<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me what my odds are of getting into the top International Relations PhD programs are?</p>
<p>650 V
780 Q
5.5 Analytic Writing
JD from top 10 Law School
Undergrad 3.6 GPA, state school
4 Publications in obscure law journals</p>
<p>Nobody does “chances” for graduate school because the statistical validity of a random forum opinion based solely on a set of numbers is approximately nil. We have no idea what programs are looking for, what individual professors want in any given year, whether your research interests match the faculty at a given school, what the competitive outlook is, how many students each program is going to accept… you get the picture.</p>
<p>Nobody here knows what your “chances” of admission are, and unlike the high school students who don’t know any better, we don’t waste time ********ting you :)</p>
<p>In line with the previous post: you have the stats to make it likely that your file won’t be thrown aside after a quick glance. We can tell you that. </p>
<p>But chances for admission? At that point (once we get down to looking at the writing samples, research statements, recommendation letters, etc.) there is no way for anyone to evaluate your chances in general, let alone your chances at any specific school.</p>