<p>I made a mistake in implying that I won't go to TCD or St. Andrews. What I meant, is that I really hope to get into my top two choices. I would certainly consider TCD an option. I have lived in Dublin and absolutely love the area and the people there. However, I am not so sure that my degree will mean as much, thus I need to weigh out all my options. St. Andrews is more a fancy of mine - I would like a degree in English, but I am not sure it will be so useful.... we will see.</p>
<p>you will get into LSE easy i got a reply from LSE in 1 month after i turned in my application. My friend applied to that course for Oxford and got in around december, i been hearing if you apply early to Oxford or Cambridge you will get in quite easy</p>
<p>My undergrad gpa is 2.5. Can you suggest some safe grad schools to do master’s in computer science ?</p>
<p>Cumulative GPA = 3.53
Major GPA = 3.97</p>
<p>I have yet to take the GRE and I am concerned about the quantitative section. I am applying to mid level universities. My intended program is English with a concentration in either Rhetoric and Composition or English and African American literature. I have taken a few practice tests, but that means nothing until I take the big one. Wish me luck!</p>
<p>Ph.D mathematics
Non-US Citizen
GPA 3.97
GRE: V600, Q800, W2 
GRE Sub: Math 730
1-Summer Research
1-Independent Research
Apply NYU, Michigan, Chicago, Rice, Carnegie Mellon, Rice</p>
<p>I don’t know if my GRE writing and subject math will hurt me or not.</p>
<p>bookwormtail you should definitely retake your writing. i hate to say it but it’s way below average. considering you have decent verbal score, it shouldn’t be a problem to raise it to 4.0+. or you really have problem writing??</p>
<p>how’s GRE math compared to quantitative? what your percentile at 730? i know nothing about math major but judging from GRE Q i assume you have to score close to perfect? no?</p>
<p>It would be nice if applicants can post the results on here too as it would help future applicants like myself.</p>
<p>Agreed. 10char.</p>
<p>Does anyone still read these?</p>
<p>I hope this can inspire a bit, because all the selection process has taught me is that stats mean absolutely nothing if you can show the admissions committee that you truly want to be there.</p>
<p>Critical Numbers
BS at top 50-60 undergraduate university in Communication (May 2009)
Overall GPA: 3.182 (huge upward trend, last three semesters were 3.47, 3.78, 3.55)
Major GPA: 3.481
GRE: 480 V, 580 Q, 6 A (only took it once, scheduled it a week before I took it, no studying)
No subject GREs</p>
<p>Research:
None</p>
<p>Leadership Positions/Distinctions/Involvement:</p>
<p>President of Communication Majors Society (300 people) my junior-senior year
Vice president of CMS my sophomore year
Vice president of Slavic Club
Captain of a varsity sports team (2 letters; freshman and senior year); member of All-Conference Honor Roll
Member of Lambda Pi Eta
Member of Asian Association/Indian Association (I’m ethnically Finnish, so I think this may’ve helped for the intercultural program)</p>
<p>Experience
Interned as a reporter for a top newspaper; still freelance occasionally and had 50 articles published last summer</p>
<p>Schools Applied To</p>
<p>Pepperdine University (top and only choice, as far as I was concerned); Intercultural Communication MA
The Ohio State University; Strategic Communication MA
Indiana University - Bloomington; Journalism MA
Ole Miss; Journalism MA (because of family financial problems and being unable to take out a loan if the other plans fell through)</p>
<p>Accepted?
Everywhere.</p>
<p>So now how do we explain it? I have no research credentials, my test scores are awful (especially compared to all of yours), and my GPA wasn’t even above a 3.0 until my junior year. I have no answers. For what it’s worth, I truly didn’t think I was going to get in anywhere.
I’m wondering, especially for the journalism programs (both are exceptional programs) if it’s because of the work experience I have and the perfect analytic writing score. Not much else explains it. The communication programs. . .I think I just interviewed really well.</p>
<p>I’ll be attending Pepperdine, so I can work with the professor I want to. Once I was accepted, I knew that was where I wanted to be. The money miraculously worked itself out - accepted an assistantship that’ll cover everything but housing.</p>
<p>Keep your heads up, kiddos!</p>
<p>I am applying for the Master of Fine Arts programs both at the University of Alaska - Fairbanks, Minnesota State University - Mankato, and a few others…after that I hope to go to Denver University for my Doctor of Philosophy in Creative Writing! :)</p>
<p>@ LackLuster</p>
<p>It’s possible someone has responded before, but I’ll add my 2cents re: Columbia. Perhaps this isn’t the case in poly sci, but some of their schools/departments do not require the GREs. This also goes for Berkeley and other UCs in several deparments. </p>
<p>I know I’m applying to vis anthro/social doc/(broadcast doc) journalism/mfa doc programs [yes, they are all related] and the majority of the programs I’m applying to will refuse to look at GRE scores. Sadly for me, my #1 option still requires it. But they say their acceptance scores have ranged from the high 500s to the high 700s… and yes, this is a top 10 school. So take it for what it’s worth.</p>
<p>@bookwormtail,</p>
<p>If you read through the ETS guide to the GRE and the information they give to those people who are allowed to request score reports (ie. universities, fellowships, etc.) you’d see they have special considerations for foreign students, especially those whose first language is/may not be English. They even have statistics on comparative scores depending upon nationality. </p>
<p>In the long run, a Princeton Review study book for the GRE that I got says, in slightly more words, that the GRE is not a test of intelligence or knowledge, but rather a test of the particular skill of taking standardized tests. Don’t let the scores bring you down, and if you MUST, address any shortcoming in your personal statement. Just don’t forget that positive spin.</p>
<p>@ ecliptica,</p>
<p>You hit the nail on the head with this one. It comes down to the school, the program… Unfortunately for some people like those that posted in the first 5 pages, their scores do matter more than in programs like Comm. In most comm/journalism programs, your quant. means very little, and it’s all about the writing. But again, if you look at the GRE statistical data sent to universities and fellowship programs for consideration of how to break down applicant scores, some programs of study (like comm and other humanities) have consistently lower GRE scores than something in various other departments. </p>
<p>For arguments sake, they also note that in terms of demographics and scores, that men do better at quant than women, overall. the older you get, the better the verbal score gets. The younger you are the higher the likelihood of scoring higher in quant than your older co-applicants. And in the very end, it is suggested that GRE scores correlate somewhat with UGPAs. </p>
<p>What does this mean? As far as I’m concerned…nothing.</p>
<p>Because in the end if you can show how much you want something in an effective way that the adm. committee can see/feel/understand…then you’re better off than someone that scores well. After all, the basis for looking at these scores is that it’s supposed to (somehow) correlate to the likelihood of one’s graduating their graduate program, and the higher the score suggests the faster you’ll finish too. But nothing is more powerful to one’s ability to accomplish something than the sheer desire to do so.</p>
<p>[I think it’s BS because the higher you score the more likely you are to get fin aid, and I’d have a much easier time graduating quickly if I could focus on work and not where my next tuition/rent payment was coming from]</p>
<p>Goal: MA/PhD in Spanish/(Psycho)linguistics/undecided</p>
<p>UGPA: 3.27 (humanities) [Top 3 Ivy]
Post UGPA: 3.98 (ed. credential & 2 graduate level linguistics courses) [Tier 3 school]
GRE: Verbal: 760 Quant: 750 Writing: ? (will find out soon)</p>
<p>More details:
-undergrad major unrelated to any potential graduate studies
-in early 30’s
-5+ years experience as high school foreign language teacher
-underrepresented/underprivileged minority with excellent sob story =)</p>
<p>Applying to:
USC, UCLA, Cal State LA</p>
<p>Tentative Career Goal:
teaching Spanish at the community college level</p>
<p>What would you guys do if you were in my situation? Thanks in advance for the advice.</p>
<p>@ NewInTown</p>
<p>Are you aware the last post in this thread before yours is three months old?</p>
<p>boneh3ad, I have a record (less than or) similar to yours. So I’m just curious: where did you get in? I’m freaking out big time and don’t know where I should apply</p>
<p>Well I feel a bit overwhelemed by the rest of you! You guys are great, wonderful schools, GPAs and all. 
Sorry if this does not belong here. I’m new and this is my first post.</p>
<p>My Goal: Get an MBA with a concentration in marketing (definitely felt that I didn’t learn enough about it in undergrad. When you’ve only taken 5 marketing classes, one of which is the “intro” class that I think is used to help juniors figure out what their concentration will be, it doesn’t really give you a great understanding of the subject. Then again our program was set up to be that way so you could learn a bit of everything in the business world - a “liberal arts business degree” if you will. I just graduated in May of this year actually).</p>
<p>Undergrad School: Doubt that you’ve ever heard of it, unless you watch college basketball (or if you’re applying to either the Law or Dental schools in Sacramento or SF respectively) - University of the Pacific. It’s a small school located in Northern California.</p>
<p>Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration concentration marketing. Minor in theatre.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.56</p>
<p>ECs/JE: Internship for multiple years at a hotel, successful sole proprietor, I also did some philanthropy as a part of my professional theatre fraternity (I’m a woman but my organization is co-ed thus we call it a fraternity, we actually have more females than males in it). I’ve done more philanthropy-related work outside of my fraternity. I also have a few awards, literary features, and public speaking events under my belt.</p>
<p>I will be taking the GMAT soon, I’ve been studying but I’m still nervous.</p>
<p>Schools that I am applying to: Stanford, Berkeley, UC Davis, and USF (San Francisco just to clarify).</p>
<p>Out of curiousity do you guys think that this is a good list of schools for MBA in the Northern California region?</p>
<p>
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<p>Lets see…
Accepted
UIUC (M.S.)
Purdue (M.S.)
Maryland (M.S./Ph.D.)
Texas A&M (Ph.D.)
Ga Tech (M.S.)
RPI (Ph.D.)
Cornell (M.Eng.)</p>
<p>Denied
UMich (M.S.)
Berkeley (M.S.)
Johns Hopkins (Ph.D.)</p>
<p>I was expecting Berkeley because it is ridiculously hard to get into, but given the other schools that accepted me, I was surprised that Michigan had a stick up its but like that. Not that it would have been my top choice. I chose TAMU and I am very happy with that choice.</p>
<p>blueheart87 - there is a seperate business school forum for MBA aspirants:</p>
<p>[Business</a> School - MBA - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-school-mba/]Business”>Business School - MBA - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>This forum is really geared towards research degrees.</p>
<p>Thanks cosmicfish - I figured that out after I posted unfortunately…-<em>-. So everyone please ignore my post! Thanks again cosmicfish (nice name by the way). ^</em>^</p>