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<p>Grad Programs in Human and Community Development Chicago Area </p>

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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>Having been recently nominated for the Fulbright Foreign Student Grant, I am planning to undertake a Ph.D. in Human and Community Development at a university in the Chicago region (ie: top-mid ranking unis - Uni. of Chicago, Northwestern, DePaul Uni, Uni of Illinois at Chicago).</p>

<p>In addition to my degrees in Psychology from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom and the University of Geneva, Switzerland, I hold various international diplomas of direct relevance to the following topics: adolescent sexual, reproductive and mental health as well as gender studies.</p>

<p>I have six years experience working in the public health field with international orgs (WHO) and NGOs both in Europe and Mexico. </p>

<p>QUESTION 1: Given the above, I am curious to know whether my chances of entering into grad school will be diminished by low GRE scores (410V and 470Q - Analytical 4.0). </p>

<p>QUESTION 2: I would like to know which are some good lower-ranked universitites in the Chicago area, where I could undertake a Ph.D. in Human and Community Development, Community Psychology and/or Social Policy.</p>

<p>Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions</p>

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<p>Out of curiosity, isn’t the University of Chicago generally a top-ranked university in this sort of field?</p>

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<p>It certainly is-…what suggests otherwise?</p>

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<p>Oh, I though that you were implying otherwise when you grouped it into the top-mid class, but I think that I was wrong.</p>

<p>Not that I know anything about admissions in your field, but this is my thinking: since you’ve been out of school for the better half of a decade, your GRE scores will be much less important than your statement of purpose and especially your letters of recommendation. Given what you’ve been doing since you left school, I can’t imagine that your recommendations would be anything less than very good. I think that the only troublesome spot in your application would be whether universities would immediately deny your application due to your GRE scores; but, I have the feeling that this isn’t usually done for schools in the higher tiers. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Jee, thanks. I appreciate your response - your thoughts are encouraging. I hope that luck is on your side as well. Thanks again for your time.</p>

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<p>I think your GREs could be overlooked. I’m actually a grad student at Uchicago (in int’l relations) and they put a fair emphasis on experience, which you have lots of, and seem quite willing to take a chance on someone who might not have all top stats but shows potential to be very successful.</p>