Please chance me for NYU

Schaudenfreuded
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:55:52 +0000

GRE Scores:
a very unimpressive 1220 w/ a 4.5 writing score (I’m retaking in May)

-Cumulative 3.35 from Florida International University.I graduated with 2 BA’s, one in journalism and one in literature.

Work Experience:
-MTV Latinamerica
-Reported from the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City for the Global Youth Coalition Against AIDS and MTV
-Been published in Editor and Publisher Magazine
-Worked at a Scripps Newspaper up in Stuart FL
-Written for my school newspaper.
-Co-producer for an online documentary on HIV/AIDS in South Florida, featured on The Miami Herald’s website.
-Currently an Americorps:Public Allies volunteer doing Grant Writing for a Arts in educatin Non-Profit
-Am working with the Media and Communication subcommittee for the up and coming International AIDS Conference in Vienna this summer.
-There’s more stuff but meh…

Other:
-I am fluent in Spanish, English, and Italian.
-Hispanic/technically “disabled” but I hate using that in my favor.

Front runners are:
-NYU,
-Columbia,
-American University,
-George Washington University and
-the LSE.
-Any recommendations for schools in Europe are welcome for Programs in the International Relations/Public Health/Journalism department

A few things I am very curious/concerned about:
-Can my resume make up for my unimpresive GPA?
-Should I ever disclose that the reason I have a 3.3 was because of an unfortunate outbreak of seizures my freshman year in college and the subsequent stress of overmedication which lasted 2 years 1/2?
-What are my odds right now? I really don’t want to take the GRE again. Thanks all!:s

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