political science topics. I've been working for 4 years--2 as a fellow at a government think tank-type of place and two as counsel at a high-level state government agency. I have not taken the GRE yet. I'm thinking about switching gears and pursuing a phd in political science, which brings me back to my original question. My wife will most likely be in PA for a medical residency and I've been looking at UPenn and Pitt. The UPenn webpage is somewhat helpful, but doesn't provide a ton of info. Other searches have come up the same. Can anyone tell me how competitive this program is, how many people they accept, whether I'd have a shot in hell if I got a high GRE score, etc? Also, if you've been accepted or rejected at UPenn, what your stats are, if you don't mind posting them? Any info is greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.