mariahbal96

Received my first rejection this morning from Brown! 7 more schools to hear from, trying to stay positive.

Hey everyone! I was wondering if anyone was interested in trading SOPs? This is my first time applying and I want to make sure I am hitting everything I need to for this document. Please PM me if you are interested! Thanks!

Hi everyone!! So this is my first round of applying for a Sociology PhD, and I am just trying to gauge which schools of the eight I am applying to seem the most feasible for me given my application criteria. I am currently an undergraduate student at the University of Connecticut with a double major in Human Rights and Anthropology My GPA is a 3.73 with my major GPA being 3.8 GRE scores are 155 verbal, 153 quant, 4.5 writing I have 3 strong letters of recommendation Research interests: Social inequality, social policy, immigration, refugee policy, social movements I studied abroad in London for four months where I completed two internships related to my intended field of study (one at a charitable law center where I was an immigration liaison between lawyers and clients, and one at a refugee center where I taught English and helped with application to transfer from an asylum seeker to the legal status of refugee. I am active on campus with various social justice organizations and am in one major leadership role I have a strong SOP with a clear goal of what I want to study My writing sample is a 20 page comparative analysis of different countries' refugee policies (this was also completed by doing an independent research program -- research experience) Schools I am applying to: Uconn, NYU, Boston University, Boston College, Columbia, Brown, UPenn, Princeton Concerns: Are my GRE scores too low to even be considered for most of these schools? (Really nervous this is going to play a huge role in getting rejected) Which of these schools are most feasible for me simply based on these criteria?

Thank you!! I think my GRE scores are a little low but hoping other aspects of my application will be strong enough for admission. Best of luck to you too!

Hi guys! This is my first application cycle, super excited!! I'm about to finish up my undergrad in human rights and anthropology at Uconn next semester, and am applying to: Uconn, UPenn, NYU, Boston U, Boston C, Columbia, Brown, and Princeton (long-shot) GRE scores are 155 verbal / 153 Quant / 4.5 Writing Undergrad GPA of 3.8 Interests are: social inequality/stratification, social policy, refugee policy, immigration Hoping to get into my #1 choice - NYU! I think it will be a very good fit for me. Best of luck to everyone!