Hi,
I'm applying to complit programs for a phD. I'm really really bad at standardized tests, but I got a 660 verbal, 760 math and 6 on the writing. Not the best, but not terrible.

i have a decently high gpa (3.91/4.0) and 3.98 in both of my majors. i graduated magna cum laude from yale this yr, with distinction in both disciplines.

i feel like i need a higher verbal score to stay in the running. Does anyone have any advice?

Also, i was going to use my senior thesis as my application writing sample. but it only got honorable mention for the Best Senior Thesis in the literature department prize. I feel like people are going to be applying with mindblowingly stellar essays, and I don't know how a "second best" essay would stand up to those... should I spend this summer reworking and rewriting my sample?? I presented this paper at my first professional conference (the Kentucky Foreign language Conference) where it was well-received.

A huge handicap is that I only know French and reading knowledge of German. I'm confident in my French skills (I studied abroad at Ecole Normale Superieure and during my year off I willb e teaching at a high school in Paris) but I'm just beginning to learn German. Should I be applying to French programs instead of complit??

any advice would be helpful!! please let me know

I have a decently high gpa (3.91/4.0)? The Kentucky Foreign language Conference?

Is this a joke? If so, this is hilarious. I love reading insecure people fish for compliments as well.

If this is not a joke, well, you are a joke.