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  1. In terms of employment opportunities, a lot of international students I know work in their respective embassies in DC. Have you tried giving a look at your embassy in DC to see if they are hiring or have internship opportunities? Also some of my international friends work for the World Bank, which might be an option.
  2. I resell on Ebay PT, I bring in about $500/mo for basically going out once or twice a week (so potentially you could make more) to garage sales, estate sales, thrift stores, etc. what do you know the most about? Records? Games? Jewelry? Sneakers? Art? etc. you pick that one field.. go on Craigslist to find estate sales or garage sales, and then hunt. It's great for extra cash, in my opinion.
  3. Heh, that's cute. Well I beg to differ because I've already done this for a grad program, and it worked. It's the difference of seeing a 3.98 and a 4.0. In psychology, the difference between seeing a $19.99 shirt and a $20.00 shirt is not the difference of a penny. Also, your math is a bit rusty. Have a nice night!
  4. This is basically my background- International Politics. I went to a top 15 school for undergrad, but came out with a less than stellar GPA.. which I knew I would have going into this thing. I basically consider my social life as important as my academic one. In which case, you're doing a good job.. cushioning your GPA. I am wrapping up a 2 year Master's here in DC, I've already interned at the United Nations HQ in NYC, multiple times for DoD, and have worked full-time at DoD for a year, speak multiple languages, lived/studied in multiple countries, I'm 24. I'm applying to my 2nd Master's this year. These programs don't care about your GPA so much as you as an overall individual. In the same way G Bush can go to an Ivy with C's and D's, so can you go to a bomb a** school with an average GPA. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. International Politics isn't necessarily a very academic field (in that for Med School it's probably more important to make As than for us).. it's more about your personality and character. If you have the resume, no one cares if you made straight A's.
  5. If they ask for three, submit three. Unless you're a child prodigy or have a huge legacy/name/donation to give to the "very prestigious school" no one cares about you personally and will see your app as incomplete.
  6. I am currently doing a Columbia app. What are the value and/or debt of your parent's assets? I wrote what it was. How much assistance did you receive from your parents last year? Told them. How much financial assistance are you expecting to receive from them this year? Told them. I wouldn't leave these sections blank, personally.. unless you feel comfortable doing so. They aren't asking how "needy" you are, because there are no scholarships avail in-school for need-based applicants, so you don't have to worry about saying "My parents paid for everything" because they aren't going to deny you scholarships based on need, they don't exist. They are asking to asses how qualified you are for loans/grants from the fed government and state. How are you planning on paying your tuition? If it's solely from your parents you don't have anything to worry about. If it's from outside scholarships, ditto. Unless you claimed "dependent" your parents aren't liable for your school costs like they were for undergrad. Columbia is asking to asses (more than likely) if you're going to be able to pay tuition (somehow). I wouldn't worry about it too much. Personally I have an outside scholarship and my parents have given me nothing.. so I am assuming that Columbia is therefore assessing how much I will need for loan/grant purposes if my outside scholarship can't cover my entire tuition cost.
  7. I agree w/ Latte Macchiato.. GPA "cutoffs" don't exist unless you're in the 2.0 range (honestly).
  8. Just contact the university... I did that when originally applying for my first grad program and I went up in GPA (right after I sent in the email I received an email back from the director of admission stating I made it in). It would never negatively affect your application, only positively affect it. So why not?
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