<p>Hi!</p>
<p>For a variety of reasons I've been very slow in sorting out my US applications for entrance in 2010 and have only applied to 4 Political Science PhD programs so far. These are: Columbia, Harvard (Government and PEG) and Stanford. I still haven't got all my GRE results back and could only spend 3 days preparing. My main research interest is in political economy and globalization and public policy in particular.</p>
<p>I don't really know what is expected from applicants, coming from England and everything, but would greatly appreciate any advice on my chances at these 3 schools, and especially whether it is worth applying to other programs late (eg Duke, Princeton) given the 3 I have applied for are likely to be highly competitive? I've heard applications aren't looked at until January so lateness may not be problematic. Also, what are the prospects of receiving full funding, given I come from a relatively poor background - would these universities pay for everything?</p>
<p>PROFILE</p>
<p>ACADEMIC
GRE: V-700, Q-790</p>
<p>Graduate (current) institution: Nuffield College, University of Oxford
Graduate course: MSc Politics Research (Comparative Government strand)
Courses: Comparative Government, Introductory Statistics, Intermediate Statistics, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Advanced Statistics, Multilevel Modelling, Structural Equation Modelling</p>
<p>Undergrad institution: St Anne's College, University of Oxford
Undergrad course: Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Courses: 4 in Politics and 4 in Economics, but none explicitly in mathematics (as befits a UK university background)
Results: 4th of 246 overall; 1st in politics; received prize for best thesis in politics and second best written exams in politics; all economics papers scored below all politics papers</p>
<p>Paper recently submitted to World Development journal
Paper likely to be presented at APSA 2010
Paper presented at an international conference in the UK in 2008</p>
<p>VOCATIONAL
Have worked for the UK Civil Service as an economist
Have worked as a development economics consultant for a major think tank
Interned for US Sen Chris Dodd</p>
<p>OTHER
Not very much in terms of extra-curricular really, but play a lot of sport to a reasonable level</p>
<p>Any thoughts would be great!</p>
<p>Thanks...</p>