DrRockso

UVA? Anybody? Anybody?

Heh, looks like some serious overlap, Walrus! Where else did you apply?

Yep, I applied there, and am also waiting, uh, "patiently" to hear back from them....I'm also hoping to hear back from TAMU and UNC, soon. Unless they're rejecting me, in which case, I can wait until I have an acceptance or two to hear the bad news.

Yeah, the area around Temple is really bad. As a prior poster stated, North Philly is no joke. I think the SEPTA subway stops right around the campus, but keep in mind that, personally, I always found the service pretty lousy. I can't speak to how safe/unsafe it is to take that line at night. (There are basically two subway lines in Philly, a blue one that runs East-West, and an orange one that runs North-South. The orange one is the one that stop near Temple, but there's probably someone more familiar with the area than I who could tell you about the mass transit situation.) If you have a car, Philly's not that tough a town to get around, if you don't, it's sort of a pain.

Honestly, I'm not sure how much I'd improve in the quant department; I tend to work slowly in math, and I'm also juggling a full-time job. I'm aware that this is going to pose a problem at the higher-ranked programs, and will probably eliminate me from consideration at some departments entirely. (Mich, Illinois, SB, etc.) I'll see if I can try and present a more humanistic/qualitative approach to my fields of study, and hope it helps... Thanks again!

Thanks for the advice!

First post, here goes.... Top 40, Southern Undergrad Institution BA in History 3.17 Overall GPA, 3.3 Major Active in club sports (team co-captain for last 2 yrs), member of 2 honors societies Law Degree from Top 30 Program JD 3.0 GPA Exchange student during first semester of 3rd year w/a university in Northern Europe Received public service award, member of interscholastic trial advocacy team 1260 GRE (720 V 540 Q)--->Not impressing anyone, I know! Have been practicing as an attorney for about 3 years, including work as a public defender in one of the largest cities in the USA, and appellate practice. Looking to get into PhD program with a focus on American Politics/Public Opinion. Have a pretty well defined scope of research, which I've received favorable comments about from faculty with which I've been in contact. Looking at Brown, WUSTL, UVA, Vandy, UNC, Maryland, Stony Brook, Michigan State, Illinois, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, UGA, TAMU Any comments? Suggestions? Thanks, all!