Resolved Question: Do you think I could get into these universities (with financial aid question at the end)?

28 January 2012, 7:45 pm

I have recently come over several "dilemmas," so bear with me please. After years of indecisiveness regarding my future career plans, university choices, and major and minors, I had an epiphany of some sort. I decided that I wanted to take up Diplomacy/Foreign Service Officer (either consular or economic, but my best option would probably be consular) as a career. To do this, I plan to get a major in both International Relations and a minor in either history or a foreign language (most likely Russian). I'll get a Masters degree in Political Science, but that's a different affair altogether. I hear that Princeton, Columbia, Georgetown, and Tufts have pretty good International Relations programs. I'd like to attend these schools, though I'm not sure if my stats are good enough for that. I also plan to apply to UC Berkeley, Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, Boston University, and California State University Northridge. These are the three years I've been in high school in a pretty nutshell: Freshman year: 4.0 GPA (unweighted), Art Club, participation in the Los Angeles County Office of Education Student Art Exhibit, SRLA (marathon preparation club/program), and participation in the LA Marathon. Sophomore year: 4.16 GPA (weighted) & 3.98 (unweighted), 2 AP Classes (AP World History and AP Biology. I got a 2 on the AP World and a 5 on the AP Bio), SRLA, and participation in the LA Marathon. Junior, current year: 4.3 GPA (weighted) & 4.0 GPA (unweighted), 2 AP Classes (AP US History and AP Spanish Language), Dance Club, vice-president of International Club, Student Government, Yearbook Committee, and Congressional Awards Program/College Advisory Program. As you can see, my "resume" is not very varied and/or colorful. My school is very limited on AP courses and space is usually limited (as it's either first come first serve or one or the other), so it is not possible to choose certain AP classes. I wont get into detail about all the pros and cons of my school and course selection process, it'd be a very long story full of whining. I'm still not in my Senior year, so there is time to improve extensively. Do you think I can get into the above mentioned schools with my stats? I come from a low income family, so do you think they'll let me in on scholarship or help me with financial aid if I even get accepted? If not, are there any good scholarships I could apply for?... Read More »

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