Hello everyone! I'm such an average person compared to all of you! I'm literally so nervous about grad school I want to puke. My professors told me that I have a fair shot but looking at everyone else I don't think I'm nearly as qualified.
Degrees: BA in geography & BS in Secondary Education with Social Studies Certification (I am licensed to teach social studies grades 5-12)
School: Small state school that is known for education, not so much geography, but has some "diamond-in-the-rough" professors in the department.
GPA: 3.65 cumulative (I'm pretty proud of myself to achieve 2 degrees in 4 years with honors)
GRE: pssshhhh so bad but decent on the writing portion
I am a white female if that helps idk.
My research interests include Asia Pacific, Japan, Korea, refugees, conflict, genocide, world systems theory, exploitation, and international political economy. I also am going to learn Japanese along the way.
I applied to University of Hawa'ii Manoa, UNC Chapel Hill, University of Arizona, and Clark University. I also applied for the East-West Center Fellowship at UHM which is a suuuupppeeerrr long shot but I figured I should just go big or go home. I mean, if I don't get into grad school I can still teach, but I am so passionate about critical human geography and would love to research in Asia/Pacific Islands. I like to think that my recommendations will really help me overcome my lacking test scores. This is my first post so I hope this helps? Idk I'm just trying to not have a cow