IR masters in Europe for 35 year old?

[fm20]

So I want to do a masters in IR in Europe because:
1. I want to live in Europe and this seems to be the only way to do it
2. I love IR, was IR minor in college (13 years ago!) and also took 2 summer classes at Fletcher which I loved!

About me:
35 years old, got BA degree from top 20 liberal arts college back in 2000, been working since then (5 different industries, all administrative or project management positions, No IR work experience).

Questions to you:
How would you rank these schools IR programs in terms of:

1. Reputation (can I get a job in US?)
2. Competitiveness (realistic for me - my college GPA is a horrendous 2.5 but got 3.7 in my two Fletcher classes)

Sciences Po (Paris)

American Graduate School (Paris)

IHEID (Geneva)
University of Edinburgh

University of Amsterdam

VU University Amsterdam

Thank you!

[MPPgal]

1-IHEID

2. Science Po

3. Edinburgh

4- AGS

5-UA

6- VU (never heard of it to be honest)

 

I would also look at Erasmus Mundus programs and Barcelona

[fm20]

Thanks!

But are IHEID, Sciences Po and Edinburgh realistic for me since:
- My undergrad gpa is 2.5 (but that was 13 years ago and later got 3.7 in two summer Fletcher clases)
- I have no IR work experience (but 10+ years work experience in other industries)

FYI, I applied to Sciences Po this Jan and got rejected in the first round. My application was "non-admissible".

[MPPgal]

Oh yeah the issue in Europe is they hardly see the big picture, only care for academics, Edinburgh asks for 3.3....Barcelona might be more understanding

[fm20]

So I should not apply to ANY decent school in Europe? Just because they can't see past a poor GPA 13 years ago??

I'm planning on taking 2 IR classes at Harvard this summer to boost my app. Will this be a waste of time/money?