<p>hello, anyone interested in International Relations? I am really hoping to get into some place with a strong IR course. Any suggestions? </p>
<p>for your consideration, I am an intl. student applying for aid.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>The very best are Tufts, Johns Hopkins and Georgetown. In Washington DC, GWU and American also have very good programs. In the Midwest, McAlester and Carleton have very good programs, too.</p>
<p>I'm at American U and very very happy with it! (it's the largest school of international service in the country and has awesome professors, classes, programs, events, etc - feel free to contact me!)</p>
<p>Thanks loads lg08 but believe the deadline for American U is already over. The uni was in my consideration but I heard that it does not really provide great scholarships for intl students. I am unable to pursue further studies in US without a healthy scholarship so did not apply there.
Thanks loads anyways.</p>
<p>oh.. i thought their deadline was feb. 1st, but i could be wrong! they have really good scholarships for merit based aid, but i don't know wheather international students have different scholarships than american students... good luck with your applications!</p>
<p>Well, bad luck mate but the deadline is Jan 15. Thanks anyways.
On a personal note, it would be great if I could know you better. I hope its not a problem.
lg08, have a good day.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any information (good or bad) about the Georgia Tech International Relations Program. Any suggestions for other programs to research (in addition to the top programs - Tufts, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, etc.) Program/college would also need to have a concentration in East Asian studies.
thanks</p>
<p>like poolio said up there, GWU and American both have strong programs (and are of course, located right in DC)</p>
<p>At AU we have the concentration "asian studies" not east asian, but the program basically focuses on china, japan, korea, south east asia, etc. much, much more so than south or central asia - though there is tons of flexibility in which courses you choose to take for whichever part you are most interested in (I'm happy to answer any questions you have about AU or the international studies programs :) )</p>
<p>thx. I'm glad to know that about AU, I had almost crossed them off the list because (in my speedy web surfing) I didn't realize they had Asian studies. My D is a soph, very interested in IR, especially in study abroad. AU also has merit aid, don't they?</p>
<p>is it impossible to major in IR, having taken merely five years of latin in high school?</p>
<p>i don't see why latin would hurt you - any language experience is a great asset! plus, tons of people major in IR and start a new language or even people switch to IR majors after being in college, so I don't see why not! :)</p>
<p>And yes, AU has some very good options for merit based aid! (I received a scholarship and am also concentrating on Asia in my international studies degree :) )</p>
<p>After listening to you people, I feel sorry for myself that I did not apply to American. I am really interested in IR but the money was a big factor and I doubt a good scholarship would have covered my expenses. Guess money will continue to dominate human lives.</p>
<p>What Careers are open to those with a degree in International Relations? A common reaction to "I'm majoring in IR" is, "Well, what exactly do you study? What job are you going to have when you graduate?" Ugh!</p>
<p>Well grad school/specialization is always good. But if you really want to succeed in IR you should plan for that anyway.</p>
<p>You can go to <a href="http://www.udel.edu/CSC/ir.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.udel.edu/CSC/ir.html</a> it explains about jobs for IR majors.</p>
<p>Also, from collegeboard.com:
"International relations graduates are eligible for entry-level positions in the federal civil service (especially the departments of State, Defense, Agriculture, and Treasury). Many graduates take positions with members of Congress or Congressional committees. Other options are paralegal positions with law firms and public service legal agencies, jobs in corporations and banks engaged in international business, and positions with a wide variety of nongovernmental organizations such as Amnesty International. Graduate degrees in international relations considerably enhance career options, especially in the Foreign Service and international business."</p>
<p>Personally I want to work for the UN and am looking into international law.</p>
<p>how about University of Maryland-college park? hows that for ir?</p>
<p>GW has a really good program for IA.
<a href="http://gwired.gwu.edu/adm/classroom/mjrs_elliott_frm.html%5B/url%5D">http://gwired.gwu.edu/adm/classroom/mjrs_elliott_frm.html</a></p>
<p>Maryland is a good school overall, but I don't know about IR. It has a close location to DC, though.</p>
<p>wolfstarslasher, </p>
<p>I am also extremely interested in IR, and more specifically, International Law. </p>
<p>I'm a junior in HS, and was wondering if there are special initiatives that I should be taking in order to prepare myself for a major such as this.</p>
<p>To all of you interested in the field, is there any HS classes you took to prepare? How about good summer programs?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance:)</p>
<p>One thing that helped me was taking AP European History - it wasn't required at my school, so I took it as an elective. Just having background for the modern western world (and my teacher was good about current events) helps me to take part in more dicussions now</p>
<p>Also, I was fortunate to have a school with a "mentorship" program. They set you up with someone whose job was in the field you are interested in. Most people who did this were into engineering, art, etc. but I of course put down international relations. I actually got paired with a professor at a college near me, he had me read five books and we discussed them and I learned SO much.</p>
<p>Just in general, watch the news, read books about topics you're interested in!</p>
<p>Thanks lg08, </p>
<p>I'm already signed up for AP Euro next year, and I do love my current events:)</p>
<p>For HS preparation, take lots of social studies courses: econ, history, sociology, etc. My school also has classes like minorities and american foreign policy, so those might help. Take whatever you can AP! :)</p>