CurrentSocPhD Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 There are entire threads dedicated to what you will be evaluated based on/what matters...and now I have the ability to actually share it. This is not my normal profile, I don't want to be identified/get in trouble for sharing. I hope it helps some of you to understand this year's results and helps those preparing for future years. This is for a program that does consider the GRE (although, they are in talks to not include this in the future so I am unsure which parts of the rubric change or if the point totals just decrease). This is just for one university (and is not finalized, it is being reworked): Component & Max Points Points values Research Max = 4 3: Outstanding; includes publications, presentations, awards, etc. 2: Good; includes UG research experience or work related research experience 1: Limited 0: No research experience +1 extra for McNair Scholar, Honors thesis, etc. Letters of Recommendation Max = 3 3: very strong letters 2: moderately strong letters 1: average letters -1: below average / red flag in letters Sociological/social science knowledge / experience Max = 2 2: sociology major; substantial experience 1: other social science major; substantial social science coursework 0: no social science coursework UGPA Max = 3 3: 3.7 to 4.0 2: 3.2 to 3.69 1: 3.0 to 3.19 0: < 3.0 Personal statement Max = 5 4: strong fit in Sociology + Faculty 3: good fit in Sociology + Faculty 2: good fit in Sociology OR Faculty 1: unclear fit in Sociology + Faculty 0: poor fit in Sociology + Faculty +1 extra for hardship, disadvantage Writing Sample Max = 3 3: Strong; Excellent framing/flow/writing 2: 1: Adequate 0: Weak; Poor framing/flow/writing GRE Quantitative Reasoning Max = 2 2: above 70th percentile 1: > 30th and < 70th 0: less than 30th GRE Analytical Writing Max = 2 2: above 70th percentile 1: > 40th to < 70th 0: less than 40th GRE Verbal Reasoning Max = 1 1: Above/equal to the 40th percentile 0: below 40th percentile Total Score: 20–25: 1st tier 15–19: 2nd tier 0–14: 3rd tier / do not admit THS and Planted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkaitlyn Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Care to share any info about what school this is for? Even just a ranking or location range? This seems very strangely numeric for a lot of programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurrentSocPhD Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 5 minutes ago, lkaitlyn said: Care to share any info about what school this is for? Even just a ranking or location range? This seems very strangely numeric for a lot of programs. It is for a top 30-40 range ranked program (depending on the ranking website and year). I don't feel comfortable giving much more information because I don't think they wanted us to share (but it got sent out to all graduate students by accident so it felt safe to share/harder for them to pin it on one of us). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkaitlyn Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 2 hours ago, CurrentSocPhD said: It is for a top 30-40 range ranked program (depending on the ranking website and year). I don't feel comfortable giving much more information because I don't think they wanted us to share (but it got sent out to all graduate students by accident so it felt safe to share/harder for them to pin it on one of us). Oh fail re: the mass email. That's a bit funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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