Meeting with professor to talk about my graduate degree opportunities

Graduate School
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<p>related to this thread:</p>

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<p>So I got a meeting with the professor tomorrow afternoon.</p>

<p>About me:</p>

<p>-live in switzerland
-3rd and final year of my bachelor's degree in economics, past my first 2 years
-not very good grades
-wish to do my graduate degree (master degree) abroad, either US/UK/maybe Canada
-going to talk about my opportunities with professor of macroeconomics, (he's been to LSE, UCL)
-want to go to really good program but realize my grades are not very good.
-apparently if you hand in good papers it can help with some schools (I handed in a very good paper 2 weeks ago, assistant told me it was a very good paper)</p>

<p>I really really want to study in the US.</p>

<p>What should I not say, avoid mentioning?
What should I definitely mention?</p>

<p>thanks a lot guys, I'm a bit stressed.</p>

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<p>I don’t get it…</p>

<p>Isn’t the point of this meetings to be candid and ask questions and assess your qualifications?</p>

<p>It’s not like this is an admissions interview…</p>