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Thanks for the feedback! I have considered retaking the GRE and may just do that before it is revised. 650 may be a reach on the verbal but my original goal was 600 and I think that may be more attainable. How much emphasis is placed on the GRE for sociology programs? I would imagine, they value the verbal section a little more than the quantitative. So would you say that the fact that my undergraduate major was economics won't be detrimental?

I am new to the grad cafe and figured this would be a good place to have some of my questions answered. My undergraduate degree is not in Sociology, but Economics. I do however have somewhat of a background in Sociology (12 hours). I am interested in concentrating in either Social Inequalities or Economic Sociology. Cum GPA: 3.6 Last 2 years: 3.9 Soc GPA: 4.0 Statistics GPA: 4.0 (12 hours) I am in the process of having my undergraduate thesis in Economics published, it is entitled Inequality and Growth: An empirical investigation within the framework of institutional economics. Obviously there is a combination of both sociology and economics included in the paper. I also feel it will be an asset because it shows I have a fairly strong background in statistics. GRE scores- 720 Q 560 V and a 5 on the writing. I am curious of my chances of being accepted to PhD programs due to my background in economics rather than sociology. I am not looking at applying to any top 10 programs, but was wondering what my chances at say, Illinois, Iowa, and UIC would be. I would also appreciate any other school recommendations where anybody would feel would be a good fit based off of my numbers and area of concentration.