<p>i want to get a M.A. in international relations (security studies)and i was wondering what schools should i appy for that fit my application profile. I really want to get into columbia, johns hopkins, or gtown ssp. Are these schools too far of a reach? is american and gwu more realistic?</p>
<p>applying for fall of 2010(still in undergrad right now)
undergrad: state school
major: criminal justice minor: anthropology
gpa: 3.72
gre 720 q 600v
3- months as a field organizer for a city council campaign in a big city
3- months volunteering in the obama campaign
4 months interning at a big city police department
well written sop
good LORs
Lots of extracurriculars including president for 2 different organizations, one being a honor society, and various other elected positions
150+ community service hours
fluent in japanese and been to japan 5 times, canada 1 time, and mexico twice
1 semester of research + senior thesis</p>