Chances of entering...
OK, I know this question can be pretty annoying, but I'd appreciate your help, a lot. Mainly because I'm on the waiting game and terribly nervous!
I'm a Mexican student who applied for graduate education to NYU, Columbia, and UPenn. My goal is to study English. However, I applied to the combined MA/PhD program for all these colleges, because I want my education to be fully-funded. People have told me it's horribly difficult to get in, and since my confidence is starting to drop, I will share with you my qualifications and ask for your opinion. Please?
My GRE scores were 610 in Verbal, 510 in Quantitative, and 5.5 in Analytical Writing.
I took the PBT TOEFL, and my score was a 657 with a 5 in the Writing part.
I took the Literature GRE, and got a 630.
My letters of recommendation were written by a fairly well-known professor, the chairman, and one professor that is pretty young...
And, what I think could make it harder for me (I'm shaking) is the fact that I am not an official graduate--I'm still waiting for the date for my thesis defense. I hope that by April it will all be over, though.
These are my qualifications. Could you give me your honest opinions, please? Just to be safe, I'm applying for local scholarships, in case I am accepted for a MA, and applying to Trinity College Dublin. In fact, I'm also thinking about applying to a college that is not so selective, such as Marshall. If you could help me by giving your opinion on these decisions I will really appreciate it as well.
I'm a Mexican student who applied for graduate education to NYU, Columbia, and UPenn. My goal is to study English. However, I applied to the combined MA/PhD program for all these colleges, because I want my education to be fully-funded. People have told me it's horribly difficult to get in, and since my confidence is starting to drop, I will share with you my qualifications and ask for your opinion. Please?
My GRE scores were 610 in Verbal, 510 in Quantitative, and 5.5 in Analytical Writing.
I took the PBT TOEFL, and my score was a 657 with a 5 in the Writing part.
I took the Literature GRE, and got a 630.
My letters of recommendation were written by a fairly well-known professor, the chairman, and one professor that is pretty young...
And, what I think could make it harder for me (I'm shaking) is the fact that I am not an official graduate--I'm still waiting for the date for my thesis defense. I hope that by April it will all be over, though.
These are my qualifications. Could you give me your honest opinions, please? Just to be safe, I'm applying for local scholarships, in case I am accepted for a MA, and applying to Trinity College Dublin. In fact, I'm also thinking about applying to a college that is not so selective, such as Marshall. If you could help me by giving your opinion on these decisions I will really appreciate it as well.