What schools should I be looking at?

Graduate School
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<p>Hi all. Don’t really have a handle on what grad schools are looking for, so I’m just wondering if anyone can give me some perspective on where I would stand.</p>

<p>School: top-100, liberal arts University in NorCal
Degrees: B.A. in International Relations, B.S. in Economics
Int’l experience: one summer abroad at LSE, one semester in Florence, nothing else
GPA: 3.8, 3.78 in Econ and 3.82 in IR
Extra stuff: graduated Phi Beta Kappa (plus lots of other honors societies), proficient in Spanish, have extensive leadership experience, have experience managing a staff (while a student)</p>

<p>I’m currently looking for a Research-related position in the DC-metro area, but haven’t had any luck. I am thinking that if I am going to be unemployed all summer, I might want to get my ducks in a row for grad school applications, in case I end up in a job that I would rather trade-in for more school. Any thoughts you have would be appreciated.</p>

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<p>Depends on your GRE.</p>

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<p>^Probably not.</p>

<p>You’ll need to give more information about what sort of degree you’d like to pursue for anyone to be able to give you help.</p>