<p>I'm a senior in high school and soon to be in college next fall. </p>
<p>I would like to study both political science/ international relations and economics, along with pre-law, etc... I question on whether studying both of these majors would be overwhelming, as I have intentions of keeping business, law, government and other job fields open with these two majors. I do plan to attend graduate school for which ever field I lean more towards during my upperclassmen years in college. </p>
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<p>Also, I'am at the stage of applying to universities which use common application. Specifically base on my intended studies, which schools excell in those areas ( will look further into suggested schools).</p>
<p>Law schools generally don’t care what you major was in undergraduate school, so don’t worry about your major from that point of view. One thing you will do in your first year of college is explore courses in your areas of interest to figure out a major, so, again, don’t worry about making a decision now. Think about whether you want small classes with potentially more attention from advisors like you might get in a liberal arts school or whether you want a university. Beyond that, we would have to know something about your scores and grades to suggest particular schools. Check out the websites of some schools to see how they describe their international studies and international relations majors.</p>
<p>Yeah I’m basically applying to all reach schools from this point, my GPA and test scores is a gap that will damper my chances any and everywhere. Other than that I’m not lucking out just yet, so " is there anywhere at all"?</p>
<p>At my College International Relations is treated as an interdisciplinary major, rather than as a subset of political science. This means that I end up studying history, economics, government, and language, among other things. I appreciate this diversity within my major because it is easy to see how they all apply to the study of the theory and practice of international relations. This is also great as it provides flexibility for if I wanted to switch majors - I would be able to just take a few more classes in either of those aforementioned areas.</p>
<p>Just something to think about as you look at IR. I’m not sure what other universities approach it this way besides William & Mary. Its kind of like an American version of PPE (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics - studied in the UK).</p>
<p>You have over 3,000 posts and here it is Thanksgiving. Application deadlines approach. Surely you have some idea about which schools match your interests. If not, without knowing your stats, I’d suggest DC-area schools (AU, GW, Maryland).</p>
<p>Or pick one of the three at random. IR, political science and econ are all close enough. It’s not as though any school will hold you to that choice.</p>