Hi there! I'm looking to do my Political Science PhD in America as a Brit and having done my MA/BA in the UK. I'm aiming to apply for universities in the top 20 in the United States and was wondering whether I had a competitive application? I also was wondering how British applicants in general are viewed in the United States? Also what more can I do to strengthen my application?
University: University College London (UK)Degree: Russian and Post-Soviet Politics M.A. - DistinctionGPA: 3.9
University: University of Birmingham (UK)Degree: Political Science B.A. - 2:1GPA: 3.5 Total / 3.69 Grading Scale (But unsure grade conversion given 0% of final grade is first year, 25% of final grade is second year, 75% of final grade is third year. When weighted as that my grades improved gradually year on year resulting in a GPA of 3.69)
GRE: 160 V, 160 Q, 5 WLikely Letters of Recommendation: One from my lecturer at undergraduate who i published a quantitative joint paper with this year evaluating data (Excellent), One from a masters who taught me for two of my masters courses and internationally well known, One from my masters lecturer who said he'd write me an excellent one about my contribution, intellect etc.Research Experience: 3 Peer Reviewed Published Papers, 1 Joint Peer Reviewed Published Paper, Voluntary Research Assistant June 2017-PresentResearch Interests: Russian Politics, Eurasian Politics, Post-Soviet Reconstruction, Russian Political Institutions, Soviet Union
Internships: 2x British Parliamentary Assistant 2015
Universities Being Considered: Harvard, Brown, Austin -Texas, Columbia, Princeton, Yale, Berkeley, Duke, Cornell, George Town