Profile Evaluation

[gokpinar]

So I've applied  to some political science programs in the US with a focus on conflict studies/political violence etc. However, I am not sure if my profile is good enough for admission particularly because of my GRE score. I am not really hopeful but wanted to see other people's perspective as well.

 

Here is my profile:

 

MA in peace studies(Brandeis) 3.75 GPA

MA in political science(turkish university) Valedictorian

BA in International Relations (Turkish university) 3.42

 

Did internships in top institutions in Turkey and the US such as Koc University, Middle East Institute.

 

Published one peer-reviewed article and two book reviews, contributed to major newspapers in Turkey and Europe

 

Proficient in LaTeX, SPSS, ArcGIS, German and Arabic.

 

Did field research in Cairo for three months.

Recipient of important scholarships such as Fulbright

 

GRE

 

Verbal:154  Quant: 156 Analytical:4.0

 

Here are the schools that I've applied:

 

1.Duke

2.Northwestern

3. Colorado Boulder

4. Florida State

5. GMU

6. Penn State

7. Uni of Toronto (Canadian school, any perspective on this school is welcome)

 

Any insight is welcome.

 

Thanks

[Neocon]

You're either trolling or very naive/optimstic.

[silver_lining]

You're either trolling or very naive/optimstic.

Neocon - If you have nothing nice to say, then you shouldn't say anything at all. Judging by your other inappropriate posts I am not surprised by your behavior. 

gokpinar - Your profile, minus your GRE scores, is good. If you don't get in this cycle, you can easily fix that problem. It is hard for any of us to say anything about your chances because we've never served on an admissions committee. 

[TheGnome]

+1 to luckyducky. If adcoms can get past your GRE scores, you should be a competitive applicant.

 

I should note though that this is a very fruitless exercise. Your apps are out, thus are no more in your control. There is nothing you can do but to wait and see. If I were you, I would not try to gauge random people's opinions on how competitive you are on the internet, because they are irrelevant. Just relax, watch a movie, play Fallout  again, read an interesting novel (How about Jason Goodwin's Janissary Tree? You might appreciate it even more since you are Turkish), and stay away from gradcafe at least until Fenruary if you can .

 

Best of luck gokpinar and see you on the forums!