I'm currently a 2nd year student who's graduating in the Spring of 2011. I'm hoping to attend graduate school starting in the Fall of 2011. As an international student and a political science/philosophy double major who wants to work in the US, I'm having a fairly difficult time envisioning what type of work I'm qualified for and would really enjoy at the same time.
My request is basically for recommendations to grad programs that don't put as much of an emphasis on work experience than their counterparts. For example, I think I remember reading that the Harris school only has 10% of its students straight out of undergrad and I've heard that KSG and Woodrow Wilson both place a strong emphasis on work experience.
I'm able to graduate a year early from my school because I managed to get a semester and one class transferred through AP/IB credits and I've managed to overload on my schedule to finish early. By the time I graduate I will have had an internship experience with a legal assistance organization, an internship with a cultural society, and an internship with a non-partisan think tank. I know that compared to the type of work experience that other applicants may have, however, that my experiences will probably look like peanuts. I have demonstrated a bit of interest in domestic violence and sexual assault, mostly through a student organization on campus but we've partnered with various non-profits extensively and one of my recs will come from somebody who can testify to that. I also received a grant from the political science department to perform research while I interned at the aforementioned legal assistance agency regarding the impact of the recession on legal aid agencies. My internship was in the family law unit so I particularly focused on how people seeking legal aid in that area of the law might suffer as a result of the recession.
As for stats, there isn't really much to disclose. My GPA is a 3.79-3.82. I realize that it might be quite hard to recommend programs based on the limited information I can provide you but I would appreciate any feedback.