Hello!
I’m a junior, and I’m currently looking at pursuing a career in International Relations, Public Policy and Political Science. This is my current list of schools I’m considering:
American University
Georgetown University
George Washington University
USC
UCLA
UC Berkeley
University of Pennsylvania
American is my top choice, because of their Global Scholars program. To get my masters and bachelors in four years would be awesome. If anyone could recommend some schools that offer similar programs, or schools that are known for their international relations program, I’d appreciate it. I’m especially looking for public schools in urban areas, or private schools that offer very generous aid packages. Thanks!
Tufts University, which is a private university in the Boston area (Medford, MA), has a good international relations program. I don’t know anything about financial aid packages. My son-in-law was an IR major at Tufts and he went on to SAIS (School of Advanced International Studies) at Johns Hopkins for a graduate degree. You might also look at Johns Hopkins–there is an undergraduate International Studies major. Again, not sure about financial aid. Both schools have fairly selective admissions.
If you have any interest in smaller schools, check out Macalester and Brandeis. If you’re female, Mount Holyoke - they have a good IR program and some great merit aid packages.
Also, consider University of St. Andrews in Scotland as well as College of William and Mary. They have a joint program but each are strong in their own regard, especially St. Andrews. Dickinson College is another to look at.
I’m a senior who has finished applying to colleges for IR, and some other schools that were on my list were: Claremont McKenna, Lafayette, and Occidental (their major is called Diplomacy & World Affairs).
If you’re from California, you should consider UC-San Diego (on the list). If you’re not from California, you might have a hard time affording Berkeley, UCLA, or UCSD if you’re hoping for generous aid packages.
University of Denver has a school of international studies that is not on the level of the schools on your list, but it is easier to get into and offers a lot of people a fair amount of merit aid.
American’s Global Scholars Program does look really good, though few people get it. If you were fortunate enough to get into that and also Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service, that could be a tough choice, even with the attraction of the M.A. at American. It would be a great choice to have, though!
Pomona College and William & Mary/St. Andrews programs are both stellar. I was especially impressed with St. Andrews. Great college town. Penn of course has Huntsman which is hard to get into but apparently students really like it.
Some other urban possibilities: Columbia, NYU, U Minn, CMU, Rutgers-Newark, Baruch, ASU, George Mason, Harvard, Texas (Austin), Maryland, Tufts, BU. You can look for 3/2 programs and try to complete early with AP/IB/CLEP credits.
Hello!
I’m a junior, and I’m currently looking at pursuing a career in International Relations, Public Policy and Political Science. This is my current list of schools I’m considering:
American University
Georgetown University
George Washington University
USC
UCLA
UC Berkeley
University of Pennsylvania
American is my top choice, because of their Global Scholars program. To get my masters and bachelors in four years would be awesome. If anyone could reccomend some schools that offer similar programs, or are known for their international relations program, I’d appreciate it. I’m especialy looking for public schools in urban areas. I