Yue Lee

Yeah, and yeah, I know what u mean... Thx : )

Thx!

Thank you TakeMyCoffeeBlack!

Hi all! I'm a newbie here and I'm applying for comparative politics PhD programs now. I kinda freaked out when some of my friends suggested me to apply for a couple more programs with lower rankings. So I think maybe I can get some advice here Here are my stats: International student Research interest: Civil society activism in China, maybe some comparative studies between China and some other authoritarian state Undergrad: Government, Top 2 university in China (Best in political science, I guess) Undergrad GPA: let's say 84/100, or 3.41 (GPA calculation method is kinda different), no so good. MPhil: Political Science, Top 2 university in Hong Kong MPhil GPA: 3.87 GRE: V157， Q170，AW4.5 (not a native speaker of English) Research method: I'm not super quantitative, but ok with SPSS, STATA and stuff Experience: part time research job at some LGBT and women NGOs No publication Language: Mandarin Chinese, English, some Korean I plan to apply for programs in MIT, Berkeley, Wisconsin-Madison, Cornell, Notre Dame, and Maryland. Do I have a shot at these programs, or should I find some programs with lower rankings to replace them? Thank you so much : )