Prospective M.A. in International Relations - Qualifications?

[clove75]

Hey all, I want to apply to some of the big IR programs (SAIS, Tufts, Georgetown, etc.), but I have some reservations on whether I will be considered seriously (more on that in a second)

GPA: 3.8 from an Ivy

Major: Neuroscience

GRE: 168 Quant 168 Verbal

Experience in IR: Lacking (Was Pre-med for most of my college career)

Foreign Experience: Served for a year in the Israeli army after my junior year of college before injuries cut it short and I returned to school - I am fluent in Hebrew. Also lived in Israel for a year between high school and college

I'm interested in Middle Eastern Studies and Conflict resolution (the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a major focal point).

Yet I took at most 2 classes that could be considered IR-related at school - Am I in big trouble?

(Also, was succesful in my former pre-med career. I was the fifth co-author of a paper in a major research journal and did a service-learning program in South Africa for 6 weeks).

Thanks!