International Relations - Whitehead School

<p>Well, I'm looking to start applying to graduate schools come this fall. I'm planning to complete a master's in international relations. I'm rather interested in applying to the Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall. However, I was wondering if anyone had any idea about how selective they are in the admissions process? A rough idea is fine--I'm not looking for concrete statistics. </p>

<p>Also, any advice or recommendations are welcomed. I'm just looking to find out a little more about the school, so I can have a better idea. Thank you in advance.</p>

<p>i can't answer your question, but the name of this school is, for whatever reason, hilarious.</p>

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<p>And how old are we?</p>

<p>I think Tony Blair is speaking there in February. Go check it out!</p>

<p>Does anyone know how hard it is to get accepted here. The problem is that I am still a freshamn at Rutgers but I am sooo set on going to grad school at the Whitehead School. But since graduation is so far away I am afraid that admissions at Whitehead is getting harder by the year. If anyone knows anything about it, pleeease help! Thanks!!!</p>

<p>Also, before I forget to ask, is there any specific major in college that is required to get a masters in diplomacy. I mean, would I have to be a IR major or is it better to have a different, more diverse major??? Will poly sci do? Also, how much does it help that I speak fluent spanish?</p>

<p>I didn’t feel it was that hard to get in. I’ve recently been accepted and I had a 3.78 GPA and 1170 GRE. I’d like to think my GPA helped out with my low GRE scores, but I’ve had prior military service, so that might have helped with work experience and my grad school essay.</p>

<p>As for advice as an undergraduate, you’re not required to be a poli sci major to get accepted into a IR school, however it is helpful. You’d first like to research the IR programs that the IR schools offer that revolve around what specialization you would like to study in the broad subject of International Relations. The Whitehead school offers specializations in:</p>

<p>Foreign Policy Analysis
Global Health and Human Security
Global Negotiation and Conflict Management
Human Rights
International Economics and Development
International Law
International Organizations
International Security </p>

<p>Thus if you were an economics major, I don’t think it would hurt your graduate school application to Whitehead if your specialization was for instance…International Economics and Development.</p>

<p>Additionally, a knowledge of a second language always helps out. While the Whitehead School doesn’t have a foreign language requirement to graduate, many other IR schools have a foreign language requirement. So it would help out to know another language, if you plan on applying to other IR schools. I hope this helped.</p>

<p>I got in with a 3.58 gpa GRE score of about 1200. I have a dual degree in Political Science and Economics and studied abroad.</p>