yeah but how can anyone on here actually give an assessment of anyone's chances at any school?? none of us work for the universities, so how would we know? we can guess, i suppose, but that's it. all we know is from our personal experiences and what we read online, which definitely doesn't make us experts.
but anyway, I think MAs in IR are worthwhile. and i don't want a JD or MPP or even a PhD- i'm just not interested in those degrees or the careers they lead to.