So, all of my grad apps are submitted but I'm starting to feel a little bit nervous about getting accepted anywhere. I applied to MARc (Religion and the Arts) at YDS, MTS at HDS, MA at Florida State and Syracuse, and MA in Early Christian Studies at Notre Dame. I have a double major in Religious Studies and Art History and am interested in studying early Christian art. I ultimately want to get a PhD, but I'm getting a master's first just because I don't have enough language training and need more time to prepare for PhD programs. My overall GPA is a 3.6 with 4.0 GPAs in both of my majors (Religious Studies and Art History). I started undergrad in an awful program and had no idea what I wanted to do and ended up failing two courses. I changed my majors halfway through my sophomore year and I have only gotten 4.0's in my classes since, so I'm hoping that will make up for my subpar academic performance during my first two years of undergrad--after all, I've pretty much made a complete 180 since my freshman year. I'm also concerned because my test scores are not great. I've seen some posts on here where people were worried that their GRE 161v score wasn't high enough to get into some of the same programs I applied to and my scores are significantly lower than that.
For extracurriculars, I recently presented undergraduate research on the intersectionality between pagan and Christian themes in early Christian art and I was a Teaching Assistant last semester. I've also gone on study abroad programs where I worked on an archaeological site in Greece and studied the religious traditions of the Uttarakhand region in India. Thankfully, I also have very strong letters of recommendation from profs in the field and I feel very confident in my writing samples and statements of purpose.
I've been told my my professors and advisors that programs more heavily weigh LOR, SOP, and writing samples, but after reading some of the posts on here I'm getting concerned that I'm not going to get acceptances or offers because of my low scores and rough academic history. Most of the programs I am applying to are extremely competitive, so do you think I should prepare myself to be rejected? Or should I remain hopeful? I know this is an annoying question but I'm pretty worried and need some opinions/advice. Thanks!