Help with College Selection- IR Major

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hey guys! I have read and studied the CC forum for the past year or so, but this is the first I have made a post. Now for my story:</p>

<p>I'm a straight A junior attending an elite prep school in the Northeast, with a great Ivy/Ivy caliber matriculation record. My interests lie primarily in the fields of political science, economics, and specifically international relations. So far I've visited UPenn, UChicago, Columbia, NYU and Georgetown. I like the idea of being in a city, and any student population of <3500 gives me the shudders (this rules out most LAC's, I know). What other universities would you suggest for my future visits and applications, given my interests and qualifications. </p>

<p>Please consider reach, match, and safety schools.</p>

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<p>Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service is one of the best in the nation for IR. It’s also the most difficult school to get into at Georgetown, what are your SATs?</p>

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<p>I am taking the actual SAT this December. However, I have taken two monitored, full-length practice SATs. The first was a 2160 (M:660, CR:790, W:710) and the second 2200 (M:660, CR: 740, W: 800).</p>

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<p>There are ivies you’ve not visited, but then there’s Stanford, particularly if you have a more conservative bent, American if you have an activist bent, and GWU, of course. JHU is still a player, as is NYU. Get that math score up. Good luck.</p>