MyWay Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) Hi guys, I am an international student who will be applying for PHD programs next year. I was wondering if any of you would like to evaluate my profile. Do I have a shot at some top 10 or top 20 programs? Thank you so much! Undergrad: Top 10 National Liberal arts college in the U.S. Major: Political Science, Statistics Undergrad GPA: 3.8 overall, GPA for PoliSci is 3.83 (aiming for a departmental honor for thesis and gpa), GPA for stats is 3.75. GRE: 169/170/5 Language(s): Chinese(native), English, French(C1), Arabic(High intermediate) Experience: No undergraduate research experience (my biggest concern). However, my thesis will be pretty original. Some minor teaching Experience. SOP: Can't say yet... Writing sample: Will be my thesis. Recommendations: Very decent. Two of them are from professors who are renowned in the field. Will be able to get another one from the president of my college with whom I took a polisci class. Publication: none Field: Comparative Politics: Primary field: Democratization, regional focus: Middle East. Secondary field: European Politics+populism. Edited December 4, 2016 by MyWay completion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyWay Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 (edited) Is there anyone willing to evaluate my profile? Your help will be appreciated... Edited December 5, 2016 by MyWay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoliticalOrder Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 What are we supposed to say exactly? You have some good things obviously > good GPA, double-major with stats, stellar GRE. We obviously have no idea what your SOP, LORs, and writing sample are really like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krapp Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Yea, the stats are rock solid, but it's the LORs/SOP/Writing Sample that would set it apart (in a good way or a bad way). I guess the best evaluation I could come up with now is that you have a great foundation to build on but a lot will come down to what you put on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Determinedandnervous Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 (edited) Let's put it this way - I'd be shocked if you weren't able to land somewhere incredibly decent with that profile. However, echoing what others said, make sure you have strong letters of recommendation and make sure your writing sample is up to par. When in doubt, mimic the tone of journal articles. Edited December 8, 2016 by Determinedandnervous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyWay Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 @krapp @Determinedandnervous@PoliticalOrder Thanks for your advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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