<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I am currently a rising senior at a competetive college in Boston who is majoring in East Asian Studies and History. I am planning to pursue a MA in programs like Harvard's RSEA program or Columbia's MARSEA program. (Or just EALC). (Focused on Korea)</p>
<p>My questions are:
1) If I am going to work on a senior thesis, should I do it under History or East Asian Studies? Will it matter?</p>
<p>2) How difficult is it getting into the mentioned MA programs? Also, I have researched Harvard and Columbia quite a bit, but I haven't done the same amount of work for other institutions like Princeton, UCLA, UC Berkely, and etc. Datas/Stats on institutions in general will be appreciated.</p>
<p>3) Can anyone who is currently in these programs or are familiar with them provide me with some stats? (on gpas, gre scores, etc.)</p>
<p>These are some infos about me:
I'm a Korean international student. I am fluent in English and Korean and I studied Chinese in college. </p>
<p>Education:
GPA: 3.6
Major GPAs: all above 3.7s
Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society</p>
<p>Extra info:
President of KSA (Korean Student Association)</p>
<p>I have also met with various faculty members at Harvard and Columbia. (At least 5 individuals or more.) And I had long conversations with them and have been keeping in touch with them. A professor from Columbia even offered to help me with my research for my senior thesis!</p>