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Christophe

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  1. I'm wondering what my odds of getting into a second-tier Poli Sci PhD are. My profile is somewhat atypical. -GPA: < 3.0 This is the part that worries me the most. I enrolled in some classes I did not attend in order to comply with US immigration (had to be enrolled full time. I'm an international student). Bottomline is I received a bunch of 0s that made my overall GPA plummet to about 2.85. I'd be closer to 3.5 if not for this major blunder (not to sure how to address this in my SOP by the way, any advice would be welcome). - Letters of recommendation: I think I'll get one good one and two that are pretty bland. - GRE: V:160 Q:154 AW: still waiting but expecting 4+ - Prior Research: I have a MA in Policy Studies so I have a pretty strong background in quantitative methods (4.0 in Stats) and a Capstone I intend to use as my writing sample. The flip side is that it took me three years to graduate from a program that normally only takes 2. I also have prior experience as Teaching Assistant in language departments and in Statistics for Social Sciences. My research interest lies at the intersection of religion and Politics. I'm thinking of a Comparative Study of France and the US with regards to how they go about assimilating immigrants (Muslims in particular). I'm aware my GPA can be a major turnoff so I am not even considering any top 20 schools. Here's my list, a work in progress. If you have any recommendation about other decent schools that provide good stipends, let me know. I intentionally picked a few for which my GRE was well above the required range (to make up for the GPA). - University of Washington - John Hopkins - UC Riverside - UC Irvine - U of Oregon - Washington State University Thanks for the help.
  2. Is it a multi-year package? I know that living on campus at UCSB will be expensive but I've lived off my stipend for the past 2 years. Can't say that I've saved a lot of money but I'm not complaining either. If I get enough for a full year, I'll probably go. It should give me enough time to meet Professors and convince them I'm worthy of a TAship. Apparently, I might also get into UCR. I'm an international student and don't know that much about the UC system. UCSB vs. UCR, is it a no-brainer?
  3. Yeah. I figured about UCLA. Given that I'm an international student, I'm not sure why the fact that I'm moving from within the US or not is an important factor (I would be moving from Seattle to California).
  4. Yeah that definitely doesn't look good. Did you get a funding package from UCSB? I just talked to advisors at my home university (UW) about fellowships, they told me it might be too late for that now but I don't have much to lose. Also looking whether I might be able to TA for other departments as I have taught French here before, you never know...
  5. UCSB is my first yes, but I'm an international student and there's no way I can pay for tuitions. I was expecting some kind of package, instead, I'm told : At this point our budget situation is unclear, so I'm not sure what amount of funding (if any) we will be able to offer to you should you decide to attend. We may not know how much funding we can offer to you until after the April 15th deadline. I can tell you that in past years we have been able to find some amount of funding for every student in good academic standing in our program, usually one or more teaching assistantship in each year of graduate study. I really don't want to start making loans. I might be able to save money for one quarter but that's it. Without a stipend, I wouldn't even be able to pay for my rent. Anyone in the same situation? Any advice? I'm still waiting to hear from UCR, UCLA and U of Florida. I'll go wherever I get funding...
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