Hi gradadmissions!

I am 23 years old-appx. 2 years out of undergrad. I graduated cum laude with a dual BA in sociology/gender studies (3.6 overall-with a 3.7 major GPA). I went to a SUNY (New York state school) that is considered good, but is small in size/not a top 100 school. Since I've graduated, I have been working in non-profit/social justice-specifically in the reproductive rights sector. I have done some volunteer work for reproductive health clinics. I also ran an on-campus feminist club while in undergrad.

I plan on applying to 7 Sociology (one of them is Cultural Anthropology) PhD programs within the US for the Fall 2019 semester. I will need to be fully funded for my studies in order to attend, since my financial situation is fairly poor and I already have a large amount of student debt from undergrad.

Things I feel good about: 1. I am confident in my writing abilities: I can provide a good sample, I am proud of my undergrad thesis and I believe I can write a decent SOP. 2. I don't think I will have trouble getting LORs from my former professors.

I am worried about a few things: 1. My writing is not published anywhere. 2. I did not take a stats course while in undergrad because it was not a requirement for either of my majors (the program was focused on qualitative methods- ethnography and media analysis). I took one required math course that covered statistics but was more of an overview of simple mathematics. 3. I have not taken the GRE yet, I am currently studying for it. I am scoring well on the verbal portions of practice tests and I am improving my scores in all sections, which is cool! However, math is definitely not one of my strengths. I am going to try my best, but will most likely not score in the top percentile in the Quant. section even if I study a lot.
3. I am worried that even if I get fully funded/receive a stipend, these funds will still not give me enough money to live a reasonably comfortable life. I will have to pay my own living expenses (including expenses for a car) while going to school and will have pretty limited support from my family.

I am just having some generalized anxiety about the whole admissions process. I was wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation as me and wound up getting into a good program with funding? Also, if anyone has any pointers on what I can do about my weak points related to stats/math or if that sort of thing isn't something to worry about. Lastly, does anyone have any tips for getting the most funding from a school, stretching stipend/assistantship money as far as possible, and the logistics of working an outside job while in grad school (how to prevent myself from going totally broke)?

Thanks everybody!!!