bksmit13

Thanks so much for the encouragement! It sounds like you have a really awesome profile and a lot of experience. Hopefully we have what they are looking for!

I think that the most important thing is that you explain why you want to be in the program. It seems that at the masters level, research is not as huge as a focus so I think that as long as it is clear why you want to be in that specific program, then you will be fine. I am applying to the latin american studies programs and I think I will jsut talk about my study abroad experiences and how they lead me to mayan languages and why I want to learn indigenous languages and study indigenous cultures.

Hi! I am applying to Latin American Studies programs at the moment. Here is my list of schools: Vanderbilt Illinois Chicago Stanford Columbia Georgetown Arizona I would love to hear from you and any others out there too! I am applying for M.A. programs. I would like to do a phd after but I will probably do it in anthropology or something else related. I bit about my profile: mathematics major/ Spanish minor 3.31 gpa (but my bad grades are in my advanced math.) Spanish gpa: 3.7 GRE: 610V/800Q/5 Summer study abroad in Guatemala/ 3 yrs as Study abroad ambassador/ Spanish translator volunteer work I would love to hear from others! I do not know how I will look coming in with a background in math but I figure it is worth a try.