salahdin

Hi, I am a Norwegian student currently planning my future education, and in need of some advice from you guys. It is important to acknowledge that most of my profile is a plan, and not yet completed, so while there is room for improvements and changes, unfortunate events is also a factor. Desired Programs: Yale Jackson, SIPA, SAIS, Fletcher and HKS. Age when applying: 27 Undergraduate: - Bsc in Business and Economics | BI Norwegian Business School | GPA: 3.2-3.5 (Micro, Macro, Mathematics, Econometrics and Statistics) - Bsc in Middle Eastern Studies with Arabic | University of Oslo | GPA: 3.5+ (Arabic, Cultural Studies, Political Science, Islam and exchange year abroad) Languages: - Arabic (professional proficiency), - Norwegian (native) - Swedish (native) - English (Very good) GRE and TOEFL: - Not taken. With 4 years until applying, I will keep practicing. Work Experience: - Internship at a Norwegian embassy in the Middle East. Experience Abroad: - 5 months backpacking South East Asia. - Minimum 1 exchange Semester in Jordan/Egypt (might add up to 3 semesters) - Internship in the Middle East Statement of Purpose: - With 4 years to go, It does not feel necessary to spend time on this yet. I should focus on my GRE instead. Personal review: I suppose my strength is my Arabic, a language in high demand. Still, I also have quantitative subjects and economics. A weak spot is my low GPA in my Economics undergrad. However, I am currently starting my Bsc in ME, while completing my last in Economics, thus I can re-sit a couple of bad grades from my econ while finishing my last year of ME. My working experience is low. With 4 years left before applying, I will have to get summer internships. At the time of applying I will have a decent amount of experience living abroad, from a rather hectic region. The internship at an embassy will be my last step before applying, hopefully providing me with a good LoR. My chances for getting this internship is good, based on my two Bsc and Arabic proficiency. ------------------------------------------------------------------ So what are your comments on this? What should I improve, change, scratch or add? I thank you for any advice or guidelines.