I’m applying and hoping to get into some great IR undergraduate programs in the country, but in case if I don’t get in to any especially good ones, would it be a safer bet to get an Econ degree and try to get into IR graduate school with that, or still take some sort of Polisci/IR concentration major?
I’ve been reading about IR undergrad being pretty obsolete by itself, but that it helps people get into top graduate schools. If my goal is to pursue IR and work in non-profits/do diplomacy/government agencies/etc, but if I also want to have something to fall back on, with Econ degree being pretty good by itself, which option would serve me best, considering that double major is not an option?