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Thanks for the replies everyone.
I recently spoke with one of my professors regarding this, and done a fair amount of research so here's an update:
I now understand the concept of applying to a school which fits me based on academic research and faculty, not geography.
Anyways, I am planning on applying to about 15 PhD programs (i'm not going for an MA anymore) and about 5 MA just in case I don't get accepted to any of the PhD programs.
After researching each department, and finding ones that have faculty that have related research to my interests, here are the schools I will hopefully be applying to:
Berkeley
Harvard
Columbia
University of Chicago
University of Wisconsin
University of Michigan
Cornell University
University of Minnesota
University of Illinois
Brandeis University
Georgetown University
University of Massachusetts
Boston University
Boston College
Kent State University
Does the list seem too long? I was a bit surprised when I was told to apply to about 15 programs but I guess the chances of acceptance will be greater, obviously. In all honesty, do you believe that I can be admitted to any of the above schools? For some reason I keep thinking that I don't have a chance at any of those programs and I should look at lesser schools.
Regarding my work, I will be doing a thesis next year so that should help out a bit.
Looking forward to any advice.
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