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  1. Hi mv0027, Thank you for the reply! I did some more research and it seems like most schools only allow you to apply to one program. Yeah, I realize they are quite different, but I'm trying to keep my options open.
  2. Hi everyone, I am a little confused as to the policy stated in some schools I looked into. I originally was planning to apply to both MPA programs and PhD programs in political science, but as I was reading the policies of some schools such as Cornell and Yale, they state that applicants can only apply to one program. I just need some clarification. So to my understanding, this means that if I apply to a school with such a policy, say Cornell, then I can only choose to apply to either PhD in political science or the MPA program but cannot apply to both. Correct? Please let me know! Thanks!!!
  3. kalapocska: thank you for your input. i have decided to retake the GRE again since it is true that the scores are definitely not an asset towards my application and i certainly don't want to gamble on my chances of getting accepted to schools i want to go to.
  4. thank you for everyone who replied! i understand what most of you are saying about schools i listed and i do know some of them are ranked lower than top 20 and some are not related in their field of concentration etc. anyhow i am still in the research process for which schools to apply for. thank you very much for all the inputs!
  5. hi! wow that's a great list of goals you got there! i know what you mean by the GRE score. mine was around that range too...i'm pretty nervous about it (i just got my scores back yesterday) and probably will retake it. *sigh* Good luck with everything!
  6. Thank you again bribs!!! Very very helpful! Considering the GRE changed I guess I should go hunt down a new wordlist? Saw some posts on that...I tried memorizing vocab too but it didn't seem to be too much of a help. All I remember was most of the words i memorized were in the answer section not the question part...I really wonder how to increase your endurance for the exam. I remember having a massive headache by the end and thought I was going to throw up.
  7. thank you for your input bribs! I think you are right. It makes perfect sense that every portion of the app should be very strong. The last part of your reply was very comforting. I'm hoping with a better GRE score on my second try will help my chances and perhaps i'll be one of the lucky ones you are talking about...do you mind me asking how long did you wait until your second try on gre and how did you prep for your verbal?
  8. Hi Penelope, thank you so much for the response! Regarding to the schools, I just listed some of the potential ones i might be applying to, however, yes, i haven't looked into the faculty and area of research yet so this is just a list i threw up here so people have an idea of some of the schools i potentially want to apply to. sorry for the confusion! I guess I am just worried that I would perform around the same level if I retake it again. I was wondering: does anyone know circumstances where gre scores were about my level potentially slightly better (which I hope i can improve when i take it again) but everything else was stellar and able to balance of the application? I guess i'm just searching for some comfort here...*sigh*
  9. Thanks so much for your advice kalapocska! Yeah. i was hopefully thinking someone would say that it should be fine but haha i guess i'm just in denial. *sigh* so much stress!!! Although I am somewhat relieved to hear that the writing portion is not as important. Also another question, usually when schools say they do not emphasize GRE scores or they don't even require it but then goes on saying that the program is competitive, it basically means they are looking for a GRE higher than a certain number right?
  10. I don't know if this is allowed in the forum. I posted this under the GRE section first before I realized there was a section for political science. I am a newbie to this site...But nonetheless I hope someone can give me some advice! I am really panicking right now... Hi Everyone. This is my first time posting a topic in the forum. I am very much in the panic mode right now since I received my GRE scores back yesterday. I got a V: 520 Q:720 which I obviously knew after I took the darn exam. But my writing score came in and I got a 4... I was beyond devastated and shocked because I always considered myself a good writer. And i have always been praised by my professors on my papers written throughout college. Although I always knew that I am not a good standardized test taker but I actually prepped for it for about 5 weeks and never gotten below a 650 on verbal and 760 on quant. All in all, I am EXTREMELY bummed about my GRE scores. Anyways, I was wondering if you guys could give me some advice on whether or not i should retake it. Background: I am currently a rising fourth year at a top 10 university in the US double majoring in economics and political science with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 (with major GPAs higher than that.) I have been doing research with one of the leading professors in the field of political science since the beginning of my second year. I've also had numerous other research experience in the past (mostly in high school) but it's biology not the social sciences. And I'm currently conducting my own research for my BA Thesis in the political science area. I've also had study abroad experience in the area of concentration that i'm interested in applying for grad school. I've also had intern experiences in both the finance and media sectors. My top choice would be a political science PhD program preferably in a top 20 school. (Princeton, Yale, Uchicago, Berkeley, Michigan, MIT, Stanford, UC Davis, UC Irvine, Rochester, UPENN, etc.) I'm also considering MPA at preferably top 10 places. Any advice would VERY VERY MUCH appreciated! Thank you so much in advance!!!
  11. Hi Everyone. This is my first time posting a topic in the forum. I am very much in the panic mode right now since I received my GRE scores back yesterday. I got a V: 520 Q:720 which I obviously knew after I took the darn exam. But my writing score came in and I got a 4... I was beyond devastated and shocked because I always considered myself a good writer. And i have always been praised by my professors on my papers written throughout college. Although I always knew that I am not a good standardized test taker but I actually prepped for it for about 5 weeks and never gotten below a 650 on verbal and 760 on quant. All in all, I am EXTREMELY bummed about my GRE scores. Anyways, I was wondering if you guys could give me some advice on whether or not i should retake it. Background: I am currently a rising fourth year at a top 10 university in the US double majoring in economics and political science with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 (with major GPAs higher than that.) I have been doing research with one of the leading professors in the field of political science since the beginning of my second year. I've also had numerous other research experience in the past (mostly in high school) but it's biology not the social sciences. And I'm currently conducting my own research for my BA Thesis in the political science area. I've also had study abroad experience in the area of concentration that i'm interested in applying for grad school. I've also had intern experiences in both the finance and media sectors. My top choice would be a political science PhD program preferably in a top 20 school. I'm also considering MPA at preferably top 10 places. Any advice would VERY VERY MUCH appreciated! Thank you so much in advance!!!
  12. hey. this is my first post actually. but yeah i feel your pain. i got my scores back today too and...:/ i actually consider myself a good writer as well and have written many papers for very strict professors and have gotten their compliments aka As on my papers and somehow ended up with a 4 on the exam. i feel like ranting too!!! *sigh*
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