nta920

Thanks Levon3, helpful insight!

I'm in the (very) early stages of considering a PhD in Education. I am wondering how much GPA matters when applying after nearly a decade of work experience. My undergraduate GPA (Political Science @ competitive US research university) was a 3.5 and my Masters (Elementary Education, Ivy) was a 3.75. I have not taken the GRE yet. My research interests and professional background are varied. I have five years of teaching experience and five years of various roles within philanthropy and child/education related non-profits. The types of programs that are initially appealing to me are multidisciplinary social science programs such as Berkeley Social and Cultural Studies, Stanford Race, Inequality and Langauge in Ed and NYU Urban Ed. I do not have formal (published) research experience. Based on this sketch, how competitive is my application at top tier schools? Again, I know this is early, but just trying to get a sense of feasibility