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  1. You need top grades..top GRE scores..amazing SOP..amazing REC's...
  2. I personally don't think contacting professors over email is the best approach. What I have done in the past if geography is not an issue (living in Boston makes live easier as many of the people I want to work with aren't that far), is to find ways to interact with them that is not so direct. I have been at several conferences with people I would like to work with. I make sure I know their work, introduce myself and strike up a conversation. I mention I was thinking applying to their program and see where it goes. Sometimes, I don't even do that so much I just try to get my name in front of them in a nice way.
  3. Thanks for your help! I have been told very mixed things about HES. I was told by one top ten school (the faculty member who told me this is a friend) to not even bother applying no matter what I had done because of the low level of HES. The person told me I should actually quit. At HES I have to do a Master's and work one on one with a GSAS faculty member. I can't imagine people would think that was a bad thing? I picked HES because I figured I would have a shot of taking classes at Harvard College through a program called "Special Student Status". HES students with a 3.5 or better can take 2 GSAS classes which I have done and did very well. I thought HES would show a committee at a good school I was more then capable of doing the work. The journal article was peer reviewed and not student based. I could have went to my local state university for a free MA however they have only 1 IR faculty member and is more theory based. I would have had zero options for good recommendations and zero internship options. I guess one can say HES is a mixed bag. I think though I have leveraged it for what I could.
  4. Hi Penelope, Well I feel a littler better. I will have letters of recommendation from 2 faculty at the US Naval War College who teach at HES, I am going to be an IR focused PhD candidate. I will also have 2 rec's from Harvard tenured faculty who teach at Harvard college. I am assuming that will make the difference. Should I specifically point this out in my SOP?
  5. Penelope, Should I consider maybe going to get another master's to bolster my file? A graduate certificate?
  6. Hey, I am a graduate student at Harvard University's Extension School, ALM: International Relations. I have good grades (3.91 GPA), some great recommendations and high GRE scores (700 v, 700 Q), some great internships, many articles and 1 peer reviewed article. Sadly, I was told many schools look down on the Harvard Extension School. I enrolled here as it was the best program I felt at the time for what I was looking for, a mix of online classes and on campus as I am working to save up living expenses for my PhD years. All my classes have been with Harvard College faculty, some of the world's best. I am a full-time student here and work full-time. The full time job will drop off when I am accepted to a PhD program. I would like to apply to some top programs. I have heard a rumor that many graduate schools look down on Harvard Extension. I am not trying to pass it off on applications as Harvard College or GSAS in anyway. I was curious if anyone out there could shed some light on this topic. In order to get into a top 10 International Relations program would I need to get a Master's from another school? I guess I am asking if I am in for any discrimination based on where I got my masters? Does such a thing exist? Do I need to "explain" the program on my SOP?
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