PoliJunkie

Thanks alot for the replies everyone.

Hi all, I graduated with a 2.3 GPA in an undergraduate degree in political science from a Canadian university. I am currently working as a special assistant to a sitting Member of Parliament, and am looking to make a change out of a position that probably seems like a dream job for down-and-out poli undergrads wondering how they'll find work (this included me). Thing is, once the excitement dies down, one realizes that you're in a low-paying, low-mobility, and low-status position thats ultimately a dead end. Not to mention the glaring lack of job security; my MP's seat is very much in jeapordy for 2015. And the plum positions in politics still go the MBA's and JD's. So I'm looking to go back to school. I did write my LSAT and scored very high, still not enough to offset my terrible GPA. I'm wondering if I might be able to leverage my work experience, extracurriclar experience and languge skills to take a shot at a top political science, international relations, or public policy grad program in the States; possibly the middle top tier; Columbia, Chigaco, Georgetown, Darthmouth and above. I'm aware that this is a hard sell for me, and would require at the very least a top GRE score, but I'd like your feedback whether this is outright impossible. The following is my relevant work experience; 1 research position with federal government ministry; 6 months, paid Provincial Consituency Assistant; 4 month Summer Student, paid 3 Campaign Organizer positions; 6-12 months each, unpaid 1 paid Campaign Manager positions; 2 months, slave labour wages Provincial Parliamentary Reseracher; 6 months paid, Parliamentary Special Assistant; 1.5 years, full-time paid In addition, I speak Arabic, Farsi/Dari, Pashto, Urdu/Hindi fluently and am working on French, which I have a somewhat conversational ability in. I'm natively Afghani but English is my first language. Also, I have travelled extensively, and have some effective networks in a few international political scenes. I have a vague sense that I have a strong base to shoot for a decent grad program despite of my low GPA. Can anyone tell me if I might be mistaken? Thank you and sorry for length,

My bad, thanks for the heads up

Hi all, I graduated with a 2.3 GPA in an undergraduate degree in political science from a Canadian university. I am currently working as a special assistant to a sitting Member of Parliament, and am looking to make a change out of a position that probably seems like a dream job for down-and-out poli undergrads wondering how they'll find work (this included me). Thing is, once the excitement dies down, one realizes that you're in a low-paying, low-mobility, and low-status position thats ultimately a dead end. Not to mention the glaring lack of job security; my MP's seat is very much in jeapordy for 2015. And the plum positions in politics still go the MBA's and JD's. So I'm looking to go back to school. I did write my LSAT and scored very high, still not enough to offset my terrible GPA. I'm wondering if I might be able to leverage my work experience, extracurriclar experience and languge skills to take a shot at a top political science, international relations, or public policy grad program in the States; possibly the middle top tier; Columbia, Chigaco, Georgetown, Darthmouth and above. I'm aware that this is a hard sell for me, and would require at the very least a top GRE score, but I'd like your feedback whether this is outright impossible. The following is my relevant work experience; 1 research position with federal government ministry; 6 months, paid Provincial Consituency Assistant; 4 month Summer Student, paid 3 Campaign Organizer positions; 6-12 months each, unpaid 1 paid Campaign Manager positions; 2 months, slave labour wages Provincial Parliamentary Reseracher; 6 months paid, Parliamentary Special Assistant; 1.5 years, full-time paid In addition, I speak Arabic, Farsi/Dari, Pashto, Urdu/Hindi fluently and am working on French, which I have a somewhat conversational ability in. I'm natively Afghani but English is my first language. Also, I have travelled extensively, and have some effective networks in a few international political scenes. I have a vague sense that I have a strong base to shoot for a decent grad program despite of my low GPA. Can anyone tell me if I might be mistaken? Thank you and sorry for length,