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Wow, thanks so much! Yes, I totally forgot to mention the writing sample. I've got a research proposal I did for a class a semester or two ago, which I'm going to rework this summer. Ultimately, I'd like to do the actual research through a UROP program, but of course I won't have that done by the time I submit my applications. The small research project I'm doing is a 2 credit independent study. I would love to do more, but this professor wasn't looking for anything big, so I settled for 2 credits. =\ Like I said above, I'm really hoping to do a UROP sometime this year...or an honors project (which I guess is basically the same thing as a senior thesis, since apparently my major doesn't do senior thesis at my school). So, if I don't get accepted this year for grad school, I'll probably reapply next year after I actually graduate and have more of this done and more research experience. But I might as well try right now, anyway. Yeah...this is the part I'm most nervous about. I'm doing a (required) internship this fall, but it's with an outside, small-ish organization. I'm sure I could get a good letter of recommendation from my supervisor there, but I don't know if that's absolutely the best idea since she's not a professor. But, if I got one good one from a professor, another good one from my internship supervisor, and another mediocre one from another professor, that might look better than one good one and two just-ok ones from all professors. Anyway, thanks for all your input, I really appreciate it!

Hello! I totally created this account just so I could post this topic, because I really would like to know if I have even a decent shot at getting accepted into grad school. But, I'll probably be hanging around; this forum looks pretty interesting. Anyway, I'm considering grad school for sociology (PHD): - First two years of college, I went to a local community college. Graduated with a GPA of 3.8-something. - Transferred to a four year college directly after--am currently a senior with one year left to go, double majoring in Sociology and Criminology, minoring in Psychology. It's ranked in the top 10 for smaller, public schools in the Midwest. Don't know if that *really* matters or not. - Currently, my GPA is just above 3.5, but I'm taking a load of summer courses, and I figure my GPA will end up being somewhere in the 3.7's when I apply to grad school next fall. - I haven't taken the GRE yet, but I'm planning to study hard for it pretty soon. My ACT score was a bit above average, but I never studied for it. - Letters of recommendation...I know I've got one that'll be pretty good (I hope). The others, I'm not sure. I've only been at this school for a short time, so I haven't gotten much time to get to know anyone real well. :S - As far as courses in my major go, all A's except one C-. I'm doing a small research project in the fall and, obviously, have a background in soc. - Writing is one of my biggest strengths, so I think I've got the purpose of study nailed. I'd like to get in to a top 20 school (but who wouldn't?). Do I have a fair shot? Or...isn't there enough information to tell yet?