porosarecute

Hiya! I see the title is a thread and since I also am an international student (applying to the US), I will also post here asking what you all think about my profile! 8) I am applying to sociology programs in the U.S. and I'd love to hear what you all think! Schools / Programs (first three are my top choices): UCSD, Northwestern, NYU, Wisconsin-Madison, Toronto, Yale, Princeton, LSE, Indiana Undergrad: BA in Sociology Grad: MA (expected) in Sociology undergrad GPA: 2.7 - horrible, I know, but I took an extremely rocky road to get to sociology from my initial entry program (biomedical sciences), notable improvement into the mid-high 80s and 90s by the last two years grad GPA: 3.9 GRE: V 157 / Q 154 / W 5.0 Work/Research Experience: I was a RA for a summer in undergrad. Undergrad honours thesis - qualitative: did recruitment, interviews, and analysis with ethics board approval Grad thesis (in progress) - quantitative: comparative-historical analysis using two publicly available datasets (one of which was compiled by a professor I really wanna study under) TA for intro sociology, TA for theory course Policy Area of Interest: Comparative-Historical Sociology, Marxian tradition, welfare state LOR: 3 professors: undergrad thesis supervisor, grad supervisor, and close professor To note, I've known my undergrad supervisor for many years and she also supervised independent study courses I've also known my grad supervisor for quite a few years and took courses with him. Grad supervisor also supervised undergrad and grad independent study courses. Quant Experience: Did a summer session of the ICPSR summer program with UMichigan in 2020 My main concern is my undergraduate GPA. I'm hoping that if reviewers look past the first few years, they'll notice the upwards trend. I did, however, end my graduate coursework with pretty high grades. My second concern is my GRE scores as I do think they're on the lower end. I appreciate anyone reads and/or responds to this! Also, I hope everyone stays safe! 8)