aspen17

[aspen17]

Hi,

I am a “first-timer”-hope I am posting this correctly…

I am trying to get into grad school to study international affairs. My undergrad degree is in Political Science from the Univ of Colorado. Although my performance in high school was stellar, I graduated from college with a GPA of 2.3 due mostly to maturity and socialization issues.

I applied to grad school recently complete with an essay regarding my academic problems as an undergrad and my passion for furthering my education and “doing it right” this time. My GRE scores were 610 quantitative, 640 verbal, and I received a score of 5 (out of 6) on the writing assessment. I have no doubts about my abilities, but apparently was not able to convince admissions of the same. I was denied admission, and am not sure how to proceed from here.

I have also taken 2 quarters of Arabic at the local college, and am continuing those studies. The most recent quarter I chose to take “for credit”, and earned an A (undergrad level class). I will continue probably at least 2-3 more quarters of study in this field (for credit).

I know the more credits I can earn help my chances of getting into grad school, but what can I do beyond this to enhance my admissions packet?

I should add that I had excellent recommendations, but none were from professors or people in this field, as I have been out of school about 5 years and do not work in the field I am attempting to study. (In fact, I am seeking this degree, in part, to help gain employment in the field.)

I do not want to give up, and am willing to do any extra leg-work to get in, but am unsure which activities would most benefit my application packet.

Any advice is welcome! Thanks in advance.

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