<p>How does the Elliot School of International Affairs compare with other colleges in the country that offer similar majors?</p>
<p>GW is one of only a handful of universities that offer a whole school dedicated to the study of international affairs. Our programs are some of the best in the nation. The location of GW (right in the heart of DC) provides students easy access to a wealth of opportunities when it comes to internships and work experience. The Elliott School also attracts a lot of accomplished professors who boast professional experience at all the major organizations and government offices related to IR.</p>
<p>The Elliott School houses many research centers and institutes such as the Center for International Science and Technology Policy, the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies. These centers and the Elliott School hosts various lecture series, events and conferences throughout the year. I was fortunate enough to go to the Polish Embassy for a party concluding a day-long conference on de-Stalinization. One of the speakers was the daughter of Stalin himself. It was an awesome experience.</p>
<p>The Elliott School also boasts very successful alumni. This weekend I'll be taking the foreign service written exam. A few weeks back, I emailed one of our alums who works as an FSO at State. He was really nice and met me for coffee where we discussed life in the foreign service, the exam and his GW experience. </p>
<p>These are just some of the reasons why the Elliott School is one of the best in the country. I'm having a blast studying IR at GW. I applied ED to GW and didn't visit or research any other IR programs, so I wouldn't make a fair comparison between GW and other schools. </p>
<p>Good luck in your decision (but I hope you pick GW ;))!</p>
<p>thanks!! I was accepted RD and am almost sure that I'll be going to GW this fall to the Elliot School.</p>
<p>Congratulations! Let me know if you have more questions!</p>
<p>i could give you a ranking of the IR undergrad. programs in the DC area----if your asking about the major in general that's too broad--a lot of schools have majors, but not entire "schools"like G-dub---here's my ranking (member UNDERGRAD)--there is actually some bonified research on this at the master's level---i've posted it before somewhere in the GW board:</p>
<p>UNDERGRAD IR
hands down gtown most indepth seriously if you get your ba ir here you actually have your ma very rigid though hard to change your mind</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins numba 1 program in ma in the WORLD only a major here</p>
<p>GWU</p>
<p>American close with above this along with american public policy are much better than the overall school in these programs au is most definitely a contender withGWU</p>
<p>sry my sister has my keboard set on international</p>
<p>I got accepted into JHU, GWU, and American. My top choices were GWU and American (I prefer DC over Baltimore), and I'm leaning towards GWU. But, which of these two do you recommend?</p>
<p>Thanks and something is wrong with my comp right now the letters are wrong but only in this text box not in words or other writing stuff</p>
<p>I'm extremely bias towards GW. I think that's obvious. Outside of program strength, you'll have to consider other factors like campus and living situations. Are you going to visit these schools again? Visiting again will give you time to really evaluate everything each school has to offer. I know GW offers visit programs in April specially designed for accepted students. Pretty sure that there was an invitation to that in your acceptance packet. </p>
<p>Again, all of the IR programs are amazing programs. You, now, have to consider the question: do I feel at home at this campus? Will I be excited to go here in the fall?</p>
<p>I love the neighborhood around AU, but I think I'll be happier at GW. I did a ten week internship in DC last summer and love walking around. I'll probably stay at home for undergrad since I live near DC (in MD). I feel really safe on the GW campus. Also my dad works only like a block away from GW, so there's no reason for me to pay an extra 10 grand for a place to stay and I'm not going crazy to go live in a dorm. </p>
<p>It just gets confusing because different people have different opinions about universities. After a lot of thinking, I have decided to go there.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for posting your thoughts!!</p>
<p>Good call on the saving of 10K per year! Make sure to buy a Gdub tee-shirt and show off your GW pride!</p>
<p>How is Elliot compared to JHU? Doe anyone have undergrad ranking of IR programs?</p>
<p>don't exist----unless you can find some archaic copy of the gourman report-------addressing between AU and GWU's undergrad IR programs---go with which ever one is cheapest there is virtually no difference at undergrad level----at master's level GWU is ranked only one spot above American's</p>
<p>The closest thing I could find was this study -</p>
<p>Basically, a couple of students at William and Mary attempted to survey all faculty members of international relations at 4-year colleges. Here is the closest thing to a ranking (keep in mind this is for a Master's degree) - </p>
<p>"(30) What do you consider the top five terminal masters programs in international relations for students looking to pursue a policy career?"</p>
<ol>
<li>Johns Hopkins University 65%</li>
<li>Georgetown University 62%</li>
<li>Harvard University 47%</li>
<li>Tufts University 45%</li>
<li>Columbia University 45%</li>
<li>Princeton University 39&</li>
<li>George Washington University 26%</li>
<li>American University 16%</li>
<li>Syracuse University 7%</li>
<li>University of California, San Diego 5%</li>
<li>University of Denver 5%</li>
</ol>
<p>Well that answered my question. Thanks,</p>
<p>Note that those are MA programs.</p>