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ADaLe

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  1. Hi! Im looking to submit my grad school applications soon (to UCL, KCL, LSE, Oxbridge) for PolSci/Philosophy MAs, and I am unsure as to the importance of the timing. More specifically, I could either send in my application now (with a roughly 80% complete transcript of records) or send it in in 2 weeks as soon as I have the grade for my thesis, which would put the transcript at something closer to 90% completion. Id be happy if anybody was able to offer some advice regarding whether earlier timing helps a lot in applications / if more complete transcripts matter etc. Another related question is: My transcript of records shows some bad or at least suboptimal grades for subjects that dont matter for the final grades. Therefore, when looking at my transcript, one wouldnt immediately assume my assessment of my current prospective grade was truthful. Should I explain that in some way or do you think admissions departments will be used to different formulas to calculate final grades and will therefore believe the prospective final grade I put down in the form? Thanks so much in advance for your help!
  2. I mean that is of course disheartening to hear - do you mean by that the chances are very low or the information is very unspecific?
  3. Apologies - I just saw the extent of the thread and assumed it was a general thing. Thanks!
  4. Hello, I'm sending out my applications in the general field of political philosophy soon and would appreciate any input regarding whether the schools I chose are too difficult to get into and what chance I should be giving myself / how far I should branch out with second-tier preferences. Applying to: UCL: MA Legal and Political Theory, Philosophy; KCL: MA Political Economy, Philosophy; LSE: MSc Philosophy and Public Policy, Political Theory; Oxford: BPhil Philosophy, MA Political Theory. Undergrad: BA Philosophy / Sociology from a strong, but not excellent university in germany (4 years, would've been 3 without covid). Won a small award for my BA thesis in philosophy. Years out of undergrad: n/a Relevant Work Experience: Three to four internship in relevant political institutions in germany, one to two of them only prospective, but confirmed. Also three years of on the side non-profit work for roughly 10-20h/week in relatively high positions. GPA: At time of the application: Roughly 3.6, at completion: Approximately 3.8-3.9 GRE: n/a (not required by the programs) International experience: Sadly none other than a year in the US in high school. Strength of SOP: I think that, based on my extracurricular activities, I have good storytelling especially for the more explicitly political programmes; my academic profile and experiences fit the thematic strong points of the respective faculties relatively well, but I don't think I have the strongest arguments for pure academic ability other than grades and LoRs. Strength of LoRs: Three letters from Professors at my uni that seem to be very interested in writing strong letters and have asked me for material / input / my SoPs to write as good of a LoR as possible. Thank you very much for any feedback, I'd really appreciate it!
  5. Hi! I'm presently studying in Germany and looking forward to applying to a number of US / UK masters degrees in philosophy next year. I am however very unsure how hard it actually is to get into the programs themselves; I would just wait it out and see, but of course my assessment of the difficulty is important for deciding on how far down my priorities list I should go when applying to programs. My grades should be sufficient to fulfill all the demands any Uni has set out (roughly a 1.4 on the German scale), but they don't particularly break the bank. (I believe that is roughly equal to a 3.6-3.7 GPA?); my extracurricular activities are very strong, but I am not sure how relevant this is to the applications. I do have references from 3 well respected professors at my Uni, but while my Uni is very good for a German uni, it isn't super well known internationally. I am prepared to completely self-fund the degrees and don't require any external funding or tuition waivers, so I think that might be somewhat of an advantage. I am still super uncertain about how good my chances are and I've oscillated from one end of the spectrum ("as long as you're willing to pay 40000$ for a 1y program, nobody is gonna reject you") to the other ("covid deferrals and increased competition combined with coming from a decent, but not excellent german uni makes it impossible to get anywhere"). I'd like to get some perspective on how difficult it will actually be to get into my preferred Masters programs and would love to hear any insight on that. For reference, some of my preferred programs are as follows: UChicagos MAPH, NYUs, Columbias, Stanfords, St. Andrews, Cambridges, Oxfords, TCLs Masters programs in Philosophy, LSEs Masters in Political Theory and Philosophy and Public Policy, KCLs Global Ethics and Human Values, UCLs Legal and Political Theory, Columbias MA in Global Thought. Thank you so much!
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