Planning to transfer to a different doctoral program... Need advice please!

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I'm currently a PhD Sociology student at SUNY-Albany. I want to apply to another doctoral program because the program I'm in doesn't provide me with the resources that I need to study my specific area of interest (Race and Ethnic Relations, particularly w/Asians). I want apply to the UC schools and USC because they have the resources (including the large Asian population) that I need to conduct my studies. I'm wondering if I have a chance at any of these following schools.

 

UC Irvine

UC Riverside

UC Santa Barbara

UC Santa Cruz

UC San Diego

UCLA

UC Merced (I'm thinking as a safety net)

USC

 

I'm on my way to finishing my MA in Sociology by the time I leave. This is my first year in and I've only finished 1 semester so far but here are a few of my credentials...

 

For my undergrad:

B.S. in Sociology

Overall GPA: 3.49

SocGPA: 3.81

Minor in Mathematics

Cum Laude

Published an article with a professor, (I was third author... not much but something!)

Presented at the preliminary ASA conference

 

GRE: 1010 (350-verbal, 660-quantitative) -- I know this isn't my strongest area of the applications

 

For my grad:

 

Overall GPA: 3.53 (I could probably get my GPA up by the time I submit the applications)

I'll have my MA in Sociology finished by time I leave.

Presented at the ESS conference

 

Let me know what you guys think?