No Idea Where To Apply??? Please Help!

allison1225
Sun, 24 Apr 2016 21:47:02 +0000

I don’t know if this helps, but we have quite similar stats. Some of the schools I’m looking at are University of Texas, University of Michigan, Vanderbilt, University of North Carolina and Duke. As listed on US News, here are the top 40 political science schools that you would match with your scores:
4. University of Michigan
13. (tied) UNC, Washington U in St. Louis*
15. (tied) NYU, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Rochester**
19. University of Minnesota
21. University of Texas
23. University of Illinois
25. (tied) Emory** (this is a bit of a reach), Indiana, Texas A&M
28. (tied) Penn State, University of Maryland, University of Washington
32. (tied) Michigan State University, Rice University (slight reach), Stony Brook University—​SUNY, University of Iowa
36. George Washington University**
40. (tied) Florida State, Georgetown University, University of Pittsburgh

If you score slightly higher on your ACT (I’m thinking ~33), you have a chance at any school you want to go to. The list above is just schools that I think you could get into that have very strong political science majors.
Do not let any of the comments on here decide what schools you can get into and should apply to. Do some research based on your major, how much you want to pay and if softball at the next level is really what you want. If it is, email the coaches from the schools you’re interested in and tell them about yourself (i.e. grades, stats, etc.). Even if a school is done with their recruiting for 2017 grad years, if you inform them of your interest to walk on, it can possibly increase your chances of getting in. Best of luck in your search!

*Link to the full article: http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools/political-science-rankings

** You could most likely play softball at these schools, due to them being in a lower division. Ultimately, you can walk onto any school on this list and try to play, but note that practice and games will take away from your overall college experience, especially at a D1 school.