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Hello, guys! I'm an applicant admiring Sociology Ph.D. program in fall 2020 term. International student from Asia. Targeting top 20 programs. I wonder my TOEFL and GRE score will tackle my admission :(. Most schools require TOEFL 100 as a minimum and I got 103. My GRE score is V-162 Q-168 AW-3.5. I'm not sure about the process of admission, so I'm worried about my AW score and TOEFL score make me cut-off in a long-list. If it does, I think about retaking GRE for other programs accepting applications until January. Should I retake TOEFL and GRE? FYI, I published 5 papers in MA (three in Chinese, and two in English), have two years of research experience (UG GPA 3.8 / MA GPA 3.9). Research interest is collective action and social networks, UNC and NYU is priority of my choice. Polishing my SoP until the deadline. Any comments are welcome! Thank you and hope you have a good luck!!

I applied to UNC, Duke, Michigan, Columbia, Stanford and so on. I have a strength in quantitative methods, I appealed it in my SoP and sample essay. I’m an international applicant, so my GRE writing score is really bad (V - 162 / Q - 168 / AW 3.5). I’m worried that my writing score holds me back..

Hi, all. I hope you keep your mind cool in this long, unending, and miserable period. I applied to 7 programs in Sociology and waiting for the results. Other programs’ post in gradcafe except UNC chapel hill didn’t come out yet, I wonder there’s anyone who can claim the Chapel Hill admission. Most admissions of UNC have been posted in January, I’m now losing my hope... thank you everyone and wish you a good luck!!