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Hello, I just wanted to ask what my chances are of getting into a top 10 American History PhD program as a British student. I recently took the GRE and received 162 Verbal, 155 Quantitative and 5.0 Analytical Writing. I have a First in BA History from the London School of Economics and a Distinction in MA War Studies from King’s College London. The only problem is that I haven’t done anything academic since graduating nearly 4 years ago nor have I stayed in touch with any professors due to work. Are references commenting on work completed nearly 5 years ago worth anything? Would I be better of getting references from a work environment? So I’d be interested to know what people think. Do I need to retake the GRE? Are references on work completed many years ago strong enough? Will my time out of academia help or hurt me in the process? Are my scores competitive? Is it much harder to get in with funding as an international student? Thanks