I have been out of school for a year and am thinking of going for a master's in international affairs or security studies. My focus is European security. However, I want to be realistic and would like to apply to programs I have a realistic chance of getting into, since I don't have the best grades. I majored in European politics at a strong state school (e.g., Illinois, Wisconsin, Washington). I have a 3.2 GPA and managed to gradaute with honors because I wrote an honors thesis. My grades are mostly As and Bs, as I could not truly focus on academics because I worked through college and didn't have enough time to study. This is what makes me most insecure. I work in international development in DC and many of my cooworkers have master's degrees from HKS, Georgetown, SAIS, Tufts, LSE, etc. This also makes me feel insecure, since I feel as if I have to get a master's from a school of that calibre to stay competitive. In my previous position, I wrote about European security for a news agency. Although my GPA is rather low, I managed to pull of an "A" on my honors thesis and in the thesis course, which was taught like a graduate seminar. I have international experience as well. I am a European national and have lived in European countries and speak a handful of European languages proficiently. If I manage to do well on the GRE and get good recommendation letters, what types of schools should I be aiming for? I plan to work for a few more years before going back to school. I don't want to waste time and money applying to a school I have no real change of getting into.