kevin j

Yea, I'm mostly looking just at the two year or even one year masters programs, in europe. It doesn't need to be fully funded by any means, as these sub-20k/yr programs wouldn't break the bank. I'm intentially looking at some of the more obscure programs that might not be as competitive, given my unlikeliness to impress the admissions department. some interesting programs I've found so far... barcelona school of economics graduate institue of geneva PANTHEON-SORBONNE

Ten years ago I graduated with a BA in French and proceeded to be a vagabond/hippy/wandering monk-eventually turned massage therapist. Now I'm looking to go back to school and get a masters. What I most like to do is look at the world from a birds-eye-view and understand how all the moving pieces fit together. Subjects that interest me most include: International Finance, Economics & Public Policy. I'm not that interested in getting quantitative with the Econ. I really like the sound of this MPA program at Columbia: https://bulletin.columbia.edu/sipa/concentrations/ifep/ But I'm not interested in spending 200k to get my masters. I also wouldn't mind at all going international. I'm fluent in French and passable in Spanish, but I'm open to any program anywhere in the world. Other things I like: - Low cost - Flexibility to take the classes I'd like - Strong faculty/well renown university I don't know how much it will hurt me that I have not been working in a relevant field nor do I have a relevant undergrad degree. I have not taken the GRE but if I do, my scores will likely be excellent (SAT was 1470 for reference). My undergrad GPA was 3.8. I also never even took an econ course in undergrad, although I've self-taught far beyond econ 101. Any thoughts/advice?