turambar

Yes, I'm expecting a rejection as well. But then, hope springs eternal. In past years, Wisconsin has admitted students from the wait list in late February and March and i think they notify waitlisted people by mail (in January) but only the ones in front of the wait list besides accepted folks.

Anyone who haven't heard anything from Wisconsin yet? There seems to be a small wave of rejections through snail mail. I checked my mailbox today forgetting it's Sunday and still no white envelope.

Dinged by WUSTL. Expected but any rejection feels bad.

It appears the PSU admits were all in American Politics sub-field?

Thanks all ! i'm going for it of course. Most PhD programs have a 3.5 - 3.6 average GPA i reckon for incoming students. Top ranked programs have higher averages. I guess what I'm really worried about is that some programs mention they don't look favorably on applications below a 3.4 GPA without mentioning whether it's undergrad or grad GPA.

Hi, I'm an international Asian student with a 1400 GRE (770Q; 630V). I'm doing my MA in Political Science from a well known MA program in the east coast, with my undergrad from a big Asian university. I'm wondering whether it's even worth applying with a mediocre grad GPA? I have a 3.22 grad GPA after one semester of grad school. I have a A- and two grades in the B category. I guess I screwed up the final term papers since my class performance was pretty good. The letters of recommendation would be solid (two of them from my current university professors who taught the courses), so would be the SOP. I'm applying across the board to some Top 20 schools and schools outside Top 50 but mostly in the Top 40-50 range. I thought I'd have a better GPA but I'm feeling pretty down and disappointed right now. Guess my 'target' schools (think Wisconsin, UPenn etc.) are now totally out of the reach. What do you guys think? Do I stand a chance even at the marginal Top 50 ranked places?