secretshayats

Thank you everyone who responded and for your thoughtful insights and comments! I got into a school! I'm so happy because I thought with my horrible gpa I didn't have a shot anywhere. I got into a regional U.S. school where the MA program is in Europe, so I get the best of both worlds! They took my essay, resume, letters of recommendations, and work experience into consideration. What really got me into this school was the fact that while I was working abroad, I did a language study program at the university there and did well. Those grades are what got me into this school. I look at this as a second chance of life and am incredibly grateful for this opportunity. For the cynics- part of my poor gpa was because of taking Economics and not having the essential tools, and another part was the fact that I got run over by a car my sophomore year and some of my professors refused to give me a break (it was in the middle of the quarter), even though I was hospitalized and on meds/therapy for a month. They also took this into consideration, also I had an upward gpa trend my senior year. Yes, it was 7 years ago. I am so excited that I also have an opportunity! This is what America is about!!

Thank you for your response. Unfortunately, I do not have any publications out, but I did research in UG that was presented to the Bush Administration. Also, in UG I was part of student government, organizations, and did a bunch of internships. I have not taken the GRE, I am hoping to forgoe that. I am actually preparing for the LSAT and scoring in the 90+%. I had an interview with Northwestern Law last week and they told me that as long as I have a high LSAT score and good grades in a MA program, I have a good chance of admittance. As I mentioned earlier, I have an upward GPA trend in my senior year (my sophomore year of college I was run over by a car and took off the following quarter, however, I don't want to make it into a sob story and know adcomms will not look at that favorably, also, I did poorly in Economics courses (macro/micro/and two political science courses that were heavily impacted with economics). However, I took language and philosophy courses and an international human rights course after graduating and did very well in the courses. As I mentioned earlier, I have government work experience, co-founded a non profit that is slowly succeeding, and more recently conducted humanitarian work overseas. Also my professor I did research with in UG had me speak to his students about my work abroad and listed me as a fellow for a program he created at my UG institution. For my research interests, I have field documentation that I conducted while overseas. I have video documentation of politicians, prisoners, ngo advocates, evicted victims, etc. Any further advice you can provide me with would be greatly appreciated!!

Thank you for your response. Do you recommend taking Economics courses again? Since that has left an unsavory dent in my transcripts... Do you know of any schools that I may have a remote chance of acceptance?

I have a dismal 2.35 UG gpa, I didn't do well in Economics. I graduated around 7 years ago and have WE in government, non profit, and spent the last two years working overseas in international human rights. I can also speak several languages. Do I have a shot at any school in the U.S. or in Europe for International Affairs/Relations MA programs? Please let me know!

I have an incredibly low GPA with an upward trend in my senior year. I did poorly in Economics, and want to do a MA in International Affairs. I don't want to do an MA in the United States (that is where I did my undergraduate studies); however, my mom says I have no chance at European schools. I am looking at some low tiered schools in the U.K., and some American affiliates in France and Rome. Do I have a shot? I graduated 7 years ago and have fantastic work experience: government work, non profit, and field experience overseas. I can also speak several languages and am working on studying a 6th language online. Please let me know what you guys think!!