Just submitted my last application. Any feedback would be appreciated.
Program: MA/MS international relations
Schools applying to: Georgetown, Stanford, Tufts, Chicago, Notre Dame
Interests: Religious freedom, human rights, Russia and Eastern Europe
Undergraduate institution: smal, but highly regarded; Great Books curriculum
Undergraduate GPA: 4.0
Undergraduate major: Liberal Arts (Math, Science, Latin, Music, Philosophy, Theology, Great Books)
GRE: 197V, 186Q, 4.0W
Quantitative Courses: Include Euclidean Geometry and Advanced Calculus; will take Microeconomics and Macroeconomics this summer
Years of Work Experience: 7
Work Experience: Trained 35-40/week in Olympic sport; traveled multiple times to 16 different countries for competition; represented national federation at 2014 Sochi Olympics
Internships, etc.: Critical Language Scholarship; State Department Summer internship
Languages: English (native), Russian, French, Latin
Volunteer experience: religious education, church youth group, run on-campus womens’ studies group, organized two on-campus events
Age: 26
LORs: 3 professors and internship direct supervisor
Concerns: I feel good about my background (I wouldn’t change anything), but I know it’s far from typical. I can’t tell if my training regimen, with all its responsibilities and expectations, will stand in for work experience; and I can’t tell if my Great Books curriculum will be considered a negative.
Thoughts from those of you with more experience?