Excaliban

Primary Interest: Working for Mulilateral institutions (Think World Bank, UN, IMF, OECD, etc.) I am not terribly picky about which of these i work for, as I believe them to be relatively lateral in approach and work experience and responsibility. Background: First Generation American, immigrated to Canada for University, Family moved back to Eastern Europe after I left USA, so very transatlantic. Schools / Programs: Columbia SIPA, Georgetown MSFS, HKS, WWS, JHU SAIS, Toronto MPP, IHIED Geneva, and Sciences Po. Maybe LSE? Unlikely as I am not really going for academic interests in IR and I understand that most of the LSE students use it as the European Masters into a PhD. For similar reasons I haven't really prioritized Fletcher, as I understand it to be mostly academic. I have considered west coast schools (Mainly Berkley and Stanford MIP but decided likely not for lack of networking stuff with multilaterals) Undergrad: UBC over in Vancouver, Canada Degrees: Dual BA between Economics and Political Science, with a certificate in Russian and Spanish. GPA: (We use percentages, so 81% - (A-) - 3.77/4.3 GMAT: 710! Language Skills: Russian (Fluent), Spanish (Conversational), French (Basic) Policy Area of Interest: Mulilateral Middle Manager. I am not kidding you, I legitimately just want to work in a Multilateral organization with the intention of having a say in the implementation and creation of the policy of these organizations, however small. Other than that, primarily immigration and financial work as secondary interests. Work Experience: This is where it gets iffy. I have completed 3 4 month full-time Co-ops, One at Royal Bank of Canada, one at Microsoft, and one at Exxon Mobil, all as slightly different roles (Credit analyst, Data analyst, and Finances forecaster). However, I would be applying straight after undergrad this term, (within 4 months of graduation). LOR: Decent but likely not great. I had a pretty good rapport with the prof, but only had one class with them though they liked my essay. nothing outstanding, definitely nothing poor. If it counts, one is a Harvard educated PhD who is often cited on American Politics, and the others are well cited Asian and Political Economic profs, but not sure they can comment on me specifically. International Experience: As I mentioned earlier, First-Generation American with most summers spent back in Eastern Europe, moved to Canada for four years to finish a degree (does Canada count as international?) Family primarily lives in Hungary, so not exactly American-centric. Quant Experience: Dual majored, one of which was Econ - I will admit that my quant grades were all over the place (e.g. Python and R and STATA classes with A+, intermediate Micro with a B+/C-, and then a thesis course with advanced empirics with another A- in both. But overall, a sizeable amount of quant - just not as good in grades as my polisci courses typically. Leadership / Extracurricular Roles: President of one geopolitics club, VP of Marketing for the economics club, worked on the sustainability council for students from the university, Treasurer for the environmental policy club, water polo team player (not anywhere good mind you), part of the Judo club, and I started a club that focuses on picking up trash around the city. SOP: Wrote about my family's story going all the way through WW2, Soviet Era Hungary, moving to the US, and finally Canada and mulling what Multiculturalism means to me and how it is important. My family was ethnically Roma (G*psy) and the only thing that ever saved us was education, immigration, and luck and how much I want to give other people that chance.... ended with a statement on how I can't save the world, but I might be able to help one family and that'll pay dividends for years. Overall, my concern is that my lack of work experience applying straight out of undergrad, in addition to my stated goal of heading for the Mulilateral jobs that are always competitive might be counter-productive. But I also can't guarantee I'll be able to go in the next few years to a familial obligation to my family to care for aging grandparents and parents. Advice anyone?