Program Applied To: MIA Schools Applied To: American University, George Washington, JHU-SAIS, UCSD-GPS Schools Admitted To: American (no funding) GW (10k a year), JHU (no funding), UCSD-GPS (full scholarship including fees) Schools Waitlisted: none
Schools Rejected From: none Still Waiting: none Undergraduate institution: Tulane University Undergraduate GPA: ~3.3
Last 60 hours of Undergraduate GPA (if applicable): ~3.5 Undergraduate Major: History and Asian Studies GRE Quantitative Score: 156 GRE Verbal Score: 167 GRE AW Score: 4.5 Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 3 Years of Work Experience: 3 Describe Relevant Work Experience: Teaching in China, Internship for education non-profit, various cross-cultural and ESL volunteer groups Strength of SOP (be honest, describe the process, etc): Fairly strong I think. Spent a lot of time on it, had lots of people look over it and give advice. I didn't have that much relevant work experience to draw on but I have a ton of international experience and I think I showed my knowledge and interest in the field effectively. Strength of LOR's (be honest, describe the process, etc): Honestly not really sure. I didn't get to read them but one of them was written by a professor I stayed in touch with frequently since undergrad and I believe he wrote a very personal recommendation. Another was written by a professor I wasn't very close to but whom I think still wrote a strong rec. The last one was written by my teaching coordinator and I think it was fairly generic but he could testify to my unique experiences in China. Other: Solid Chinese language skills
In the end I think I'm going to end up at UCSD. Johns Hopkins was my top choice but just don't think I can swing it financially without any help.