Hello everyone,
I'm an Austrian law student wondering whether it is possible for me to get into a top international affairs programme in the US, namely:
Georgetown MSFS, Fletcher School MALD, John Hopkins SAIS Undergraduate degree: 4- year Law Degree (not divided into graduate and undergraduate in Austria) GPA: I haven't graduated yet but if everything goes as planned, I will be in among the top 5-10% of my class. I can't tell you the exact GPA though. (the Austrian grading system is a bit different)
Languages:
German
English
French
Work Experience and Experience abroad:
- Studied abroad: University of Geneva, got a "Certificate in Transnational Law"
- Internship at the Austrian Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva, Switzerland
- Internship at the Austrian Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel
- Fall School on Foreign Policy in the Middle East, Teheran, Iran
- Assistant to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg/Vienna
GRE:
not taken yet Relevant Coursework:
- Theory of IR
- countless classes in International Law
- several classes on politcal systems and comparative politics
- took classes in macroeconomics and introduction to economics for fun (didn't get good grades)
Other experience:
- Vice Chairman of the Academic Forum for Foreign Affairs (very active student association in the field of foreign policy)
- was Junior Ambassador to the Munich Security Conference
- was Youth Participant at several high level UN fora (i.e. the Global Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations)
- got eleceted as member of the federal student union
- leader of a student chapter of an international NGO dealing with disarmament
My main concern is, that my class rank and GPA won't be high enough? what do you think?