life plan ver 072808
I've spent all day staring at admissions and requirements for top ten international affairs grad programs, and I've decided a few things today:
1. To find a sweet job in a field relatable to why I would want to even go to grad school for IA (something somewhere like U.S. PIRG, ACLU, HRW, Fund for Public Interest, etc.)
2. Keep studying for the GRE and LSAT, maybe take it this year, but not apply for grad school until next fall. I figure if I accomplish task #1, I should build my work experience for at least two years. Everything on my resume up until now has only lasted a matter of months. I need something solid, plus it would probably be a good idea to try to save money if I intend to be overly ambitious and apply to a top ten program like at Georgetown, John Hopkins, or Columbia.
3. To become proficient in a second language in the meantime. Every program I've looked at requires passing a language proficiency exam before earning the degree. Some programs require that you're already proficient in a second language before applying. Since I have about two years, I think I'm going to try to learn French (one of the working languages of the UN Secretariat) and Tagalog (because I should).
1. To find a sweet job in a field relatable to why I would want to even go to grad school for IA (something somewhere like U.S. PIRG, ACLU, HRW, Fund for Public Interest, etc.)
2. Keep studying for the GRE and LSAT, maybe take it this year, but not apply for grad school until next fall. I figure if I accomplish task #1, I should build my work experience for at least two years. Everything on my resume up until now has only lasted a matter of months. I need something solid, plus it would probably be a good idea to try to save money if I intend to be overly ambitious and apply to a top ten program like at Georgetown, John Hopkins, or Columbia.
3. To become proficient in a second language in the meantime. Every program I've looked at requires passing a language proficiency exam before earning the degree. Some programs require that you're already proficient in a second language before applying. Since I have about two years, I think I'm going to try to learn French (one of the working languages of the UN Secretariat) and Tagalog (because I should).