angremaru

Got my first admit from LSE in MSc Political Science and Political Economy!

Goodluck to everyone on their applications! I've applied to five or six masters programs (GRE not good enough for PhDs), though I expect to take a gap year most likely to work on a better GRE score and improve my mathematics. I gave the GRE twice and got a 153Q 168V, so I'm hoping to get a 160+ Q on my third try hopefully! Would it be worth my while to take calculus and/or econometrics classes during a gap year given that I wish to do a quantitative degree? Also, I know that most PhD programs have a certain quota for each subfield, so are some subfields more competitive than others? I always thought Comparative was the most popular.

Only applying to four schools since my GRE score isn't high enough to submit anywhere. Potentially looking at a gap year at this point. Applying to CompPol Masters programs mostly.