<p>hi im an asian junior in Korea
im interested in asian studies or east asian studies.. or IR possibly :D</p>
<p>and since i really loooooooove Columbia ;D
could you guys tell me if CC is storng for Asian studies or east asian studies or not? what about IR?</p>
<p>if not, what are some popular high ranking schools for those majors???</p>
<p>tx :-)</p>
<p>Columbia is phenomenal in both East Asian studies and IR. Absolutely top-tier.</p>
<p>My friend was an East Asian studies major at Penn and she went to Columbia for grad school east asian studies and IR.</p>
<p>Penn is fantastic in these areas too--at least at the undergraduate level. I'm an IR/East Asian Studies double-major there and I'm on a first-name basis with the department heads. They've taken me out to dinner with visiting guests and stuff. We even met up in Seoul in summer...amazing bunch of people.</p>
<p>So Columbia, Penn, and of course the usual suspects like HYPS...all are great</p>
<p>Wow! didnt know Penn is also good at East Asian studies&IR!! Wow thanks soooooo much for such a good info :D</p>
<p>One of my professors had some connections with the people who were doing the renovations of 경복궁 and he got us into the construction site when nobody else was allowed to be there. The place was absolutely empty. It was amazing. "The kids at Stanford can't do this!" he gleefully shouted as he charged in.</p>
<p>Feel free to PM me for pics and such :)</p>
<p>But yeah, since this is a Columbia forum, I will give Columbia its due and say that Columbia is excellent and I'd rather go there for grad school (just not undergrad)</p>
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im interested in asian studies or east asian studies.. or IR possibly</p>
<p>and since i really loooooooove Columbia ;D
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<p>You "really loooooooove Columbia" but haven't done your homework enough to realize that IR isn't an undergraduate field of study?</p>
<p>wow - 경복궁 is just beside where i live kk .. i love Penn but all i knew about Penn was Wharton School(since my parents wanted me to be a biz major) .. but i didnt know Penn had some strong fields in east asian studies too :D
Hmm... gotta study real hard to get into either CC or Penn ..... really tough :-(</p>
<p>Columbia 2002, oh didn't know! i read the "blue book" and that columbia college bulletin? (that small book with all the descriptions about departments in CC) .. how come i didn't realize it !! ... well thanks!</p>