<p>I am an International Criminal Law major and interested in applying to criminology or international relations programs for my masters.</p>
<p>If you could give me any suggestions on which universities/colleges will suit my criteria:
Community college gpa: 2.8
Transfer colleges (BA) gpa: 3.7
GRE: taking this summer</p>
<p>-I'm currently doing my first independent research project & publishing it soon.
-Vice President of award winning model united Nations student association
Intern at United Nations
-3 research assistant positions under professors
-have won over 10 scholarships at my current college</p>
<p>It would be great to hear everyone's opinion on my chances.</p>
<p>Nobody does “chances” for graduate school. It’s a pointless guessing game.</p>
<p>Is it your goal to make your career in academia and research? If so, I would start by talking to your current professors about graduate programs suitable for the research you’re interested in undertaking.</p>
<p>Nobody will much care about your community college GPA, scholarships or the Model UN thing. Research assistant positions and publications are quite helpful.</p>
<p>Are you sure you want to pursue graduate work right away, rather than looking for full-time internship or job opportunities in your field?</p>
<p>I’m interning already at the UN & at juvenile justice agency.</p>
<p>If you’re in college I’m assuming that you are part-time interning. Polarscribe is referring to FULL-TIME internships and jobs, which are not only pretty necessary for getting hired at higher levels in your field but are also very helpful in gaining admission to grad school in the field in which you are interested. Think about it from the other end: if you were hiring a manager at your criminal justice-related institution, would you rather have someone with a master’s (some academic learning) and very little part-time, lower-level experience, or someone with two years of experience doing something very close to what you want them to do at your job?</p>
<p>Also, “publishing it soon” is meaningless. There’s a paper I submitted for publication in fall 2011 (as in, the work was completed and draft was finished and turned in in fall 2011; the work started earlier) and it is just now coming out in a spring 2013 issue of the journal I submitted it to, although it was published electronically first. Publications take a loooong time to happen.</p>