[No Academic LORs for IR/Public Policy MA - am I screwed?]

i agree with everyone else- i think you have to have at least one academic reference. you should try contacting your old professors- it doesn't hurt to ask them, right? and maybe you could send them some samples of your work and your resume so they'll have a better idea of what kind of student/person you are. might help persuade them to write for you.

[Are MAs in IR worthwhile!?!??!]

I agree. These forums are created for open, honest discussion. Though it is a little uncomfortable, how else can anyone assess their chances without listing their achievements?

Mjoy, your credentials are quite impressive, especially your vault of languages. Good luck.

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.