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UCLA grad, what are my chances?
| vivacious peach dilemma boistinker | 08/25/09 |
| Hairraiser twinkling volcanic crater lodge | 08/25/09 |
| bat-shit-crazy tanning salon | 08/26/09 |
| vivacious peach dilemma boistinker | 08/27/09 |
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Date: August 25th, 2009 4:16 AM Author: vivacious peach dilemma boistinker Subject: Getting into a good Policy MA program Hey guys, hows it going? I'm looking to applying to a few grad schools this fall in IR, specifically: SAIS, SIPA, KSG, MIT, GT, Tufts, MIIS. I'm looking into a practical MA program in international/national security. Here's a little about myself:
-Currently teaching English full-time in the Middle East (one yr. contract), where I am also taking advanced Arabic courses at the University of Jordan, interning, and volunteering. -Fluent in Spanish and conversational in Arabic -BA from UCLA in IR and Arabic (CUM GPA 3.7) -4 security related internships -GRE: 600Q/740V -Published in the UCLA Undergrad. research journal (the paper was on the effects of intelligence on policy)
Anyway, considering what I've listed, am I a competitive candidate for the programs I listed (my first choice is MIT, as it's condensed), or should I look somewhere else? Also, what does anyone know about the King's College in London War Studies program?
Thanks so much!
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Date: August 25th, 2009 9:13 AM Author: Hairraiser twinkling volcanic crater lodge Even KSG admissions is not that difficult. With the high GPA and internship experiences, you will be accepted to all the MA programs you mentioned. I am 90% sure. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1071046&forum_id=3#12589921) |
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Date: August 26th, 2009 2:46 PM Author: bat-shit-crazy tanning salon MIT has an IR master's? Your Q GRE is horrifically low. Is that like a 40%? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1071046&forum_id=3#12599382) |
Date: August 27th, 2009 3:33 AM Author: vivacious peach dilemma boistinker Thanks guys for the input! Yea, my Q score is sadly quite pathetic, in the 40's as you had mentioned. My V though is the 99th, so perhaps that could make up for it? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1071046&forum_id=3#12605383) |