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04-09-2007, 01:53 AM
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| evelyn_rose,
Political positions are received for support of the President in some fashion. You don't apply. Civil service is a position received for applying and being offered a job with the professional bureaucracy. | 
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04-12-2007, 03:57 PM
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#107 | | Junior Member
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| Is admission to Business Economics at UCLA based on a fixed gpa cutoff (3.3?) or is it like Haas at Cal? | |
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04-12-2007, 04:01 PM
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04-12-2007, 04:59 PM
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| "Demand for the program is high, and entry is competitive. The first stage of the evaluation process involves calculating a primary score for each applicant. The primary score is a weighted average of the student's relevant GPAs. (For details on computing the primary score, please click here. Note that the primary score is not simply the student's preparation course GPA.) All students with a primary score of at least 3.3 are admitted."
Why would they say "The first stage of the evaluation process..." when the primary score appears to be the only stage of evaluation? | |
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04-12-2007, 05:09 PM
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#110 | | Super Moderator
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| I'm guessing people with sub-3.3 GPAs go through further evaluation. | |
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04-13-2007, 11:03 PM
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#111 | | Junior Member
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| gahh, i seriously love UCLAri... your patience is beyond me 
sooo, i'm definitely going to ucla next year (yay me! haha, i'm so damn pumped). anyway, i was just wondering... are there any job opportunities available to - oh, say, a freshman - that might help in building an IR/poly sci background?
(haha, please don't kill me if my question is dumb... i just got in a car accident and i'll be paying off the damage until i die)
thankkk youuuu | |
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04-14-2007, 12:11 AM
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#112 | | Super Moderator
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| Oooh, an early bird, eh?
I wouldn't worry too much about your freshman year beyond getting a feel for the coursework and enjoying your classes. However, if you MUST do something substantial early on, look for an internship. Consider interning for a congressperson in the area or for another political office. It's a good resume and network builder. | |
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04-14-2007, 01:30 AM
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#113 | | Senior Member
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| if you need money...
work for parking. $9.19 an hour.
ah, the irony...  | |
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04-14-2007, 09:48 AM
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| Question about IR program at Maxwell:
Does someone have any chance of getting in without work experience? BA from Cornell, majors in Econ and Asian studies(Japan), completed Falcon Japanese program, full year intensive, 32 hours language. Summer study in Japan. Just graduated in Jan 07. GPA 3.8.
Haven't taken GRE yet, but SAT 1550. | |
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04-14-2007, 01:15 PM
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#115 | | Super Moderator
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| I'd say you have a good shot.
If you're interested in IR, though, definitely look at IR/PS. I know, I know, it's not the uber-highest ranked program, and I am being a shill, but it's also the best overall fit for someone interested in Japan.
But yes, you'd have a good shot at Maxwell. | |
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04-23-2007, 12:44 AM
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| What do you know about the global studies major, and how is it different from Polisci w/ IR, especially in terms of what you'd do with it after undergrad. What are the differences in type of grad schools and jobs I'd pursue? | |
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04-23-2007, 12:56 AM
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#117 | | Super Moderator
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| evelyn_rose,
Both poli sci and global studies are pretty flexible majors. Global studies tends to be a little more "potpourri" than poli sci, which at least offers some sort of focus through the field focus.
There are tons of things you can do, from IR to law school to b-school to education. Add some math and econ, and you can do almost anything. | |
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04-27-2007, 09:07 PM
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#118 | | Junior Member
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| hello UCLAri,
so im planning on majoring in history this fall and was wondering if it would beneficial to minor in something like IR or Polisci. would it help my chances at law or grad school? would the extra work be worth it?
on a separate note....should i pursue a language in my undergrad years? i am sufficiently fluent in spanish, so should i continue that or take something else? again, would this help me get into law/grad school?
thank you so much!
i apologize in advance if this question has already been answered somewhere. | |
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04-27-2007, 09:41 PM
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| My recommendation is that you do NOTHING for law school. No single study will make a difference. What will matter is your grades and LSAT scores. Study whatever you are interested in.
I highly recommend language study. | |
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04-30-2007, 08:26 PM
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| So I was going to change my major to Preeconomics/ International Area Studies with my focus being East Asia. I was wondering if you knew whether or not I should also minor in East Asian Languages, or if that major pretty much covers what I need because I also want to study Arabic (but I'm aiming to graduate in 3 years despite my workload, hence why if I don't need the minor I won't go for it).
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