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I mean in terms of caliber of institutions and scholarships.
Here's a little bit about me:
>Age 22, white, single, male
>Newly graduated from a third-tier doctoral research university in Kentucky
>Born, raised, and still living in a small, rural community
>Have held a diversified array of state government (executive and legislative branches) and law office internships
>Currently work in retail as an hourly (have interviewed for several jobs and applied to well over 150 but to no avail; I'm either over- or underqualified, generally)
>Graduated with 3.3 GPA
>Major: Political Science
>Goal GRE total: 1500 (780 Quantitative, since I'm better in math than verbal, anyway; 720 Verbal)
Will such criteria place me in the running for the Ivy League? Top-tier public (think Michigan, Berkeley, Texas, UCLA?) Or otherwise? Thanks!
Your GPA alone will keep you out of the Ivies, but I am not too sure about the rest, it will also depend on what you want to study in grad school and how competitive that program is.
I wouldn't worry about going top tier grad school, but if you do your homework you can find a really good grad school that you will qualify for.
What do you want to do?? Are you talking about a specific grad program?
Yes. Urban planning.
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Originally Posted by K-Luv
Your GPA alone will keep you out of the Ivies, but I am not too sure about the rest, it will also depend on what you want to study in grad school and how competitive that program is.
I wouldn't worry about going top tier grad school, but if you do your homework you can find a really good grad school that you will qualify for.
There are not that many urban planning programs out there that are accredited. It is an expanding field, per se, and universities are gradually implementing more planning programs as the demand for planners grows. Many of these programs don't even have GRE requirements.
I know I couldn't probably be accepted into a Harvard, UPenn, or even USC or Michigan. If I was accepted, my chances for scholarship or grant money would be slim to none. I'm not worried about the Ivies, but just figured I'd ask.
I'm primarily looking at schools that still have respected programs and (apparently) strong alumni networks--Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo and Hunter College (part of NYC's CUNY system) are two such examples. I'm pretty confident I could be accepted into either of those u.p. programs now with just my GPA alone, considering they don't require the GRE. But what I'm interested in is scholarship or grant money, or at least an out-of-state tuition waiver.
Texas A&M, Univ. of Texas-Austin, and Univ. of Washington are three other very good public schools with very good u.p. programs that, with a 1500/3.3., shouldn't be a problem to be accepted into. (They do require the GRE.)
As for getting into a top tier school, it's hard to say. It depends a lot on how many applicants they get, how many people they accept, etc. Each school approaches things differently. If you have great GRE scores, write a solid personal essay, and have some strong references...those can definitely trump gpa.
There are not that many urban planning programs out there that are accredited. It is an expanding field, per se, and universities are gradually implementing more planning programs as the demand for planners grows. Many of these programs don't even have GRE requirements.
I know I couldn't probably be accepted into a Harvard, UPenn, or even USC or Michigan. If I was accepted, my chances for scholarship or grant money would be slim to none. I'm not worried about the Ivies, but just figured I'd ask.
I'm primarily looking at schools that still have respected programs and (apparently) strong alumni networks--Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo and Hunter College (part of NYC's CUNY system) are two such examples. I'm pretty confident I could be accepted into either of those u.p. programs now with just my GPA alone, considering they don't require the GRE. But what I'm interested in is scholarship or grant money, or at least an out-of-state tuition waiver.
Texas A&M, Univ. of Texas-Austin, and Univ. of Washington are three other very good public schools with very good u.p. programs that, with a 1500/3.3., shouldn't be a problem to be accepted into. (They do require the GRE.)
Dont know much about Urban Planning, but I know UIC has a program.
I wouldn't even aim for the Ivy unless my scores were such that I was a shoe-in and likely to get a scholarship - I wouldn't want to pay for it on my own.
A lot of schools consider more heavily your letter of intent, community involvement, and leadership experiences. They also like someone who specializes and knows what they are going for - no jack-of-all-trades types.
You should be able to get into most state schools, which can be good schools and affordable.
Cal-Berkeley's School of Environmental design is probably tops but unless you have something else of note in your resume, you won't make it. The Texas Schools are decent. Buffalo has the most interesting architecture for a mid sized city - its like a museum - wonder if State U NY Buffalo has a program.
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1500 GRE, 3.3 GPA will qualify me for what?
