Romanian student: What are my chances?

Graduate School
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I am a 21 year student from Romania in my senior year pursuing a BA in International Relations and European Studies. My most probable GPA will be 4. I have worked for the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs when it organized this spring the NATO summit. I have done a 5 months internship at UN Information Center in Romania. In my first year of college I also worked as a journalist for nationwide magazine.
Now I am doing another 3 month one at the German Marshall Fund office in Bucharest.</p>

<p>I have published abroad.</p>

<p>I took part a consideral numebr of international conferences, summerschools, and workshops. I am an active member of the first human rights NGO in Romania, and I am doing voluntary work for the Institute for the study of the crimes Communist era in Romania.</p>

<p>I have won a bunch of essay contest on relevant issue to international relations. I have gone on two study visit two Bruxelles in which I saw the EU's institutions and NATO's HQ.</p>

<p>This summer I represented Romania at a high profile forum on the future of European construction.</p>

<p>IELTS band 8</p>

<p>I just took today the GRE test: 510V 770Q, the verbal is a little low, I know, but would this matter.</p>

<p>I posses three excellent rec. letters.</p>

<p>I applied to:
-SIPA, Columbia
-SAIS, John Hopkins
-Fletcher, Tuffs
-Elliot School, George Washington University</p>

<p>So how do you grade my chances?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

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<p>fantassyo, personally -as a future international applicant to the very same programs and few others maybe- i would suggest that you deserve acceptance for all these schools. the only thing is, your job experience is somewhat smaller than generally desired. you would be much safer when you have 3 or 4 years of full time job experience but i can imagine your eagerness and appetite for these programs.
good luck.</p>

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<p>Yeah, but how can I have three or four years experience if I'm 21.</p>

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<p>so, apply when you're 25 :)</p>