International Relations and Global Studies?

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>I heard this is a new major branching from Government, but is it completely official now? </p>

<p>When I applied to UT i put this as my first major.
College of Liberal arts - International Relations and Global Studies</p>

<p>If its a fairly new major, could it be more easier to get into? </p>

<p>my overall stats are: </p>

<p>SAT 2070
top 12%
3.89 gpa
good ecs and really good essays (i think at least...)
low income</p>

<p>do i stand a chance at liberal arts?</p>

<p>thank you for ur time :)</p>

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<p>You’ve got a good shot. If your SAT M+V is 1400+, then your chances are even better. :)</p>

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<p>thank you!</p>

<p>my m/v is actually 1390, so im just gonna hope for the best.</p>

<p>i read somewhere that ut austin is ranked 25 for international relations, so thats pretty good right?</p>

<p>Im surprised at how great this forum is haha
i check it almost everyday.</p>

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<p>Haha. Me too!</p>

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<p>It was made official this fall.
It’s basically just like…a bunch of different department classes - geography, history, barely any government really, economics, foreign languages smashed together. I am guessing maybe in a few years they’ll have a real department maybe.</p>

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<p>Our daughter just declared this as her major, but the above poster is correct. Like many schools, this major is a conglomerate of courses from several departments. Daughter is waivering and considering changing her major due to UT’s (lack of) track record. </p>

<p>OTOH, if you look at the course requirements at schools with IR programs that are considered well-ranked, they too piece together courses from various departments. Even Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (ranked #2 in one of the undergrad lists) does this. So, I’m not sure if that is a factor as much as UT’s inexperience with providing in-depth study in a particular policy area. Also, UT’s location isn’t exactly helpful…Washington D.C. (Georgetown, GWU) or many east coast schools have better access to certain internship opportunities and career services.</p>

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<p>I’m going to be a freshman next year at UT and I just recently got admitted to my major, international relations and global studies . Although I was in the top 10%, my sat score wasn’t so great, it was like 1770 and I still got in.
Have you been admitted to the school yet?</p>

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<p>congrats! how come it took so long for u to be admitted if you were in top 10%? thats odd… but ur in and tahts all that matters haha :slight_smile:
but no im still waiting… 2nd semester of my junior year i just slipped out of 10% -_-</p>

<p>my stats are up there…</p>

<p>im really worried if i have a chance…</p>

<p>do u think because its a new major, they may have more space available then most majors?</p>

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<p>no i was admitted almost immediately, i just got admitted to my major last week.
however, just work extra hard this last semester of junior year, and hopefully you will be okay.
i was constantly moving up and down a couple spots my junior year too, but luckily stayed in it when i sent my transcript in to UT.</p>