PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad Institution: Top 40 LAC
Major(s)/Minor(s): Political Science and Philosophy
Undergrad GPA: 3.64
Type of Grad: None
Grad GPA: None
GRE: 164 (V), 158 (Q), 5.5 (W)
Letters of Recommendation: Three profs from undergrad, two that I was an RA for, the other I did my honors thesis with
Research Experience: Two summers as an RA.
Teaching Experience:
Subfield/Research Interests: Race Ethnicity Politics within AP
RESULTS:
Acceptances($$ or no $$): UCSD $$, UNC-Chapel Hill $$, UW-Madison $$, and UT – Austin $$
Waitlists:
Rejections: Twelve other schools all top 20, most top 10
Pending: None
Going to: Probably UCSD
Gradcafe can often make a person nervous. I tried to avoid gradcafe except to see how people did their SOPs. LESSONS LEARNED: Apply early and apply often.