mban112

I used every damn book, studied for a month in a half, and took every practice test I could find. I just really,really stink at math. I've been told my statement of purpose is very good and I am hopeful that my writing sample will also be above average. Please tell me that my lousy score in math is not the only thing that stands between me and getting accepted somewhere at least halfway reasonable. Give me hope.

Thanks. My percentiles would be 98% in verbal; 40% in Quantitative...ugh. Not sure I can do much better on that math. Not applying for the acting side, more the scholastic side.

Trying to figure out the good, the bad, and the ugly. Took GRE today: 167 verbal--happy with this 146 Quantitative--not so happy with this. Applying to PH.D in theatre. Shooting high. Help me put these scores in context. Could I get into a good school (Yale, Stanford) with shit Quantitative scores like that?

I am considering going back to school for a Ph.D. in theatre. I want to teach theatre at the college level and because I am genuinely interested in the scholastic pursuit. I am not traditional student. I graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in theatre. Earned a BGS in philosophy from Kansas University, an MA from University of Missouri, Kansas City in Secondary Education, and for the past thirteen years I have been teaching English and drama at the high school level. I've been an Education Director of a community theatre in Topeka, Kansas, and I've worked professionally around the US as an actor. I earned a 4.0 with the MA. Taking GRE in June--hoping for high score . I think I have a good statement of purpose--determinism and theatre aesthetics. (Of course, I could be wrong about that.) I'm wondering how high I should try to fly. Do I need to try for the Cornell's and the Yales or can I be content with Kansas or Missouri University? I have investigated the programs, and they do have people that I would enjoy working with--and I have connections at KU, but is anything less than the best of the best good enough these days, even if all I want is to teach at a small college somewhere. Bascially, I'm just trying to get the lay of the land. I am under no delusions of granduer, here. But, I honestly don't know what makes a top notch candidate these days. Or, do i need to be a top-notch candidate? Any insights would be greatly appreciated. The central question is, If my goal is to teach theatre at a small college, one that has a TD prefereably and I don't have to direct every production, what do I need to do?