alexander.f

Hey guys, Id appreciate it if could I get any insight on my profile for these schools I'm currently working on : International student from France Programs: MIA SIPA, SSP GTown, Elliot Intelligence, MPIA UCSD Undergraduate institution: SciencesPo Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor in Social Sciences - No Major Undergraduate GPA: 3.2 (I don't really know, I used an online software) ranking top 30 though. Study Abroad experience: 1 year in top university in Beijing GRE: Verbal: 155; Quant: 165 (AW 5) Years Out of Undergrad: 1 year (just starting my "gap" year) Years of Work Experience: 1 year Describe Relevant Work Experience: - 3 months -political- internship at US Embassy - 3 months internship at consulting/think-tank in France focused on minorities, human rights, and countries "in transition" - 6 months internship -cultural affairs- at French Embassy - Wrote articles for Asia-oriented IR magazine + teacher assistant A lot of college community commitment. Languages: English: TOEFL 108 French: Native Chinese: Bilingual Korea: Advanced Japanese: Intermediate German: Intermediate Quantitative: Took macro, micro, quantitative methods, financial statistics SOP: I have a story... LOR: 2 professors (politics+defense), 1 former employer. Questions: - Given my low GPA and the fact that I will only have a year of experience, do I have shot at these IR programs ? - Thing is, you can do very little in France with a bachelor's degree, and it is very common for student to further continue studying right after undergrad. You can't get a proper "job" and swinging between internships or "special contracts" do not particularly help me stabilize my wallet. I know it is not the case in the US, but I am really trying to escape from the French system (new perspective, escape from elitist -go to this school to work for the gvt- kind of approach). Thanks for your advice, I really appreciate it.

International student from France Programs: MIA SIPA, SSP GTown, Elliot Intelligence, MPIA UCSD Undergraduate institution: SciencesPo Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor in Social Sciences - No Major Undergraduate GPA: 3.2 (I don't really know, I used an online software) ranking top 30 though. Study Abroad experience: 1 year in top university in Beijing GRE: Verbal: 155; Quant: 165 (AW 5) Years Out of Undergrad: 1 year (just starting my "gap" year) Years of Work Experience: 1 year Describe Relevant Work Experience: - 3 months -political- internship at US Embassy - 3 months internship at consulting/think-tank in France focused on minorities, human rights, and countries "in transition" - 6 months internship -cultural affairs- at French Embassy - Wrote two articles for Asia-oriented IR magazine A lot of college community commitment. Languages: English: TOEFL 108 French: Native Chinese: Bilingual Korea: Advanced Japanese: Intermediate German: Intermediate Quantitative: Took macro, micro, quantitative methods, financial statistics SOP: I have a story... LOR: 2 professors (politics+defense), 1 former employer. Questions: - Given my low GPA and the fact that I will only have a year of experience, do I have shot at these IR programs ? - Thing is, you can do very little in France with a bachelor's degree, and it is very common for student to further continue studying right after undergrad. You can't get a proper "job" and swinging between internships or "special contracts" doesn't particularly stabilize my wallet. I know it is not the case in the US, but I am really trying to escape from the French system (new perspective, escape from elitist -go to this school to work for the gvt- kind of approach). Thanks for your advice, I really appreciate it.