<p>This thread is about any information you guys can give me on American universities abroad. The reason I am considering one of these universities is because I want to major in international relations/affairs. A university abroad seems like a good idea. This of course is pure specualtion of mine. So please give me solid facts or anything you may know about these schools. International relations being such a demanding field has demanding universities with the best IR programs which i think i just cant get into i.e. American, Georgetown, or tufts. The one American university aborad I have looked into the most and actually like a lot is American University of Paris. Information im looking for is their selectivity and financial assistence. Feel free to talk about other ones besides American University of Paris. My prior post about IR schools and my situation can be found here: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=218119%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=218119</a>. Sorry for all the grammar/spelling mistakes im doing this in a hurry.</p>
<p>Someone please, ANY university abroad be it AUP or John Cabot.</p>
<p>The American Universities in [insert location] differ in recognition and quality. AU Cairo is probably the most widely recognized, but Beirut is also popular. AU Paris is <em>very</em> small- less than three or four hundred students, according to College Board (of which about 40% are international students). Only about 66% return for their sophomore year, which is not very high. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that you do NOT have to attend a prestigious IR program for undergrad to get your foot in the door. There are other paths, including foreign languages, public policy, and even political science. Back this up with internships, and you have a good shot at a job or a grad program. For example, Georgetown's graduate SFS program only requires two courses in economics! Here's some IR info from UC Berkeley's website.</p>
<p>What are your stats? You probably have many schools to choose from. Beloit, Baylor, Arcadia, Clark, George Mason, Duquesne, and Cornell College are just a few.</p>
<p>The above information about the American University of Paris isn’t true. The school is small but it has twice as many students as is stated. It’s more near 1000 students, and of those 1000 students, there are over 100 nationalities represented. The reason so little return for their sophomore year is because NYU used to have an agreement with AUP in which NYU students would study abroad at AUP during their freshman year and then continue the next three years at NYU. It was a weird system but they were still doing this program when I arrived as a freshman at AUP in fall 2007.</p>