<p>Osap, you do realize that you are going to have to work for 2-4 years between undergraduate and graduate programs right? MBA programs, particularly at those top MBA programs listed above, typically expect their candidates to be seasoned professionals, with several years of work experience. They make exceptions for highly gifted candidates (4.0 students with near-perfect GMAT scores and a clear cut business plan) or for incredibly entrepreneurial individuals, but we are talking about a handful (quite literaly) of successful candidates out of thousands of applicants.</p>
<p>This said, all the universities on my list above are excellent in both Economics and Political Science. The way you should narrow down the list depends on three things:</p>
<p>1) Where and in which industry would you wish to work between your undergraduate and graduate years. </p>
<p>2) You actual credentials. Harvard and Yale are excellent, but if you aren't a near-perfect student, your chances aren't realistic.</p>
<p>3) Your personal preferences. Think about the kind of setting you would prefer. Think of the following:
-Do you want to be in a rural, suburban or urban area?
-Do you want a well defined and lively campus atmosphere or don't you care about campus life?
-Do you want an intense and serious academic atmosphere or would you rather have a laid back academic atmosphere?
-Is school spirit important to you?
-Do you like a small and cozy college or a larger, more diverse and less personal university? etc...</p>
<p>Stanford should be added for sure...they are top ranked for their grad programs in law, econ, and polysci which is something to think about...also, if you are looking into law, george washington u has top ranked polysci programs (in dc) and has a special 6 year accelerated BA/JD program that would let you get both degrees in less time...and you would never have to worry about lsat's :)</p>
<p>look hard into george washington...their polysci programs are top ranked and give some very cool internship opportunities (capitol hill!)...pluls they have a pretty selective accelerated BA/JD program that you complete in 6 years... less time and money for school and don't ever have to take the LSATs :)!!</p>
<p>I just looked it up and they are able to do it in 3 years instead of 4 like most other joint programs because they utilize summer sessions. Yes, I guess they have no life. Based on their 100% employment rate, having no summer available for internship doesn't seem to be a problem. Students spend their first year in the law school and 2nd year in Kellogg. They graduate with their first-year classmates from both schools. Isn't that clever? ;)</p>
<p>"Why Would You Want To Do Jd/mba At The Same School??? That Makes No Sense"</p>
<p>Measure yourself, many universities offer a JD/MBA option. Columbia, Harvard, Michigan, Northwestern, NYU and Stanford definitely do. It is becoming a very popular combo these days. Most programs are 4 years in length.</p>
<p>Berkeley also has a joint JD/MBA program. Boalt Hall and Haas business school are going to build a new building linking the campuses of the two schools to foster more collaboration.</p>
<p>And I thought this was interesting concerning the JD/MBA dual degree:
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Potential JD/MBA students should also be aware that you will not necessarily have a higher number of job opportunities due to your dual degree, nor will a particular company pay you more. I had a consulting firm representative tell me that, while they were impressed by the dual degree, the consultant would not be using any legal knowledge in his/her capacity as a consultant. Likewise, law firms would tell me that while some general business knowledge was helpful, the firm's business was grounded in law and legal issues.