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  1. Hi everyone! I'm planning on applying to several China studies/security studies programs in the Washington DC area. I'm a rising senior in college and have yet to take the GRE, but I was wondering if you think my academic experiences/work experiences are on track. Thanks so much! Schools: Georgetown SSP (concentration in military operations), SAIS (Dual Concentration in China Studies and Security Studies), Elliot, SIS. Are there more schools that you would recommend looking at for China Studies and Strategic Studies? Undergraduate institution: Top 40 Undergraduate Major: Government, Hispanic Studies minor Undergraduate GPA: 3.77 overall, 3.89 in Government GRE: Took a practice test. 160 V, 160 Q Years Out of Undergrad: 0 years Years of Work Experience: 2 years Describe Relevant Work Experience: Internship - US Overseas Private Investment Corporation: 3 months (extensive economic analysis and quantitative work) Teaching English in Taiwan: 5 months State Department Virtual Internship: 10 months Internship - US government agency A: 3 months Internship - US government agency B: 5 months Research Volunteer - Air Combat Command/IA: 5 months (brainstormed ideas on how to improve USAF RAS/PAS officer training programs, presented my findings orally to more than 10 USAF senior officials and drafted a policy brief regarding my recommendations) College Student Assembly: 2.5 years (promote town town relations, speak in front of the city council to advocate for student rights and housing reforms, event planning and management) Internship - State Legislature: 2 months Internship - US Senate: 3 months Languages: English: Native Mandarin Chinese: Functionally Native (can read simplified and traditional) Spanish: Full Professional Proficiency French: Intermediate Taiwanese Hokkien: Limited Quant: Took several AP courses in high school, received As and high Bs on all of them. 5s on AP exams in Statistics, Calculus, and Macroecon. College coursework: Economics and National Security (A) Introduction to Microecon (B+) Intermediate Macroecon ( B ) Awards: NSEP Boren Scholarship Member, US National Language Service Corps Other: Born in China First generation immigrant and naturalized US citizen SOP: Focused on how my parents' activism at Tiananmen Square inspired me to pursue a career in US China relations and how I became interested in military analysis during my internships with the US government and study abroad experiences in Taiwan. My research interests mostly have to do with Chinese military strategies and the People's Liberation Army. LOR: 1 from a senior Foreign Service Officer who has served in China, 1 from a prominent, retired intelligence officer who is also a professor at my school, 1 from an international relations professor at my school who knows me really well. Questions: - Do you think I have a shot at Georgetown's security studies program right out of undergrad? - Are there any other great China studies programs that you would recommend applying to?
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