elena b.

Hello, I am new to this forum and I was wondering if anyone could estimate my chances of getting into the MS program at Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. I am applying to the general MS program. I am a senior at the University of Delaware where I have a double major in English, International Relations and a minor in Journalism. I have a cumulative GPA of 3.38 (I know it's a little low). I am Italian but I grew up in France. I came to the US after I graduate from high school so about 3 years ago. Here are my qualifications: I am fluent in 4 languages: English, Italian, French and Spanish. I translated and published 2 books from Italian to French (I own the copyrights to my work). I had 6 internships so far: - one at Rizzoli International Publications (International publishing house) in New York City - one at the Tisch Cancer Institute (Mount Sinai Hospital) in New York City - one at Il Corriere della Sera (Italian newspaper) in MIlan, Italy - one at Euronews (European news organization) in Lyon, France - one at the Newark Post (local paper in Del.) in Newark, DE - one at WHYY (working in the radio news program NewsWorks Tonight) in Philadelphia So far I have worked in written news (print and online), television news, and radio broadcast. I reported on a variety of topics from local news such as gay marriage in Delaware to international news such as the rape of Egyptian women during the protests in Tahrir Square this summer. I know how to make and edit video as well as audio (audio interviews for instance). I am knowledgable in Windows (XP, Vista), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Photoshop, HTML, Storify, Adobe Premier, etc... I have been a reporter at my school's newspaper for 3 years and an editor and copy editor for a year. I tutor Italian and French through my school and to privates. I also write for a blog but I don't know if that is very relevant. What chances do you guys think I have in being accepted into Columbia Journalism MS Program? Thank you for your help. I really appreciate. Best, EB