Ealgian
Jun 28, 2009
Undergraduate / Georgetown School of Foreign Service Transfer Essay [11]
Thanks again, Simone and Sean! :)
Thanks again, Simone and Sean! :)
Ealgian
Jun 27, 2009
Undergraduate / Georgetown School of Foreign Service Transfer Essay [11]
Thanks! I have like 150 words. Eeek. So time's ticking away, and I have a question about essay titles. My original title doesn't quite fit the prompt, so for this one I was thinking
The Privatization of Power: The Ominous Evolution of Private Military Companies in Iraq
Is it (and I'm mostly referring to "Ominous") too much? "Ominous" refers to how currently unresolved issues will affect Afghanistan; "Evolution" refers to the continuing development of modern PMCs. Opinions, please?
Thanks! I have like 150 words. Eeek. So time's ticking away, and I have a question about essay titles. My original title doesn't quite fit the prompt, so for this one I was thinking
The Privatization of Power: The Ominous Evolution of Private Military Companies in Iraq
Is it (and I'm mostly referring to "Ominous") too much? "Ominous" refers to how currently unresolved issues will affect Afghanistan; "Evolution" refers to the continuing development of modern PMCs. Opinions, please?
Ealgian
Jun 26, 2009
Undergraduate / Georgetown School of Foreign Service Transfer Essay [11]
Thanks so much for all your responses and opinions! I really appreciate it and feel so thankful to have stumbled across this website. I'm going to go with #1 because I'm more familiar with it and it's too difficult at this point, I believe, to devise a "solution" for #2 (which is half of the prompt, right?)
I turned my essay into a PowerPoint presentation some time back so I think I already have an outline ready-to-go, and there were a few things in the essay that I researched at the beginning of this year (I also talked about Afghanistan and the new administration) so I think that will help...
Thanks so much for all your responses and opinions! I really appreciate it and feel so thankful to have stumbled across this website. I'm going to go with #1 because I'm more familiar with it and it's too difficult at this point, I believe, to devise a "solution" for #2 (which is half of the prompt, right?)
I turned my essay into a PowerPoint presentation some time back so I think I already have an outline ready-to-go, and there were a few things in the essay that I researched at the beginning of this year (I also talked about Afghanistan and the new administration) so I think that will help...
Ealgian
Jun 25, 2009
Undergraduate / Georgetown School of Foreign Service Transfer Essay [11]
Hi, so I'm going to Georgetown fo' sho' in the fall; currently I'm in the College but would like to transfer to the School of Foreign Service. Apparently all the spaces are filled, so this transfer essay is a just-in-case type of deal. The prompt is: Briefly discuss a current global issue, indicating why you consider it important and what you suggest should be done to deal with it.
So, here are the two ideas I have:
1. Basically my IB Extended Essay, except condensed from 4000 to 500 words. The topic was a critical analysis of the US goverment's use of private military contractors in the Iraq War.
Now, the timeframe is a little warped; most of my research was conducted in 2007, but I think it'll still work, and is better than my second idea because I'm very familiar with the subject material. My admissions officer might've already read my EE, but even if that's the case, he isn't going to be handling my transfer app from what I've seen. I also have good reasons, IMO, for solutions.
2. The current unrest in Iran. I've been reading a lot about it and have gathered some resources. The advantage I see is that it's more current than 1).
Oh, and I have to basically finish the essay today. :D There's also a letter I have to write the Admissions Committee. Suggestions as to what questions I should answer in it?
Hi, so I'm going to Georgetown fo' sho' in the fall; currently I'm in the College but would like to transfer to the School of Foreign Service. Apparently all the spaces are filled, so this transfer essay is a just-in-case type of deal. The prompt is: Briefly discuss a current global issue, indicating why you consider it important and what you suggest should be done to deal with it.
So, here are the two ideas I have:
1. Basically my IB Extended Essay, except condensed from 4000 to 500 words. The topic was a critical analysis of the US goverment's use of private military contractors in the Iraq War.
Now, the timeframe is a little warped; most of my research was conducted in 2007, but I think it'll still work, and is better than my second idea because I'm very familiar with the subject material. My admissions officer might've already read my EE, but even if that's the case, he isn't going to be handling my transfer app from what I've seen. I also have good reasons, IMO, for solutions.
2. The current unrest in Iran. I've been reading a lot about it and have gathered some resources. The advantage I see is that it's more current than 1).
Oh, and I have to basically finish the essay today. :D There's also a letter I have to write the Admissions Committee. Suggestions as to what questions I should answer in it?
