Harold of Lee

Hi guys, I have offers for MAPSS at Chicago and MA at Columbia. I'm a bit torn as to which one I should go for in the interst of moving into a top PhD program. - My primary research interest is IR, IPE with focus on China and East Asia, and secondary research interest is Chinese Political Economy. I have no methods background. -Chicago has Prof. Dali Yang specializing in Chinese Political Economy and Mearshimer. Columbia has Prof. Andrew Nathan specializing in Chinese Foreign Policy, as well as other IR scholars. -MAPSS requires you to write a thesis. Columbia doesn't, but most classes require research papers requiring primary source research. -MAPSS says it has preceptors help applications to PhD, while Columbia says it assigns personal advisors. Because Columbia is reputable for IR & IPE, I am leaning towards Columbia at this stage... Any advice would be appreciated.