Thanks naptown for your response and advice!
Okay so my academic profile as of now is (and wow people's profiles here are amazing i'm almost embarassed!):
GPA 3.3 (not amazing but decent, I can work on improving it slightly next semester)
I have yet to take my GRE's (studying now taking them in Jan n Feb) I took a diagnostic test and scored 630 verbal and 580 quantitative
Major: English
Minor: Philosophy
Work Experience:
I took a gap year and worked for my dad's investments company
I took a semester off and interned full-time at Weber Shandwick PR
I'm looking for an internship for next semester!
I'm mostly interested in staying in SoCal and the only places I can think of are USC and Pepperdine at this point! I really would love to apply for the M.A. in communication management hopefully to begin a career in media consulting or management consulting in the future. I really think LA is the best place for what I want to get into!