Please Give Me Some Perspective

[readeatsleep]

So, as I begin to finish up the application process, im beginning to think maybe im not the academic i thought i was, and worrying that i wont get into any of the schools im applying to. so, i would like you to rate my profile, and tell me if i need to shoot a little lower, i.e., apply to more 'safety schools'. i will follow the standard formula:

Undergraduate:

Top Ten Liberal Arts College

Double Major: Social Studies/Philosophy

GPA: 3.82

Major GPA: 4.00

Highest Honors

Phi Beta Kappa

Best Thesis Award

Graduate:

M.A. Philosophy Program strong in Political Philosophy

GPA: 4.00

Letters of Reccomendation:

1 Department Chair at graduate program (philosophy)

1 Department Chair at graduate program (political science)

1 Assistant Professor at a well respected polisci program elsewhere

1 Intellectual Historian

GRE:

Should be between 1400-1450 & 5-6

Research:

A well reveived undergrad thesis (high honors/award)

research assistant

T.A. for three political theory classes

So, im applying to basically top 7 political theory programs (chicago, yale, harvard, princeton, berkeley, northwestern, and duke). should i be applying to a lot more programs?

thanks everyone. hope your applications are going well.

Edited October 27, 2009 by readeatsleep

[ridgey]

Your profile is fine. You have everything you need to get into a good programme. Of course, none of the "profile" is really what will matter. It's about selling yourself, and we at the grad cafe unfortunately can't tell you how well you will do/have done that.

[natofone]

I think that you are in good shape if you hit that GRE.