NYU SCPS Information and chances please!

JordanianDude
Fri, 09 Nov 2012 03:22:03 +0000

Hello everyone, I am currently a senior majoring in Political Science at Marist College in upstate NY and I am looking to go to graduate school to get a Masters in International Relations… Here is my problem… Today I took my GRE and did not do so well in them (148 Verb, 146- Qual), I really can not work under time pressure and I have been going through a lot of personal stress lately so that also affected my state of mind today. However, that is not the point… I have been researching schools that do not require the GRE, and found that the NYU SCPS (School of Continuing and Professional Studies) does not require the GRE, unless your application is weak, then they may ask to look at it, Well my question is does anyone know of this school? How is it? I want to get an MS in Global Studies with a focus on Intenraional relations (I believe this is very close to what I want to study). Here is some information about me… Do you think I have a chance to get into this school? (ps: I dont have time to retake the GRE), My GPA is currently a 3.777 at Marist and at my previous school I attended (Dutchess Community College ) I got my associates with a 3.97 GPA

 Graduated top 10% of my High School class
 Graduated High School in 11th grade
 Member of Phi Theta Kappa
 Received a full 2 year scholarship to community college (Conklin Scholarship for Academic Excellence)
 Named to Presidents list at Dutchess Community College for 4 semesters (Awarded to students who have a minimum 3.75 GPA or higher and no grade below C)
 Awarded Marist Transfer Scholarship
 Awarded Conklin scholarship for Academic Excellence at Marist College
 Named to Dean’s List at Marist College for Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 semesters

Internships/Experience:
Intern at the United Nations (for Iraqi Mission) (May-August 2012)
• Exposed to daily conferences and negotiations aimed at facilitating international cooperation in law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace.
• Compiled summaries of meetings and events which I presented to Iraqi ambassador, Dr. Hamed Al Bayati

Traveled to Jordan on a humanitarian mission in 2006 (sponsored with my own savings), where I devoted much of my time to helping develop poor, rural, underdeveloped Bedouin communities. Tasks included teaching children and adults English and Arabic, as well as providing families with educational and hygienic supply kits.

Volunteered and performed at cultural day at Vassar College in April 2012 in front of a large crowd where I also gave a lecture on Middle Eastern music and culture


Volunteered my DJ and music services to St. James Orthodox Church on numerous occasions

There is more information in my resume, but I just wanted to give a little preview. What do you guys think? Thank You very much