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You might take off one of those top schools and add UC Riverside. Brown's placement isn't very good for their rank, whereas Arizona and MIT have exceptional placement for their rank. Just a thought. 

Thanks for your thoughts, philstudent1991! Unfortunately, UC Riverside has limited funding opportunities for international students. See: http://philosophy.ucr.edu/about-the-graduate-program/223-2/. I will also be applying to UK M.A. programs. 

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Hi everyone, 

This is my first time applying. I attended a small, internationally unknown university in Europe, where I graduated with First Class Honours. I spent one year studying at a top 25 PGR department, where my GPA was 3.9. I also took a graduate course there. My research interests lie at the intersection of metaphysics, ethics, and the philosophy of action. I will apply to Arizona, Cornell, MIT, UCSD, USC, Brown, Chapel Hill, Florida State, and Princeton. Any other suggestions, given my research interests? Do you think I am being *too* ambitious? I have yet to prepare for the GRE and have never taken similar exams.