<p>I'm an Australian looking to major in international relations. I'm considering University of Denver, Mary Washington, Eckard and Goucher for safety schools. They are all supposed to have good IR programs. Any opinions? Taking into account quality of IR program, general quality of school, location and also I am interested in English and Modern languages as minor/second major possibly and dance for extracurricular involvement or possibly a minor</p>
<p>University of Iowa…or Iowa State. They are not that expensive for out of state.</p>
<p>thanks! I really meant any opinions on these schools though? I’m only interested in small schools</p>
<p>but you said they are all your safety colleges…What are your reach and match colleges ?</p>
<p>oh, I want to choose 2 out of those 4 for safety. my reach and matches are columbia, barnard, georgetown, brown, emory, william and mary, george washington, american, occidental, connecticut college, scripps and sarah lawrence</p>
<p>As an international applicant, you have no safeties here except for the very small list of institutions that guarantee admission based GPA and exam scores for all applicants. Check the websites of these institutions, to see if any of them fall into that category. I don’t think they do.</p>
<p>The best that you have here are matches and reaches. Your safeties are in your own country.</p>
<p>I’m an american citizen (african american), I just live overseas. and I’m a high achieving student so these schools are safeties</p>
<p>Do you require financial aid? If so, note that DU seems to only give merit aid to its very best (>3.7 GPA, high SATs) applicants.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure I’ll qualify for merit aid. don’t have a gpa (australian school) but good grades, IB diploma and I’m hoping for a 34 on the ACT based on practice tests</p>
<p>More importantly, do you require financial aid? If so, how much are your parents willing to contribute towards your education?</p>
<p>I will require financial aid but I know I’ll qualify for need based with my families income and I’ve seen DU is in the top 15 schools with the most students on merit aid (us news) I also know I qualify for a pretty good scholarship at Eckard</p>
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<p>Check to see whether the schools consider “level of applicant’s interest” in admissions. If they do, it may be because they do not want to be used as safeties by students who are unlikely to attend if they get in anywhere else.</p>
<p>As a US citizen abroad, you will be considered a domestic applicant for financial aid purposes. Your school records may be evaluated by someone in the international admissions office. You need to ask each place how they will handle it.</p>
<p>Financial Aid varies wildly from one institution to another. If you need significant aid, go ask about this in the Financial Aid Forum. Start a new thread there, and state up front that you are a US citizen abroad, how much your famil can pay, your exam scores, and your approximate GPA equivalent. An academic safety that you can’t afford to attend is no safety at all.</p>
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<p>golffather, I said I am an American citizen, which is what is important for financial aid. However I’m also an Australian citizen, and I consider myself Australian as I was born here and have lived here my whole life. I don’t really know why that’s so confusing, many people have dual citizenships and parents from different countries</p>
<p>I’m also considering Randolph College</p>
<p>bump!!!</p>
<p>SummerAus, I pm’d you.</p>
<p>DU’s Master’s degree program in IR has been highly ranked by Foreign Policy magazine ([Inside</a> the Ivory Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_the_Ivory_Tower]Inside”>Inside the Ivory Tower - Wikipedia)). That probably bodes well for the quality of its undergraduate program, too. The Denver area is a good location for outdoor activities (skiing, hiking, etc.) and for its sunny, dry weather.</p>
<p>thank you! ECmotherx2 I recieved your pm, thanks:) the only thing I have with Eckard is location, it seems sort of far way from everything.</p>