My Russian PhD

Graduate School
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<p>Hi! I'm an undergraduate majoring in history and I know I want to go to an excellent grad school to get my PhD in Russian history. I will be a sophomore this year and will begin taking Russian language classes. I had a few questions to ask.
How good should my Russian be by the time I graduate (2012)?
what should my GPA look like? I currently have a 3.6
How hard is it to get into an Ivy league grad school like Columbia university?
What kinds of jobs will be available to me if I do receive my goal, other than being a professor?
If you have any suggestions please feel free to post</p>

<p>Thank You!</p>

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<p>Is Columbia a good place for Russian? Not all schools with an overall good reputation have depts in your field with a good reputation.</p>

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<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/graduate-school/512430-russian-history-phd-languages.html?highlight=russian%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/graduate-school/512430-russian-history-phd-languages.html?highlight=russian&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/graduate-school/514354-eastern-central-asian-history.html?highlight=russian%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/graduate-school/514354-eastern-central-asian-history.html?highlight=russian&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Try these threads. As for jobs, unless you're also interested in Russian/Soviet-US affairs or the Holocaust, you're pretty much limited to working in Russia or being a professor in the US (I know from my own advisor who does early modern Russian history). If you're willing to be a little more open and expand your interests a little, then you may be able to get some government jobs or museum stuff.</p>