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Hello everyone, I am interested in pursuing a MA (or possibly a PhD if the right one is discovered) in Chinese Studies. I'm somewhat flexible as to the specifics, but definitely something focused on China in the modern world and its international relationships. I scored pretty well on my GRE (165-V, 155-Q, 5.5-AW [scored a 6 on a previous test, would they count that instead?]) and had a 3.3 GPA from UCLA with a BA in Political Science. I have been working at a top defense consulting firm in DC for the past two years and have an elementary understanding of Mandarin. As such, I feel pretty confident I can compete at most of the top tier programs (am I correct in feeling this way?). My prompt for you all is providing some perspective on how competitive I really am, and what programs you all might know of that might be interesting. I've started looking at a number of different programs but haven't had time to look in detail yet. I would ideally like to study in California or China proper, if possible. On my pedestrian run through of potential departments and resulting programs, I have: CEAS-Yale CEAS-Stanford JAIS-Johns Hopkins (this is in China I think) IR/PS-UCSD Regional Studies-Harvard Regional Studies-Columbia Contemporary Chinese Studies-Nottingham (also in China I think)