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bmarsh

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  1. All really helpful, thank you! As a general rule for future placement prospects, would it be better to attend a T10 institution with only a limited focus on political behavior in terms of faculty or a program of lesser overall repute but with more of a relevant focus? I figure this could be especially important to keep in mind given the propensity or research interests to shift at least slightly over the 5-6 years!
  2. Hi, I'm still a few applications cycles away but am wondering which programs in the Top 15 have strengths/ distinct weaknesses in political behavior/ political psychology. I would appreciate any thoughts here, as I am still getting the layout of the academic field in this specific niche. I have a particular interest in China, but any professors working on political behavior/expression in authoritarian regimes or the constraints public opinion place on authoritarian decision-makers would be of great relevance. Fascinated by survey experiments and text mining as well. In my understanding, this niche might mostly pertain to CP and IR sub-fields? Thanks!
  3. I'm planning on applying in a few years, so certainly have some time. In that case, would you imagine that committees would essentially disregard MA GPA in favor of undergrad GPA assuming that MA GPA is not sufficiently low as to be alarming?
  4. Hello everyone! New user here. I find myself in a bit of an abnormal situation and would love to hear your thoughts. I'm interested in pursuing a quant-heavy PhD in a China-facing subfield (Comparative, IR, possibly Methodology). I have a 169V 167Q 5.5AWA GRE score and finished with a 3.9 undergrad GPA (magna cum laude, w/ highest departmental honors, Master's level courses etc) from a top 10 PoliSci department in the US. My honors thesis was China-focused and used text mining. While I'm confident in my undergrad background, my uncertainty lies with how my MA experience will be perceived. I'm doing my MA at a program called "Yenching Academy" at Beijing University, studying Politics/IR and Chinese Studies. The program is prestigious (very low acceptance rate) among China watchers, but many on admissions committees would understandably not be familiar with it. Thus, I'm entirely unsure how it will be interpreted. Do you think admissions committees will place much weight on my MA GPA, or instead focus on the undergrad one? Any ideas about how a MA in China, regardless of the circumstance, may be viewed? If I focus less closely on GPA, I can spend more time here working on Chinese fluency and garnering research experience, both of which would prepare me better for academia than my courses are currently. It's not clear to me which of these aspects will prove more important in a PhD application. I'm possibly overly paranoid that an inconsistency with my previous GPA (and because I know most MA programs inflate their grades) would raise eyebrows, making me unsure how to best allocate my time. What do you all think? Would also appreciate any evaluations regarding where the strength of my application may place me. Thanks for your time!
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