flyingwalrus Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Good GRE's? 650v/780Q/5.5AWA 93%/90%/88% I was aiming to a PhD in Econ, but I was convinced to go this route. I know that others have better but where should these place me in the world of Poli-Sci? You had great scores across the board. The verbal is most definitely not low. Percentiles are all that matter, not raw scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmein... Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 When I was down at UCSD one of the Profs on the admission's committee gave me a little insight into the mystical void that is grad school admissions. He said that at least UCSD looked at your grades/coursework first to determine how well you did and how difficult your coursework was. Then they looked at your recommendations and who they were from. The next important things were your GRE scores and writing sample (or at UCSD, an abstract of a paper). Lastly, they looked at your personal statement to learn what your interests were and your motivations. Now, who knows what each schools prioritizes. I also have to imagine that the top tier schools probably use GPA and GRE scores to eliminate obviously unqualified candidates before starting a lengthier process. I don't know if this provides any comfort or only makes you one more angry, but it is some food for thought. While I was admitted to a top ten program, I know that some of these priorities would have hurt me - especially the writing sample, since I have been out of school for numerous years and do not have a research paper anymore to demonstrate my writing and critical thinking abilities. So it provided me with at least some understanding, if not comfort... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenin333 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Remember this line: "For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath." Matthew XXV: 29. It will describe your future life more than you can imagine. anxiousapplicant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrero Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Sounds like the wait is getting to lenin. :mrgreen: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polisciphd Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I think you meant that the wait "hath" gotten to lenin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephyr Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 in at georgetown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanJames Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingwalrus Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 I accepted UNC's offer of admission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaid Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Wow it's been 10 years...Wonder if some of the folks here are our professors now buckinghamubadger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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