Vedamup

Patrick- what's your list of schools like?

Thank you so much you guys. I'm going to go ahead and apply. Are there any other schools that you would reccomend? All the schools I've mentioned are exceedingly hard to get into. Any other schools that are definitely great curriculum wise and can be considered 'safe'?

Hi all, Thanks for all the informative posts! I'm Veda, writing in from India. I plan on pursuing a masters program in IR fall 2015. Schools short listed- SIPA (top of my list), SAIS, Sciences Po, Elliot I graduated with a degree in economics (gpa 3.31) from a top ranked university in the country. I then worked with a media house for a little over a year. (Movie marketing). I also earned a post graduate diploma in marketing while I worked with the company. I quit my job a while ago to pursue what I've always wanted to do- IR and development. I'm giving my gre in the next 20 days. Is my irrelevant job experience a major disadvantage? Does it make sense to apply to these schools at all or would my application seem a little too random? I'd appreciate all the insight that I can get in order to make sure that this isn't a complete shot in the dark! Thanks, Veda