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Not too bad, won't be long now Hopefully this forum/thread picks up a bit, moral support ftw!

Huh, from where? Very early?

Hope that's a good sign! I would guess the admissions committees will meet briefly before the Xmas break, and then resume in early January?

Just one left to go, bit nervous, think I aimed too high, time will tell..

Ignore this, the obvious is the answer! Pre-app perfectionist mode on...

Hi folks, Just wondering is the Politics PhD course at Princeton referred to as a Doctor in Philosophy or Politics PhD in the application? Seems to diverge between the application form and the Dept. website...

6/8 in as of today!

Your recommenders are more than likely very smart people who won't be ''confused''. Just be honest, let them know politely, and they should be ok with it. Less work for them after all! Imagine if you took your friends advice, and a recommender decided to send an email to a friend on the facult where you're applying to check up on your application or to sing your praises, only to be told you didn't apply....

Many thanks

Is it customary in the US system to supply all years of undergraduate work, or your final year and confirmation of grade etc??

So did the GRE exam today and got my unofficial scores, which exclude AW. The Verbal section I found fine, I think I aced the first section. The second was much more difficult, with a few words coming up I didn't know. Regarding quant, the test was harder than the practice tests I had completed, including PowerPrep II. A few questions came up I wasn't familiar with (I studied Princeton Review and Barrons) and I thought I had done very poorly and paniced somewhat. I was very pleasantly surprised with a 153, I'll certainly take it. I thought AW went fine also. So my situation is now as follows. Low undergrad, about the equivalent of a 3.0 GPA US but I'm not sure, perhaps slightly higher (a low 2.1 UK system I have). My MA (Political Science) went excellent, and I have about a 3.9 GPA from that, including an A in my thesis. My GRE scores are as above. Regarding LOR: I will have one fairly generic but politely positive one, a very good one, and a very strong one from my supervisor who although I was at two low ranked schools, would be known in IR circles (which I want to do). I have yet to work on my SOP, but will ensure it's good and will have a lecturer read over it before I submit it. What do you broadly think my chances are with such stats for a Top 10? PS. Be happy to talk to any prospective GRE takers if they have a question.

Hi folks, Yes, another "what are my chances?" type thread! I am just wondering whether people know how highly/lowly rated applications would be in the US from Irish universities. My UG GPA in the US system is around a 3.0. I am currently undertaking a masters in political science and my GPA I estimate to end around 3.7 or thereabouts. As of yet I have no publications/work experience or anything like that, just the usual non-academia related part-time work to keep a roof over my head. Although my UG GPA is low, I'm hoping my masters GPA of 3.7 will mean I'm somewhat competitive for good US schools. Columbia would be the dream destination for a PhD, as well as the likes of UCLA, Chicago, Berkeley etc Would a 3.7 give me a shot, coming from an Irish uni?