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One related question, receiving funding from a PhD program with the goal of only getting masters and reapply again, isn't that going to leave a bad impression if the department finds out that's what you are up to? I mean academia is relatively a small circle, is it likely that doing so will only earn yourself a poor reputation and sabotage future career path?

wait listed by Stony Brook.... anyone know the chance of being admitted from the wait list according to past experiences? really wish to get into this program...

Hi everyone, I am an International applicant (East Asia) applying for Political Science PhD programs with a particular interest in political psychology. Though I'm not aiming for the top-tier programs, I'm still concerned about my GRE score(AW specifically) and lack of experience in presentations and publications. Really appreciate it if someone can help me evaluate my profile and offer some advices, see if I have a shot getting admitted, thanks very much. Undergrad: one of the top university in my country (East Asia) Major: BA in Political Science and BS in Psychology Undergrad GPA: 3.5/4.0 (last 60 3.95, PoliSci major 3.32, Psy major 3.85) GREs: 161V, 165Q, 3.5 AW (didn't have time to prepare for AW, considering retaking it...?) TOEFL: 113 (R30, L28, S26, W29) Research Experience: 2 year research assistant (Assisted with project related to using functional magnetic resonance image to explore the brain mechanism working under voting behavior. Provided research support by using E-Prime to design experimental programs, preparing and conducting experiments, and analyzing data; performed data analysis by using SPM, Matlab.) SOP: Still working on it Writing Sample: a BA project thesis proposal (proposal only because never got the chance to actually finish it) Publication: none Presentations: none Experiences: summer program related to political psychology Programs I'm Looking At: NYU, Stony Brook, Ohio State, UCI, UCM, Minnesota Field: Political Psychology, Political Behavior/Cognition, intergroup relations Concerns: not sure if my GREs are high enough (AW specifically), also being too naive due to lack of experiences in participating in academic conferences. I'm applying for program related to political psychology only, and above are the programs I'm really interested in. Really appreciated it for feedbacks and suggestions, thank you very much!