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Hi everyone! Like many, I have been following this forum quite extensively and have gained some great insights from the community here - So thank you all! This is my first post here and I am in the process of determining which graduate program to apply to and if I stand a chance at either! Here goes - Schools Applying To: Berkeley - Masters in Global Studies or MDP Interests: Desire to enter into sustainability consulting upon graduating ideally within a management consulting firm. Later down the track I would like to focus more so on social/economic sustainability and empowerment of disadvantaged youth. Undergrad Institution: University of Sydney (Top 3 in Australia, 61st globally) Undergraduate GPA: 3.63 Years since Undergrad: 3 upon applying Undergraduate Major: Bachelor of Commerce - Major, Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management; Minor, Sociology GRE: TBC - Hoping for 160's Quantitative Courses: Intro to Microeconomics, Intro to Statistics and Intro to Accounting - Did not perform too well in these courses, however, they were all the way back in First Year 2012/3 Age: 25 Languages: English, French (Senior units in university, attended French high school) - Dual Australian/French Citizen Work Experience: 1 year living abroad in the U.S. in which I worked two HR specialist roles (4 months each). Within both roles I assisted in building programs centred on employment of disadvantaged youth and LGBTQi+ communities - 2016 1 year in Australia as an Account Manager at an expert sourcing firm to address research needs - My clients were consultants/partners at top tier management consultant firms. LORs: Confirmed - My former sustainability professor who really sparked my interest in the field (Also was in the top 3 students); Confirmed -Former professor who was my academic advisor during an internship/education placement at UCLA and who oversaw my research project on organizational strategies for a local government entity I was interning at in Santa Monica. Tentative - My former Sociology professor who instructed me in 1st/2nd years in which I received academic merit awards for her courses. SOPs: I have drafted up the framework for both. For the MDP I am honing in on my experience working with disadvantaged youth as well as how my own experience of disadvantage within a minority group is a driving force behind my desire to implement change. Global studies - Very similar focus, however more so on immigration policy (Asylum and LGBTQi+ experience). Concerns: The biggest concern I have is that I am not competitive for the MDP through my lack of extensive work/volunteer experience as well as quant skills. Global Studies, similar problem - lack of experience. Would love to hear your thoughts on this! Thanks again for being such an amazing community!