tmwashere

Hi everyone! I've just finished up applying to a few schools for Fall 2015 for a master's in the international relations field and would love some feedback on what my chances would be. Schools: Georgetown SFS, Johns Hopkins SAIS (only two schools as I decided a little late that I wanted to apply for graduate school this year) Career goals: State Department (either as an FSO or some sort of foreign policy related role) Institution: Small, Midwestern liberal arts school in top 100 but not too well known outside of the region Major: Major in International Relations and Psychology GPA: 3.65 (3.91 in IR major) GRE score: 167 Verbal (97%) 162 Quant (83%) 5.5 writing (98%) Work experience: About 2-3 years; Current Peace Corps Volunteer in Eastern Europe, past internships with an international development NGO, the Department of Justice, reelection campaign for a local state senator, the political desk of an Indian TV station and an Indian non-profit focused on gender empowerment in rural areas Coursework: Intro to Macro ( B ), two statistics classes (A and A-) Language skills: English, Tamil (fluent), Romanian (near-fluent), Russian, French and Spanish (Proficient) Overseas experience (work, study and teaching): Went to high school and did two undergrad internships in India, Peace Corps Volunteer in eastern Europe Statement of Purpose: I think this is strong, my writing skills are not bad and I focused on my international experiences and the specific reasons the schools interested me academically and professionally Letters of Recommendation: Should be strong; from my DOJ internship supervisor and my undergrad major adviser/head of department Concerns: Lack of much work experience (only about 2.5 years total if counting internships) and quant performance (my GRE quant score isn't terrible but along with a B grade in intro to macro and not a lot of other quant experience I'm wondering if this will be a big concern for econ-heavy schools like SAIS?) I would really appreciate any feedback! Thanks!