poliscigradhopeful

PROFILE:Type of Undergrad Institution: T-50 US UniversityMajor(s)/Minor(s): Political Science Major / History MinorUndergrad GPA: 3.98Type of Grad: N/AGrad GPA: N/AGRE: 164 Verbal / 161 QuantAny Special Courses:Letters of Recommendation: 3 Letters that I am confident are good, 1 of which was from my thesis advisorTeaching/Research Experience: Summer undegrad research program, honors thesisOther:RESULTS:Acceptances: None that I applied to, acceptance for a referred application to UChicago CIR master's programRejections: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, UChicago, Columbia, Berkeley, Stanford, UPenn, UMich, CornellPending: NoneAttending: Maybe CIR, not sure if I'll just try and find a job and then reapplyLESSONS LEARNED: This is HARD. Really try to have some actual publications, and a lot of it just comes down to chance. If you don't get it at first, really try to improve your application and re-apply but don't give up

Do any of you have advice on finding a research-oriented position where I can boost my resume and hopefully reapply. I'm starting to lose hope on this application cycle, but I cannot afford to do a Master's in hope of that boosting my application and really would prefer to just do some kind of RA type work.

Yep

I got a phone call from a California area code around 11:00 but I was at work and missed it. They did not leave a message, nor can I call them back, but I'm praying it was Berkeley lmaoooo