<p>I was not questioning whether you are well-qualified for VT. I was questioning whether it would be a good fit. If you were accepted to UVa, WM, and VT, would you seriously consider VT?</p>
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<p>I’m not sure how familiar you are with Penn and Columbia, but both have pretty vibrant and exciting campuses, they also seem to fit your criteria pretty well, if you’ve visited and done a lot of research already, then I guess you know what you are looking for.</p>
<p>JHU is really strong in IR and Dartmouth has a very strong IR minor.</p>
<p>tk21769, I actually wouldnt apply to VT if I made it into UVA EA (which it is adding next year). VT is just better than the other publics in VA after UVA/WM. </p>
<p>2college2college: So Dartmouth would be better than Brown? Can I major in Econ/Spanish/International Business or something and Minor in IR?</p>
<p>Confidentialcoll: So Penn has a good campus life? I thought it was integrated into the city like NYU? ANd NYC is too expensive and big for me, so i dunno about Columbia. But it DOES have a strong IR major, eh? Maybe I’ll take a look at it.</p>
<p>How is Middlebury with aid? Honestly I’m not looking for LACs. I want a college with a strong alumni network and big prestige. In the careers I’m looking for (non-science related) it may matter a lot. Also I want a city that will offer me internships like Chicago, DC, NYC, Boston, etc.</p>
<p>I like Northwestern (I love Chicago, and I might not make UCHicago) but would you guys say it’s not a practical idea for IR/IE?</p>
<p>I think you should look at Tufts, Georgetown, and JHU. I know someone who is majoring in IR with a concentration in economic development at Tufts (the IR degree allows you to focus on a certain aspect according to the friend…economic development being one of those aspects). They are also majoring in quantitative economics (apparently there is a “quantitative economics” and a regular “economics”).</p>
<p>If you are really set on IR Tufts, Georgetown, JHU are good schools to look at since they have excellent programs (undergraduate as well as graduate).</p>
<p>Thanks a lot, buzzers. International Economic Development (whether with the US, UN, NGO, etc) is one of my possible interests, so I’m excited to hear Tufts has a concentration in that. SFS has a similar system of concentrations and like regional sub-concentrations. Very cool.
How is the JHU undergrad IR major work? Anyone have experience with it?</p>
<p>“…Cornell (I’m under the impression that other than engineering and like Vet school they dont have very strong programs)”</p>
<p>Although there are no reliable rankings of undergrad programs,here are some excerpts from articles pertaining to the most recent NRC grad program rankings:</p>
<p>“In a comprehensive national study of research doctorate programs sponsored by the National Research Council (NRC), almost half the participating Cornell University Graduate School and Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences graduate fields were included within the top 10 range of rankings on an overall measure, and more than 75 percent are included in the top 20 range”. “Sixty-one Cornell research doctorate programs were ranked in the study, more than any other private institution.”</p>
<p>Cornell fields whose ranking ranges overlap the top 10 range:
Aerospace Engineering, Animal Science ,Applied Economics and Management,Applied Mathematics,Astronomy and Space Sciences, Biometry,Classics,Communication, Comparative Literature, Computer Science,English Language and Literature, Entomology,Food Science and Technology,Genetics and Development, Germanic Studies, Horticulture, Linguistics,Medical Science: Cell Biology and Genetics, Medical Science: Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis, Medical Science: Molecular Biology,Medical Science: Pharmacology, Medical Science: Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology,Music, Nutrition,Operations Research, Philosophy, Physics,Plant Biology,Plant Breeding, RomanceStudies:Spanish, Statistics.</p>
<p>Outside of the traditional Arts & Sciences and engineering disciplines, the university’s other specialty colleges each offer among the best programs of their type anyplace.</p>
<p>There is also a T-14 law school.</p>
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<p>You’re right, this isn’t always true, but in Tufts’ case it is. The Gourman Rankings for Undergraduate IR Programs rank Tufts as #1, then JHU, Princeton, and Georgetown as #2-4 (I forget their exact order). With your stats and EC’s/academic experience you have a great shot at many of these schools. I would look at American and GWU for low matches/safeties too - both have fantastic IR programs and are in DC, which is ideal for an IR major.</p>
<p>True, thanks for you advice!</p>