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    a piece of bread got a reaction from thedig13 in Help me Make a Decision   
    as an international applicant being admitted to my top choice, i wanted to write something that seemed important to me. i thought a bit what i was doing when i was a sophomore. i was really confused, looking for a way to escape from economics which was my major. i could not find anything since i asked this question to myself: "what interest me the most?" i was spending my whole time reading history books. so the answer was simple i mean it is really good for you to start early.

    making this decision is not that simple, of course. after this basic one, you need to ask some other questions as well. your undergraduate GPA shows that you've shown a certain level of success... is it enough for you to go on? do you like to go out? would you be satisfied with a lesser income just for some intellectual reasons? reading books? hanging out with friends? classes? night life?

    not that bad of course, i was just exeggarating

    when it comes to your questions, considering your gpa is an excellent one and you will be graduating from a good school, there is no reason not to be accepted if you keep being that successful. in my case, my low undergrad gpa was not so critical because i had an MA degree and my major was not in history. even though i don't think alarm bells will start to ring unless your gpa goes down below 3.5, keeping your performance at the same level undoubtedly will increase your chance of being admitted.

    doing an MA is a great experience. but you have time for anything. -two summers at least. if you decide where you must be applying to, you will get to know what materials they want, whether they have cutoffs. You'll have time to request profs check your papers. Do find the answers for these questions: what kind of history? social, economic, cultural, intellectual? which period? modern? early modern? colonial? who wrote the best books in your area? contact them if possible read those books. try to establish good relations with your profs who are well-known in the area you want to work. you'll need their letters in future . don't forget that your papers will be more important than your scores. -and of course just by learning languages, you'll step ahead of others who don't know any. do have a good piece of paper (about 20-25 pages) until the time is right for you.

    you are not shooting too high in case you do the things above if you do, you don't have to do an MA, and go straight from BA.

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