I had a rough time in my undegrad degree because of some personal issues I graduated with a mid low average 3.01 gpa in Business Administration just inching up and missing a 2.0 range gpa but none the less a transcript polluted with C’s and even a D from by first two years. About a year ago the summer after graduation I learned of the Harvard Extension program at first I was skeptical about the approach because of the notoriety among the seasoned traditional Harvard College group. None the less I wanted a change in my academic plans so I decided to take up a career in politics one day I’d like to get a job in foreign diplomacy this past year I passed the preliminary courses to gain admission to the Harvard Extension Program and currently earning a Masters in Government I opted to take classes on site so that I may get close and personal with some of Harvard’s most respected faculty members. After wrapping up my program I’d like to apply to Columbia SIPA for International Affairs to gear my career path towards foreign politics and taking advantage of getting internship experience from the nearby United Nations Headquarters while pursuing a second Masters at Columbia. So my final question is will Columbia admissions consider my academic background from the Harvard Extension Program?
First–please do us the favor of using punctuation. It’s almost impossible to help you because we can’t understand what you’re attempting to say. (Why would you make it difficult for someone to help you . . .? Think about this as you move forward in life.)
Second–of course they will. SIPA will consider your work and accomplishments at Harvard Extension. It’s a fine and respected school.
Third–addressing something that you did not mention in your query, but is an underlying issue: Money. Where will you get the money to pay for this SIPA degree? I doubt that SIPA has a lot of cash lying around to help you pay for your education. I’m guessing that SIPA is a tuition-driven school and gets most of its funding through tuition and some grants to individual programs, but doesn’t have money to help many students. Just a guess. SIPA grads, I’m guessing, tend not to make all that much money to pay off huge loans or to donate back to the school to help the next students coming along. And huge loans is what you will need to take out to attend SIPA in all probability, unless you have a major trust fund stashed someplace. In other words, getting in is not an issue. Paying for it will be an issue for the rest of your life, unless you plan wisely.
You can probably go into government and foreign policy already. If you were my child, I’d suggest getting a job in government, in DC, in a field close to what you’d eventually like to do. See what Career Services at Harvard will help you with. My understanding is that as a grad of Harvard Extension you can avail yourself of the services available to all Harvard alumni. Go for it! And use those Harvard connections. Once you get your colse-enough job, you will learn on the job, rise in the ranks, and some government programs have training for their staff to increase their skills – language training, and other specialized training. Start there, is my suggestion, and don’t bother at this juncture with another expensive degree.
Best of luck to you.