Hello everyone,
I was wondering if I might be able to garner some responses from this community regarding my problem. I didn't know where else to turn to for now, so I hope to illicit some feedback.
I have an Associate of Arts in Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. The reason my BA is in Psychology is that my university didn't offer a Political Science major. I decided even before I graduated that I didn't want to pursue Psychology in my Graduate career because I didn't want to have to conduct experiments. It was easy for me to decide on pursuing an MA in Political Science.
I was accepted to a Political Science MA program last year which I attended for one semester and got a lot of experience from it. I was even given a Graduate Teaching Assistantship for a first-year undergraduate course in general politics. I am very comfortable in front of students and guiding tutorial sessions, which of course will definitely apply to my own research presentations as well.
However, I had to withdraw due to insufficient funds and I had to move from BC to Ontario for my family. Now, I find myself in a position where I am in a safe place and can pursue the MA degree sometime in the future. But, I am worried that potential schools will discount my application as I was already given a chance before and I failed at it. Additionally, the universities in Ontario have slightly higher admission requirements. In BC, all I needed was a 3.0/4.33 GPA and in Ontario, I need a 3.33/4.33 GPA. I have a 3.09 GPA.
My research is relevant to today's politics and of the politics in the near future. My writing skill is pretty good I feel (you can judge for yourself, given this post's quality). I am able to study International Relations between Canada and Asia (mostly China), the EU, and the Arctic.
I have no presentations or publications to aid my application. I am open to being conditionally admitted with the requirement that I take upper level political science courses before being unconditionally admitted, though I am unsure as to how that would affect GTA and other sources of funding, as well as office allocation.
My fundamental question is, should I even bother trying for it again? I know I can do it. Do you need any more information from me before giving advice?
Thanks everyone!