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Date: July 11th, 2009 12:13 AM Author: fragrant roommate rigor I'm finding the whole PhD admissions process to be a bit opaque and was wondering whether you all could enlighten me as to whether I have any shot whatsoever at a good PoliSci PhD program.
Undergrad: Georgetown's School of Foreign Service '09 Major: International Politics Minor: Russian and East European Studies GPA: 3.85
Research Experience: two theses - one analyzing the phenomenon of multiple political parties in authoritarian and semi-authoritarian states (Russia and Kazakhstan were the case studies) and one analyzing Putin's Annual Addresses
no teaching experience. i haven't published anything, but i did quite well on both theses. should have strong letters (one each from both thesis advisors and one from a prof I formed a good relationship with) haven't taken the GRE yet. what score should I shoot for on that?
so far i'm looking at the following schools: Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Berkeley, Chicago, UVA, Duke, Cornell, Georgetown, UT-Austin, Wash. U-St. Louis, Northwestern, UCLA
is this a pipe dream?
thanks for the input!
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Date: July 11th, 2009 12:16 AM Author: mint thriller stage aim for as high as possible on the gre (esp math). Try and publish your theses (seriously - no need to aim for the best journals, just trim em down and send them out). LORS are crucial, hopefully your profs are somewhat known/respected. what are you doin this year? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1038654&forum_id=3#12213504) |
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Date: August 25th, 2009 3:28 PM Author: titillating hospital international law enforcement agency I think you can do it, except you may be applying to too many schools, and they may be all over the place. Keep your aim solid (IMO) and go for schools you know you deserve. A 3.85 at Georgetown is impressive. Wash U and UT austin aint that impressive for History PHD. Columbia has a great History department with Alan Brinkley in Us History. Yale would be a great match for the Russian research you have done. My list for you: Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Stanford, Chicago, UPenn, and Northwestern -- because i think other colleges get the admission data, i know they do for Business School. |
Date: July 11th, 2009 4:01 AM Author: charismatic library sweet tailpipe Post removed by moderator for violating The Law of The Land. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1038654&forum_id=3#12214583) |
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Date: July 24th, 2009 10:51 AM Author: Grizzly Comical Karate Persian please commit suicide already and stop posting to this board (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1038654&forum_id=3#12333724) |
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Date: July 24th, 2009 6:19 PM Author: charismatic library sweet tailpipe Post removed by moderator for violating The Law of The Land. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1038654&forum_id=3#12337179) |
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Date: August 21st, 2009 3:11 PM Author: tantric milky haunted graveyard genital piercing thanks for the advice. i'm actually working as an AmeriCorps VISTA for an education non-profit, so it's not really related to my field, but my choices were limited due to the recession.
my professors are, i believe, well-respected, particularly my honors thesis advisor. he told me he will absolutely go to bat for me.
i guess my main task now is to craft a compelling statement of purpose. would you suggest naming specific professors with whom i'd like to work? |
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Date: August 26th, 2009 1:24 PM Author: Exciting Affirmative Action humanities phds are always miserable dood, dont do it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1038654&forum_id=3#12598812) |
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Date: August 26th, 2009 1:48 PM Author: Provocative Lake Hall Mediation poli sci is a social science, not part of the humanities. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1038654&forum_id=3#12598970) |
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Date: August 27th, 2009 1:47 AM Author: Useless turquoise senate P.S. has a much better job market than any humanities subject. Still want to be at a top institution for your subfield though, and preferably top-ten overall. Especially ITE. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1038654&forum_id=3#12604720) |