Hi there,
I wanted to get a second opinion on my application package. I have a relatively odd package, my professors are optimistic but I don't want to get my hopes up. What are my chances for a top 10 school for American Politics.
-GPA: 3.95; Major GPAs: 3.91 and 4.0; two grad classes with a 4.0 in both
- Letters of recommendation: Two from research mentors that I've known for two years that I've taken quite a few classes with who wrote really really good letters, another who was my grad class instructor with an endowed chairmanship who probably wrote a solid letter
- GRE: V:165 Q:155 AW: 4.5 (I know my quant could be higher)
- Prior Research: I've done a lot of research as an undergrad. I've had four different research internships: a research fellowship at a small think-tank, an undergraduate assistantship at my college, a year-long IR research program, and other assorted research involving data. I've also presented at two small conferences at my school.
- Publications: Once in an equivalent to Politico and co-authorship of a book chapter for undergrads.
- Other stuff: I do a lot of service stuff, I also loaded up on extracurriculars which probably won't do much but it's worth mentioning.
Thanks for your time
