Hi all,
I have applied for the top 20 Political Science PhD programs in the United States (IR subfield) and want to gain some feedback on how competitive you think my profile is for admission into these elite programs/schools.
Masters GPA: 3.93 / 4.0 (from a top IR program at a research university in the USA)
Undergrad GPA: 4.0 / 4.0 (from university in the UK)
One publication (a book chapter in an edited volume from a top IR publishing house)
Experience as a Research Assistant to a globally renowned IR scholar
Experience as a Research Assistant for a foreign policy Think Tank in DC
Letter of Recommendation from a globally renowned IR scholar (served as their RA and they were also my thesis advisor)
Masters Thesis at the US university (with honors), with a very original theory on a policy relevant topic
GRE scores: 151 quant; 155 verbal; 5.0 analytical
European citizen (I mention this because I've heard that funding constrains impact international students)
I have submitted applications to Harvard, UC San Diego, UC Berkeley, Yale, Princeton, NYU, Columbia, Georgetown, UChicago, UMichigan, Cornell, UPenn