I'm just curious to know what I missing in my applications. For the past five years, I have applied to various programs, across the spectrum. However, every year produces negative results. This has been my "final" year attempting to break through the glass ceiling, but I feel that I will remain underneath. I've padded my vita with state, regional, and national conferences. I've attended an NEH seminar two summers ago, and this past fall, I received my first publication. Honestly, I believe my faults come from my undergraduate education and my GRE scores. Taking the GRE three times, my verbal scores did not improve. They are in the mid 500s, lower than what most schools post on their website. I have always thought that my other accomplishments and work would out weigh the scores, but obviously, I'm wrong.