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Program Applied To (MPA, MPP, IR, etc.): MA in International Relations/MBA - Dual Degree Schools Applying To: SAIS/INSEAD, Fletcher/IE Madrid, Oxford MBA/MPP, LSE Undergraduate institution: Kenyon College Undergraduate GPA: 3.16 (3.33 in major) Undergraduate Majors: Political Science GMAT Quantitative Score: 47 (70th percentile) GRE Verbal Score: 40 (90th percentile) GMAT total: 700 (89th percentile) Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 5 years Years of Work Experience: 4.5 Describe Relevant Work Experience: High-level Advance Staffer on Both Obama Campaigns, Producer for a 1+ year at Al Jazeera English, project manager at mid-sized USAID contractor. Worked as counselor at Seeds of Peace International Peace Camps as well. Personal Projects: Raised $340k for Palestinian students to come to my school. Worked on creating an "Arab Spring" music label. Languages: English, Spanish Quant: Micro, macro economics and statistics Strength of SOP: Fairly strong, based on my experiences growing up as an Arab-American and how that translated into a career of high-level campaign politics and international news and development work. transitions nicely into IDEV work, and the dual degree. I talk about wanting to get into Impact Investing. Strength of LOR (be honest, describe the process, etc): Should be top notch. One of my recommenders is a professor who is well-respected at SAIS, and the other is my boss from both Obama Campaigns. The SAIS/INSEAD combo is my top choice, followed by LSE. My GPA is low but I thought my GMAT score would mitigate that. How are my chances? Thanks for your input