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Thanks for the quick and informative response!

Applying to: MPP or IR @ LSE, Sciences Po, Oxford, SAIS, Cambridge, Georgetown, SIPA Undergraduate Institution: Top 10 Canadian university Undergraduate GPA: 3.3x Undergraduate Major: political science Languages Skills: English, French, Bengali, Urdu/Hindi Relevant Work Experience: 3 internships at Canadian foreign affairs ministry (trade & investment, a bit of foreign policy & national security), intern at university’s international development office, intern at royal charity (programs & policy) Publications: wrote articles for a few online IR publications Awards: two minor scholarships, dean’s list Strength of SOP: Emphasis on professional and extracurricular experiences. Highlighting my aspirations of working in diplomacy and foreign policy Strength of LOR: Two strong letters; both of them are from instructors and not tenured profs Other: student mentor, co-founded university’s first IR magazine, regional director of an online IR magazine, Model UN, advisor at youth-led IR think tank, president of major political club, volunteer at human rights research center, Global Shapers member.

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Thanks for your informative response!

Thanks for your suggestions! Any particular reason why I should refrain from Sciences Po? I have heard mixed things but want to hear what you have to say since it's a globally acclaimed school. I am interested in Geneva and agree that it's expensive. My concern is that while it's good for the working at the UN, the school doesn't have as far of a reach globally as LSE or something else.

New here so sorry if I'm not doing things the right way. Program Applying to: Planning on MA/MSc in IR, Global Politics, Comparative Politics/MPP/MPA/ something along those lines. I would love to go to LSE, but plan on applying to King's College London, Sciences Po, and some other schools. Undergraduate Institution: top 10 school in Canada (doesn't mean much ? ) Undergraduate GPA: A tad bit under 3.4 cumulative, 3.6 ish last 20 courses (not sure if UK schools care about last 20) Undergraduate Major: political science GRE: Not taken since I'm not planning on applying to US schools and European schools don't usually require them. Years Out of Undergrad: Still have a year of undergrad left. Years of Work Experience: Almost 2 years (all from internships) Describe Relevant Work Experience: -worked in the federal department of foreign affairs and international trade on helping businesses export, foreign direct investment, and security; -worked at my uni's international development office seeking out strategic opportunities from development projects and some other stuff related to events and programs; -worked on programs, policy, and community engagement for a royal charity; Other notable experience: -wrote articles for online IR publications -served as a Regional Director for an IR publication-started an IR publication at my uni-served as president of a major political club -did model UN-currently a student mentor -currently an advisor at a youth-run think tank-volunteer at a legal research centre I was wondering if I could get some honest input on what my chances could be based on your experience or based on the experiences of people you know. Open to hearing any advice/suggestions you have and looking forward to hearing from you all! Thanks!

Hey everyone, I'm new to this forum and have never posted in places like this before so I apologise in advance if this is the wrong place for my post. I'm a Canadian student at an okay university in Canada. I would like to pursue a master's degree in IR/global politics/public policy or something along those lines. Ideally, I would like to study in Europe, preferably at LSE. I am also open to applying to other schools like Sciences Po, King's College, and maybe even the Graduate Institute in Switzerland. I have a year of school left and my cumulative GPA is a tad bit under 3.4 but I am hoping my extracurriculars can compensate for this. I am majoring in political science and have taken very basic courses in economics and quantitative research methods. I speak three Asian languages (one of them fluently), French, and English. Extracurricular Activities: -wrote articles for online international relations publications -served as a Regional Director for an international affairs publication -started an IR publication at my uni -served as president of a major political club -did model UN -currently a student mentor -currently an advisor at a think tank -volunteer at a legal research centre Work Experience: -I have roughly 2 years of work experience -interned on programs, policy, and community engagement for a royal charity -interned at the federal foreign affairs ministry in the international trade section helping businesses export and in the FDI team I don't intend to study beyond a master's degree and plan to work in government for some years and then maybe and international org like the UN or in government relations for a company. I was wondering if I could get some honest input on what my chances could be based on your experience or based on the experiences of people you know. Open to hearing any advice/suggestions you have and looking forward to hearing your experiences! Thanks!