I don’t want “affirmative action” to work in my favor, but it probably will even tho I don’t want to

I said I did the bulk of my UG in Puerto Rico. I did 72 credits there. Plus the remaining in Texas…so let’s add the Texas credits: 18+39=129. So yes, I did more than enough to graduate. I take you missed the part where I said I did the bulk of my education in Puerto Rico.

It’s for a Ph.D: political science.

Overall GPA: 3.05

Major: 3.17

GRE: still don’t know, I’ll be taking it in about 10-12 weeks from now, but the mock online tests I’m taking put me in the 40th percentiles. I’m signing up for a top of the line prep course, so that should increase my score.

I am gathering letters of recommendation. Not just from professors/lecturers, but employers, and the like.

I currently work in my area of study as well: I work for a small-ish grassroots lobby. I was also mildly involved (in an indirect, but crucial way) in one of my state’s 2020 election lawsuits. I gathered voting records for a lead counsel from a few small counties as counter-evidence so the case could get dismissed. I was a super invisible figure.