Hey All,
So I've recently been accepted to the University College London for a Masters in Public Policy. I'm still waiting on LSE for political economics and Edinburgh for Public Policy... but most likely, I'll end up at UCL.
I'm currently 21, will be 22 almost 23 when i finish the masters degree.
My UGPA - will be around a 3.75 as long as I don't massively stop studying. My freshman year I messed around a bit, had a 3.3 GPA, since then I've basically had a 3.85+ every semester and like 3 semesters were straight 4.0's. My poli sci degree GPA should be a 4.0 (taking my last 2 classes this semester), same with my minors in communications and business writing.
I'll expect mid 160+/160+/4.5+ for the GRE when I end up taking it. Will a masters from a top school and a good GRE offset my slightly sub-par GPA for elite schools? I'm looking at Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Berk, Columbia, Cornell, Umich, Duke, UNC and a few other schools, but from what I can tell a 3.75 is on the low end for them.
Is there anything else I can do to offset that?
In terms of work experience, I TA a capstone level class in communications, I work as a supervisor as a non-profit, I've got 2 internships at a non profit law firm specializing in immigration and disaster relief and an internship at a policy/politics watchdog type organization as a policy researcher.
Thanks in advance for the feedback, I know it might be a bit early to worry about this - and I'm not stressing too much, but still, I kinda want to know where I stand and if I can improve my standing.