Should little old me even bother....?! Eager individual requests honest opinions

[lorenzen]

Howdy!

 I am so interested in applying to funding terminal MA programs, but am worried that I may be wasting my time. I beg your wisdom! 

Here are my facts:

--- Mid 20's

---  Honor's degree in a language, with a minor in sociology

--- Dean's student (for what it's worth....)

---3.5 GPA

---Verbal: 162, Quant : 141 (D'OH), Writing: 4

---Volunteer work in rural middle east, and former Peace Corps Volunteer in Africa

--- Polyglot, studied abroad twice on different continents, raised internationally

--- As of now, interested in the field of globalization. Hope to use personal experiences in part to show interest in this sub field.

 

 

Okay, that quant score is bad. Real bad. I am pretty sure it will stay in the range even if I retook the test, and I'm nearly out of time.

 

Say I apply with these stats to low range schools that offer funding. What are the chances of a full package (tuition and stipend)?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[pinoysoc]

13 hours ago, lorenzen said:

Howdy!

 I am so interested in applying to funding terminal MA programs, but am worried that I may be wasting my time. I beg your wisdom! 

Here are my facts:

--- Mid 20's

---  Honor's degree in a language, with a minor in sociology

--- Dean's student (for what it's worth....)

---3.5 GPA

---Verbal: 162, Quant : 141 (D'OH), Writing: 4

---Volunteer work in rural middle east, and former Peace Corps Volunteer in Africa

--- Polyglot, studied abroad twice on different continents, raised internationally

--- As of now, interested in the field of globalization. Hope to use personal experiences in part to show interest in this sub field.

 

 

Okay, that quant score is bad. Real bad. I am pretty sure it will stay in the range even if I retook the test, and I'm nearly out of time.

 

Say I apply with these stats to low range schools that offer funding. What are the chances of a full package (tuition and stipend)?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hey @lorenzen !

My stats when I applied to M.A. programs (after getting rejected from all PhD programs I applied to the previous year):

- Mid 20's
- B.A. in Sociology & Anthropology (minor in English, graduated magna cum laude, dean's list, president's list)
- 3.8 GPA (Overall)
- 3 years of AmeriCorps and 1 year with CACGP
- Minimal research experience (at that time, I only had about 8 months of it)
- GRE 146V, 144Q, 3.5AW
- Born/raised in the Philippines; Lived on Guam
- Research interests: Medical Sociology; Race/Ethnicity

I applied to 5 and got into 4 programs. One school stressed GRE so much, it was the reason I didn't get in. Out of the 4 that accepted me, 3 gave me some form of Graduate Assistantship. The 1 school that I hoped to attend? Lost all materials I submitted.

I say your chances are pretty good. But a caveat is either location or how well you're going to adapt to the program that does give the assistantship. I ended up in the Midwest because I this school I got my MA from was a research-tier level school, but not in Sociology (they're more in Public Health, Social Work, etc.) 

Hope this information helps!

[lorenzen]

17 hours ago, pinoysoc said:

Hey @lorenzen !

My stats when I applied to M.A. programs (after getting rejected from all PhD programs I applied to the previous year):

- Mid 20's
- B.A. in Sociology & Anthropology (minor in English, graduated magna cum laude, dean's list, president's list)
- 3.8 GPA (Overall)
- 3 years of AmeriCorps and 1 year with CACGP
- Minimal research experience (at that time, I only had about 8 months of it)
- GRE 146V, 144Q, 3.5AW
- Born/raised in the Philippines; Lived on Guam
- Research interests: Medical Sociology; Race/Ethnicity

I applied to 5 and got into 4 programs. One school stressed GRE so much, it was the reason I didn't get in. Out of the 4 that accepted me, 3 gave me some form of Graduate Assistantship. The 1 school that I hoped to attend? Lost all materials I submitted.

I say your chances are pretty good. But a caveat is either location or how well you're going to adapt to the program that does give the assistantship. I ended up in the Midwest because I this school I got my MA from was a research-tier level school, but not in Sociology (they're more in Public Health, Social Work, etc.) 

Hope this information helps!

So interesting, and we have things in common. Could I send you a private message?

[pinoysoc]

31 minutes ago, lorenzen said:

So interesting, and we have things in common. Could I send you a private message?

Feel free to do so! Looking forward to talking to you more!

[lorenzen]

2 hours ago, pinoysoc said:

Feel free to do so! Looking forward to talking to you more!

I messaged you!