<p>I am graduating in fall 2011 from UCSD (I entered in winter) with a current GPA of 3.308. I'm applying to grad school in December to UCLA and University of Hawaii at Mānoa.
I just took the GRE and received a verbal score of 570 and a quantitative score of 440. I don't know what my writing score is yet, but I don't think it will be too bad (although I accidentally selected the wrong writing prompt which caught me off guard)
I have studied in both Korea and Japan while at UCSD, and my major was history, and after entering graduate school I plan to focus on the ancient history or Japan. And have also participated in an independent research project in that subject.</p>
<p>So, how are my odds looking? UCLA is my first choice because of its prestige and location.</p>
<p>In your field, quant isn’t quite as important - but the combination of low scores across the board is not a good sign and will make your application stand out in a bad way. I got in and funded at several places with a 540 quant, but that was coupled with a very high verbal score that probably offset my awful quant to some extent.</p>
<p>I would work very hard to bring up your verbal score, and to get your math score at least into the 500s, if not higher. UCLA is going to be extremely competitive, and your scores/GPA would certainly put you near the bottom of their applicant pool.</p>
<p>You are going to need to broaden your search anyway - graduate admit rates can be as low as 5-10%, so you need to apply to a range of schools and not fall in love with any given program until you’re admitted and funded. Otherwise, you’re setting yourself up for heartbreak.</p>
<p>Are you applying to doctoral programs? If you are applying to doctoral programs in history or East Asian studies you need to apply to more schools. Those fields are EXTREMELY competitive and if you are serious about going, you’ll need more school applications.</p>
<p>That said, I don’t think your quant score will hurt you too much but like polarscribe said, you need to get that verbal score up in history. It should be at least in the mid-600s. A lot of doctoral programs have cut-offs around 1200; yours is a 1010, which would even be iffy for some master’s programs at competitive schools.</p>
<p>The writing score doesn’t matter to much because you’ll have to submit a writing sample anyway.</p>