Program (MPA, MPP, IR, etc.): MPA, MPP, MIA Schools Applying To: SAIS, Georgetown, GWU, SIPA, Tufts, Harvard, Undergraduate institution: Top 25 Private Liberals Arts College Undergraduate GPA: 3.33 Undergraduate Majors: Double Major: Russian & Eurasian Studies + International Political Economy Study Abroad: Russia- 2011; Ukraine- 2010 Participated in: Middlebury Davis School of Russian Immersion Program GRE: 162 V, 158 Q, 5.0 W Age: 26 Years of Work Experience: 3 Describe Relevant Work Experience: The summer before I finished college, I had an amazing internship working at AT&T's External Affairs department for a person very high up in the company. After college, I obtained an internship at one of the most prestigious think-tanks in Washington during the Fall of 2012. After that, I obtained a research assistant position at another top think tank in Washington DC. After my year in DC, I joined the Peace Corps and am about 18 months into my service. Languages: Advanced skills in Russian, Intermediate skills in Georgian Quant: My Quant experience is low and I am not a stellar math student. Though I do have experience as I did take multiple economics courses in college. Strength of SOP: Currently writing my SOPs right now. I feel that I am writing a very clear, very defined purpose of my graduate studies and I think the uniqueness of my vision for the future might make some of the schools strongly consider me. Strength of LOR: I will have strong recommendations from a professor and two from professionals, each of whom has worked with me in very different capacities. Concerns: Obviously, my GPA is a little low which does worry me. However, my GPA got stronger every year of college and I made the Dean's List my senior year. I did not really mature or come into my own until about my junior year of college. I think I compensate for the low GPA by my strong GRE scores, relevant and interesting work experience, LOR and my SOP. Other: While I am aware that perhaps my application might not be competitive enough for some of the schools to which I'm applying, I do have hope that one will overlook my undergraduate GPA and accept me based on the strength of the rest of my application.