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  1. Thank you so much for the feedback PoliticalOrder. I ended up in a hybrid professional/research program for my MA, but most of my applications were for a professional degree, so I guess I am still in that mindset. Thank you for pointing that out, now I know what to focus on. All of my applications for MAs required one recommendation from a work supervisor, so I just assumed it would be the same for PhDs. I will ask another professor for a letter. I am way closer to my undergraduate professors than to my grad school ones, so do you think I should ask a grad school professor whom I had only for one course, or an undergraduate one whom I had for three courses? The book is very short (120-ish pages of text, around 300 pages for both languages together with maps and foreword written by my boss), but it is the format they asked me to write. I tried to write it to look as much as a Poli Sci book as possible, but in the end the goal of it is to point out current issues in the system and offer a few policy solutions for the internal reorganization of the country (the book will be send to foreign embassies and international organizations in the country). I am sorry if my statement was misleading, I had no intention of boosting myself. It is the only book in English that talks about the democracy deficit in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the place that Croats occupy in the current political structure. There are a handful books about this topic in Croatian/Bosnian/Serbian, but not a single one in English. I was not specific enough as this is a forum after all, so I would still like to have some anonymity (the same reason why I did not write which college I went to).
  2. Hi everyone, I did not think I would be back here so soon, but I decided that I do want to apply to PhD programs after the first year of my two-years MA degree. I would like to get into one of the top 10 PhD programs in the US and specialize in the international security and/or the Balkans and Russian foreign policy. Here is my profile, I hope that some of you might help me in figuring out what my chances are and if there is anything I can do to improve them. Because of my girlfriend's career, I looked primarily at schools in cities in which she can realistically get a job in her industry (publishing), so I plan to apply to: Harvard, MIT, Columbia, U Chicago and UC Berkley. I would also like to apply to Yale or Princeton, but I do not think that she can find a job in these tiny towns. If you think I am overlooking something, please let me know. PROFILE Undergrad Institution: A private college in the Midwest which is normally ranked in the top 25 colleges in the US Undergrad GPA: 3.76 (Political Science 3.91, History 3.91) Major(s)/Minor(s): Political Science and History (double major) + Russian Studies minor GRE: 158V, 156Q, 4.5AW (This was the score that got me into Georgetown, I am not sure if I will retake it as it is expensive and I do not do well at standardized exams, so I do not think I can improve it much) Graduate Institution: Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service Program: MA in Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies + Honors Certificate in International Business Diplomacy (a fancy name for international business, not much to do with actual diplomacy) GPA: 3.91 Quantitative/Economics courses: Two undergraduate statistics courses, Intro to Micro and Macro, Intermediate Micro, Business, Accounting, and Finance, graduate level International Trade, graduate level quantitative analysis course which focused on data visualization. I am skilled in a few data analysis programs (Tableau, STATA, R, advanced Excel) Fellowships: PPIA fellow who completed junior summer institute at Princeton. I received multiple merit fellowships at my boarding school and both my undergraduate and graduate institutions Letters of Recommendation: 1. Undergraduate professor whom I TAed for and who taught me six courses and supervised my political science honors thesis. 2. Graduate school professor who taught me two courses and will likely be my MA thesis supervisor. 3. My work supervisor and a mentor, who sometimes teaches, but I never took his class. Research Experience: Worked part time for the biggest think tank in my country. They commissioned me to write a book in both English and my native language about a highly interesting but under-researched topic - the political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina since the Dayton Peace Agreement. My book, which comes out this month, will be the first book in English that looks into this issue. Teaching Experience: 1 semester as a TA for International Security course. I graded papers, advised students during office hours and occasionally taught lectures. Work Experience: Full time at an international telecommunications giant as an operations consultant for three months. Part time experience at my graduate institution as a research assistant and at a major think tank in my home country. Semester long internships at: local government in a major US city, marketing internship at a small retail company, consulting gig at one of the big four consulting firms. Applied for a grant and organized a $10,000 project that helped reconcile students in a post-conflict society and provided them with a better education. Research Interests: Modern Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russian armed forces as foreign policy tool, international security, modern military history. Languages: Croatian/Serbian - native, English - fluent, Russian - intermediate, Italian - beginner US/International Student: International student with an EU passport Conferences: Three undergraduate conferences (History and Russian Studies), one 1st place Awards: A few minor awards (best History student, best paper, etc.), but nothing worthy of mentioning in a one-page resume.
  3. LSE has been my dream school since I was 16. I just got in MSc IR program on full ride (tuition plus living expenses). The thing is, I also got into Georgetown's MA ERES program on full ride and I love this program. I prefer the location and opportunities at Georgetown, not to mention that I have a ton of friends in DC, but a part of me is sad for saying no to LSE and giving up on a dream I had since I was 16. I am not going to change my mind, but I am just wondering how do you guys think that these two programs and schools fare against each other. Which one would you choose? How do people look at area study degrees from SFS (Russian, East European and Eurasian studies in my case) in contrast to MA IR if you want to work in diplomacy? Is it a disadvantage or is it good to get specialized in a particular area? Finally, if I apply to LSE in two years for PhD (IR) or again for MSc IR, do they look favorably on the fact that I got in before, or do they dislike the fact that I turned down their offer? Also, would it even make sense for me to apply for another Master's degree after graduating from Georgetown (I am asking because I do not know anyone who got two MAs, people I know either go for a PhD or start working)?
  4. Hi, I am just wondering when it is OK and not considered rude to email Syracuse and ask about financial aid. It just seems weird that I still did not receive an email, when some people received it a week ago. I am still deciding between Georgetown and Syracuse, and aid is a big factor for me. If Syracuse gives me stipend with TA/RA position on top of scholarship, I would rather go there than to Georgetown, so I really hope to find out soon. It is almost April and I still do not know what I am doing next fall, this waiting is killing me.
  5. Anyone else who still did not receive financial aid email? I know that they said that they will send it by 1st of April, but finding out that a lot of people have already found out and then checking my email every half an hour is making me quite anxious. I have received an informal letter about a scholarship a few weeks ago, but I am still waiting to find out about stipend. I hope to receive it soon, so I can finally decide where to attend.
  6. Just turned 22, will finish my BA in May at top tier Midwestern private college. I guess I am very lucky, I got into five top tier IR programs (LSE and four US schools) straight out of undergrad. I think that PPIA fellowship helped immensely. Looking at all these average ages, now I am afraid that my future classmates and professors might think of me as a kid because I am only 22 (and look even younger).
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