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It has been my dream to do PR/Journalism work at a leading fashion and lifestyle magazine like Cosmopolitan. I want to go to N.Y.U. for their graduate magazine program. Do I have any chance of getting in?? I am:
- 22 year old female
- Indian descent
- 3.14 GPA
- Receieved my B.A. in Public Relations/Advertising
- I have several professors who are willing to write me a recommendation letter (one of them received his doctorates at N.Y.U. and can attest to my skills for an upper-level/difficult course)
- I have also done 4 internships
- I have NOT taken the GRE’s yet… I wanted to study and be FULLY prepared/confident before I take them — but I got a 1700 on the SAT’s if that gives you an idea of my capabilities

Do I have a good chance at getting in?? Especially if it’s for my masters versus a bachelors..?

I am signed up to take a GRE prep course in March. I am in favor of the standardized test like the SAT and such but I really don’t agree with the weight that the GRE holds when applying for graduate school. Think about it. Most go to college and major in ONE thing. For me, I was a Public Relations major. I was required to take only 3 hours worth of math. Yet, I have to do an entire section of math on the GRE and it isn’t all basic math either. Plus, the vocabulary section is crap. It asks you for definitions of words that are not commonly used. Seriously, the meanings of some of those words are outdated and NOBODY uses them in the form that is being asked. If we have to take the exam, fine, but schools shouldn’t put the bulk of their decision on the score. They need to look at all factors like GPA, etc.It all needs to be balanced equally. I was good enough to get into college and graduate but the GRE is trying make us prove we are good enough to keep going? What do you guys think?