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My LoR professors were American and British (Indiana, Princeton, Trinity College Dublin), so I don't necessarily think that was the issue. I'm no longer in Korea and I'm working in administration at a small US university which has no foreign language support (so I can't improve my Korean). I've actually taken classes at Yonsei and Sogang previously, but I'm probably only TOPIK level 3/4 (haven't had the opportunity to take it). Thanks for the information.

I've been following this thread for a while and wanted to ask a question... What are everyones thoughts on getting accepted into a master's when you applied for the PhD? A bit of background: I already have a master's in International Relations (focus on Asia) from a top Korean university (I'm a US citizen). I applied to 6 PhD programs in Asian Studies. I've had 3 rejections, 2 I haven't heard anything from yet, and the 1 acceptance into the MA instead (with no funding) :-\ My Korean language level is intermediate. Thanks!