<p>Here’s my deal. Undergrad BA from UW-Madison in 2004 GPA 3.37 (3.8 in major and the 3.37 is from my first two years). Worked for a few years. Fully funded terminal Master’s in Political Science at Marquette University expected Spring 2011, 4.0 GPA, a couple of conference papers, maybe a publication (but probably not before the application). I’m a standout in the department and I expect to get very good LORs. GRE Verbal 710 Quant 680 AW 5.0. I’m thinking of applying to 8-10 places (1 or 2 “reach” 5-6 “fit” and 2 or 3 “less selective”). What range should I be looking at for these categories? This is a list of schools I would be interested in applying (I didn’t whittle any down yet, and I know the top schools are probably out of range but I just thought I’d see what others think) Where should I draw my “upper bound.” I should specify I’m looking at Political Science Ph.D. programs.</p>
<p>Harvard U.
Princeton U.
Brown U.
Cornell U.
Columbia U.
Duke University
Stanford University
UC-Berkeley
MIT
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Minnesota
University of North Carolina
UC-San Diegeo
UCLA
University of Chicago
Ohio State University
Northwestern University
University of Illinois
University of Indiana-Bloomington
University of Washington
Emory University
Penn State
University of Maryland
University of Iowa
University of Virginia
Notre Dame University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Johns Hopkins University
University of Colorado
University of Pittsburgh
Vanderbilt
University of Arizona
Rutgers University
Arizona State University
George Mason University
University of Kansas
University of Nebraska
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee</p>