tmardoh1917

Thank you! I agree - I definitely should have applied to more schools. I was daunted by the whole applications process on top of full time work and full time grad school but if I go to next year that won't be an issue! Also - just double checked and my GRE original quant was 148 which is still atrocious but not as atrocious as a 138. I did unfortunately - out of the stress of not knowing how strong my AWA score would be - send both set of scores.

Sure - the end goal is academia. Fully realizing that is difficult as is even if one were to go to a T15 school, but I love teaching and I love research.

I'm looking for some feedback on the possibilities of me getting into a PhD in PoliSci. I purposely did not apply to top 10-20-30-40 programs because they aren't a good fit for the work I'm interested in and I don't feel competitive enough. Like many of you the waiting game is killing me and I am so afraid I won't be accepted anywhere. Appreciate any insights! Thank you and good luck to everyone! GRE 2nd time: 159 (V) - 155 (Q) - 5 (AWA) GRE 1st time: 161 (V) - 138 (Q) - 4 (AWA) LORs: 3 LORs all from professors in my current Master program, extremely strong letters Experience: 2 years RA, 2 research internships with an NGO and State Dept, 5 years work experience in non profit and grant writing (probably not super relevant) Conferences: 4 conference presentations at different Latin American Studies associations - nothing in Political Science yet, 2 from Undergrad, 2 from Grad Undergrad GPA: 3.77/4.00 Grad GPA: 3.82/4.00 Undergrad Major: Political Science and Latin American Studies Grad Major: International Relations done May 2019 Grad School: State University Ranked 70-80th (I had better offers but this was full funding + stipend!) Aiming: UMass Amherst, New School, York, UC Santa Cruz, CUNY GC