CurrentSocPhD

It is for a top 30-40 range ranked program (depending on the ranking website and year). I don't feel comfortable giving much more information because I don't think they wanted us to share (but it got sent out to all graduate students by accident so it felt safe to share/harder for them to pin it on one of us).

There are entire threads dedicated to what you will be evaluated based on/what matters...and now I have the ability to actually share it. This is not my normal profile, I don't want to be identified/get in trouble for sharing. I hope it helps some of you to understand this year's results and helps those preparing for future years. This is for a program that does consider the GRE (although, they are in talks to not include this in the future so I am unsure which parts of the rubric change or if the point totals just decrease). This is just for one university (and is not finalized, it is being reworked): Component & Max Points Points values Research Max = 4 3: Outstanding; includes publications, presentations, awards, etc. 2: Good; includes UG research experience or work related research experience 1: Limited 0: No research experience +1 extra for McNair Scholar, Honors thesis, etc. Letters of Recommendation Max = 3 3: very strong letters 2: moderately strong letters 1: average letters -1: below average / red flag in letters Sociological/social science knowledge / experience Max = 2 2: sociology major; substantial experience 1: other social science major; substantial social science coursework 0: no social science coursework UGPA Max = 3 3: 3.7 to 4.0 2: 3.2 to 3.69 1: 3.0 to 3.19 0: < 3.0 Personal statement Max = 5 4: strong fit in Sociology + Faculty 3: good fit in Sociology + Faculty 2: good fit in Sociology OR Faculty 1: unclear fit in Sociology + Faculty 0: poor fit in Sociology + Faculty +1 extra for hardship, disadvantage Writing Sample Max = 3 3: Strong; Excellent framing/flow/writing 2: 1: Adequate 0: Weak; Poor framing/flow/writing GRE Quantitative Reasoning Max = 2 2: above 70th percentile 1: > 30th and < 70th 0: less than 30th GRE Analytical Writing Max = 2 2: above 70th percentile 1: > 40th to < 70th 0: less than 40th GRE Verbal Reasoning Max = 1 1: Above/equal to the 40th percentile 0: below 40th percentile Total Score: 20–25: 1st tier 15–19: 2nd tier 0–14: 3rd tier / do not admit