<p>Okay, so I applied ED to Brown and then was deferred and then got accepted yesterday. Such a long proccess. But I also got into Johns Hopkins and was awarded the Hodson Trust Scholarship ($26,500 a year for for years). Which school is better for international relations? That is what I know I want to pursue academically. Which school is better socially? I don’t know, I need some advice.</p>
<p>Congrats on being accepted, especially considering how much lower the acceptance rate is for deferred applicants than for regular decision applicants.<br>
One of my intended majors is international relations, so I've looked into the program at Brown extensively, although I don't know very much about the program at Johns Hopkins.
Brown's IR program is good not great. Foreign Policy magazine ranked it as #19 in the country in 2009, #17 in '07; interestingly enough, JHU was ranked #17 in '09 and #19 in '07. It seems to me that rankings that close are kindof irrelevant (similar to how a #20 school on USNWR isn't necessarily better than a #25), so I would suggest making the choice based more on the atmosphere, which has a better location in your opinion, which seems to offer better study abroad opportunities, etc etc.</p>