lethomas

Good question. I'd like to continue my work with these organizations and even discussed it in broad terms with admissions folks at my first choice school and they seemed to think it was an asset. Thank you-- your question helped me realize that working with the IWW and FLOC are an important part of who I am as a student applicant; that's very helpful.

Your point is a good one. I do not want to be part of a program that would be biased against me because of political associations. Mostly I worry that in a program geared towards working in the government my political leanings will be an issue in say, applying to work for the Foreign Service. But you are absolutely right-- my work and passions take precedence over hypothetical concerns about opinions re: my political activism.

I am applying to International Programs this fall and would like to discuss my work with labor unions such as the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and Farm Labor Organizing Committee, both of which have had historically leftist leanings, especially the IWW, which has even been associated with anarchism at various times. I'm concerned that discussing my work with these unions, which has informed some of my political interests and focii, will be an issue with admissions committees. Political Science programs can often be pretty traditional politically and I worry that an adcom would see my association with these organizations as a liability. Any thoughts?