<p>QUESTION
I got into The College of William and Mary, and I'm still going to major in International Relations. For UNDERGRADUATE, which one should I choose? GWU-Elliott or the tough undergraduate system of the College of William and Mary?</p>
<p>WM, its hard work but quite good</p>
<p>our IR club just won World Model UN for the 3rd year in a row</p>
<p>IR club is overrated</p>
<p>I'm in a similar position, but not specifically for international relations. I'm not quite sure what my major will end up being, but generally, I like social sciences (eco, sociology, psych, polsci) and history. I'm trying to weigh my options.</p>
<p>Although I know W&M would probably provide stronger academics in some of these areas, I really like D.C. I know location shouldn't be that much of a factor, but I get the distinct feeling the tourist aspect of Williamsburg would really get on my nerves after 4 years. Not to mention that although W&M isn't bad at it, GWU seems to be really good at getting internships/networking opportunities.</p>
<p>Where is the balance between academics and the other miscellaneous factors I have mentioned?</p>
<p>Regarding the tourist aspect of Colonial Williamsburg - true, this living museum draws many visitors each year, but I have noticed that these visitors (for me at least) rarely penetrate to the "interior" of the actual campus. Those that do I take for locals who are just taking a stroll. Gosh, I rarely even see them near the Wren Building. When you walk across Richmond Street over to places like Merchants Square, the book store (B&N), and DoG street, that's where you encounter (what some people call around here) "Tourons". And compared to the spring and summer visitor numbers, Colonial Williamsburg is practically deserted in the fall and winter - especially in the afternoon when classes die down. So don't think that you will always be shoulder and shoulder with both students and visitors when getting to class or hanging out around campus.</p>
<p>the post was about IR, so I mentioned the club... they must be doing something right. That's all.</p>
<p>As Audieme said, the tourists don't come on campus, and actually, visitors to Colonial Williamsburg are down in numbers in recent years. The tourists really don't seem to bother people. You can freely run down DOG Street (very common running location for students) and you won't be bothered at all.</p>