PhD in Political Science what GRE score do I need?

Graduate School
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<p>Hello everyone,</p>

<p>I am wondering what kind of scores I need to get into a top political science program. I'm thinking University of Chicago maybe. I have decent grades with a 3.8 or so in my undergrad, and I am in the honors program at my school. What kind of GRE score do I need to get in order to be competitive?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>HarperRae</p>

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I would need your advice on getting into one of the top 10 schools in political science / international relations (Harvard, Yale, Berkeley, Stanford, etc.).</p>

<ol>
<li>master in IR from Cambridge, UK (pass)</li>
<li>valedictorian of French National School of Administration</li>
<li>6 years of work experience with the United Nations, the European Parliament and the diplomatic service</li>
<li>GRE: 560 (V) and 760 (V)</li>
<li>French national</li>
<li>co-author of several publications, including in one peer-reviewed journal on development assistance</li>
</ol>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I applied this cycle with a 720Q, 690V and 5.5W, and was admitted to a top 5 program. But I’ve been told my scores were on the low side, especially my quant (720 is only in the 75%tile)</p>

<p>The general advice I’ve gathered is that the GRE score isn’t the critical factor. More important are your research experience, letters, and GPA. But it’d be good to break 700 in both categories, and definitely higher in the math since the polisci field in general is becoming increasingly quantitative.</p>

<p>Hope that helps : )</p>