Eric123 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Please kindly give me some advice as to where I could go. Undergrad major Psychology (from a top US school) Undergrad GPA: 3.96/4.00 GRE: 335 (V170; Q165; AW6) Research: 1 B+ SSCI journal publication (CB area, equal authorship with professors); several undergoing with professors; 2.5 years' RA experience Teaching: one semester TA and tutorial instructor for a biological course working: website manager for family enterprise LOR: 3 references from cooperative professors Can I target any top 10 schools? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XanthusARES Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Yep, you can apply to top 10 programs. There's not really a lot to say. The GRE quant may be slightly under the 90% cut-off, but honestly that's not likely a huge deal with your research background, especially if your co-authors are well known and connected. Top 10 is always kind of a crapshoot, so I would still apply widely if I were you, but nothing about your package would necessarily keep you out of a top school. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDSC Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 What you've shared puts you in the zone for top 10 schools, should get you to the Skype interview round if you have a good statement of purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric123 Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 Yep, you can apply to top 10 programs. There's not really a lot to say. The GRE quant may be slightly under the 90% cut-off, but honestly that's not likely a huge deal with your research background, especially if your co-authors are well known and connected. Top 10 is always kind of a crapshoot, so I would still apply widely if I were you, but nothing about your package would necessarily keep you out of a top school. Good luck! Many thanks for your comments! what I am concerned is about my GRE quant score which is a bit unsatisfactory. I took some solid math courses with all As which I hope can remedy a bit. Yes I'll apply widely to ensure I will not lose the chance. I have learned a lot here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric123 Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 What you've shared puts you in the zone for top 10 schools, should get you to the Skype interview round if you have a good statement of purpose. Thank you for your good point! I am currently writing up my SOP which will focus on my motivation, research experience, and fit. Where can I find sample SOP to get inspired? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XanthusARES Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Many thanks for your comments! what I am concerned is about my GRE quant score which is a bit unsatisfactory. I took some solid math courses with all As which I hope can remedy a bit. Yes I'll apply widely to ensure I will not lose the chance. I have learned a lot here! Yeah, that's a fair concern. I don't know, it may keep you out of a few schools, but I don't think it will be a huge deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric123 Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 My dream schools are Stanford, Northwestern, HBS, Yale, UPenn, Duke, Columbia, Michigan, Chicago, UCLA, USC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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