<p>When I visited USC they appeared to have a strong IR school as well as great study abroad opportunities.</p>
<p>Does anyone know of any IR programs that have a good emphasis on security studies?</p>
<p>How's the IR at U Chicago? Anyone? I thank anyone ahead of time.</p>
<p>lobsta: I think at Wellesley you can do a security concentration, but I'm not sure.</p>
<p>berenelen: econ is good there, and since that's such a vital part of IR, I think they're probably pretty good. Plus, a degree from U of C can get you into virtually any grad school, where you can specialize.</p>
<p>hey!
I'm from Bulgaria and must choose to enroll between Clark Unievrsity and Illinois Wesleyan Unievrsity, but since I'm not able to visit, I've no idea what to do. Which do you think is better for IR program?</p>
<p>Oh, and one more question - is there a big difference between International Relations, Internaitonal Studies, and Political Science? I suppose they have much in common, but would like to hear your opinions. </p>
<p>THANK YOU FOR THE HELP!</p>
<p>The IR program at Georgia Tech is fabulous. I did my undergraduate and graduate studies there. The faculty are very helpful and knowledgable. There are several very popular study abroads from everywhere to Cuba, Argentina and Brazil, Costa Rica, Brussels. .and more. Recently the Sam Nunn School of Int'l Affairs has been awarded a MacArthur grant, which allows for scholarship in the areas of science, tech, and policy. The IR (we call it INTA) program at Tech is great for anyone interested in int'l sec or IPE. The job opportunities/career fairs at Tech are really great. However, the program is a bit weaker in law/business/or human rights studies and if you have a regional focus on the Middle East or Africa. However, the program is growing, and they are trying to accomodate these areas. Also, there is a relatively new international law certificate/minor program through the school of public policy (also part of the Ivan Allen college). Overall, I have really enjoyed my experience at Georgia Tech and would wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone.</p>
<p>Hello Georgia Mom, </p>
<p>I replied to this request a bit lower on the main page, but I forgot to mention that GA Tech also has a strong regional focus in E.Asia Studies. In fact, we even offer a certificate/minor in this area for non INTA majors. I suggest you contact Dr. Brian Woodall. He is the director of graduate studies, is super nice, and is an E.Asian specialist.</p>
<p>Does anyone know how hard it is to get into Georgetown IR program?</p>
<p>Georgetown's School of Foreign Service is VERY competitive...</p>
<p>and how about Clark University and Franklin and Marshall College? I feel they have awesome programs in Government and IR</p>
<p>I wanna apply Georgetown's IR at the beginning, but then my brother told me that Georgetown's school of foreign service is as competitive as Harvard. So I didn't apply to Georgetown. I applied to Tufts though.
My stats
SATI: 1400
SATII: Writing-600, Math1C-740, Physics-76
My HS don't use gpa to show student's marks...
class rank: probably last 25% (my weakest part)
certain extra-curricular activities, many experience of volunteering service
President of class committee</p>
<p>Don't know if it is good enough to get into Tufts...</p>
<p>Macalester in St. Paul, MN has a great IR program. Macalester also has many international students due to its aid packages. </p>
<p>I'll be studying IR at Macalester next year, so i'm a bit biased :).</p>
<p>Is there a ranking for undergraduate IR?</p>
<p>Would also be grateful if anyone can tell me about Foreign Affairs in UVA. It does seem to me Foreign Affairs in UVA is popular so I just wonder the strength of their program. Thanks!</p>
<p>Hi, I'm a recent graduate from a public-school in Texas... I've applied for a few International Relations/Affairs Graduate-programs and have narrowed down the ones I have been accepted to, to:</p>
<p>Syracuse University (NY) or Seton Hall University (NJ)</p>
<p>Basically, both are cold and expensive, both of which is no good to me, but I have to choose from one of the two. Partying/social-life and what not are not that important to me. A good education, strong networking for future careers, and great job-placement is most important to me.</p>
<p>I'm leaning heavily toward Syracuse Univ., but I'm not totally sure, almost everything points in the direction of Syracuse so far (except Seton Hall is a tiny bit cheaper), but i just want to be 98% sure of my decision</p>
<p>does anyone have any points or information (opinion/fact) to offer up?
it will be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Thanks
AJK</p>
<p>AJK,
I can't help you with your grad school decision, but I was wondering which public school in Texas you attended? My son will be attending Texas A&M in the fall majoring in International Studies. We know that this isn't a school with one of the best programs or anything, but there were other factors that went into the decision. Our son will be attending on an ROTC scholarship and will have a military obligation after he graduates. </p>
<p>He has a lot of dual-credit college hours, so it might be possible for him to earn a master's along with his bachelor's in 4 1/2 years or so at A&M. I wonder if you would have suggestions for a field in which to seek a master's at the same university. They have the George Bush school of Public Policy there (I think that's what it's called), and he might could study there, but we wondered if it would be more helpful to get a master's in a slightly different area....political science or economics, for example.</p>
<p>Our son doesn't know if he will make the military his career, so he'd like to be well-prepared for a career after his military obligation ends, just in case.</p>
<p>Timely,</p>
<p>Texas A&M is a good school, and it has a strong military-network that can help your son. As for its graduate programs, I'm not too well aware of. Their Internation Relations/PSci program is only a PhD program (or at least, thats what I've heard).</p>
<p>Being an international studies major, he's probably going to find out what he wants to do for grad school in his fresh year, then change, maybe even twice... I say this because international studies covers such a broad range of interesting topics...</p>
<p>Texas A&M ... is best for engineering, and a few other technical degrees... as for social-sciences, he'll get a good education, but Texas A&M does not have the prestigious name that could boost a starting salary.<br>
If he's seriously considering going into the social-sciences (IR, IA, PoliSci, etc) for grad school, then he should seriously consider going to University of Texas (Austin)... in my opinion its a better education, and it definitely has much better name recognition around the country. (wish i went there, instead, i took the easy road and went to the school that gave me the most scholarship... as a result, its more difficult for me to get into a good grad school program)</p>
<p>I got in at Hopkins, Tufts, and U Penn and want to duel major in IR and econ. Any suggestions as to which one I should pick? This is going to be a difficult decision and any input would be appreciated. Thanks</p>
<p>The best schools for international relations on the undergraduate level are:
Among universities: JHU, Georgetown, Yale, Princeton, Tufts, Columbia, University of Chicago and Stanford
Among LACs: Macalester, Ohio Wesleyan, Oberlin College, Grinnell College, Pomona College</p>
<p>This is coming from % of undergraduates doing their undergrad at top IR gradschool schools like SAIS, Fletcher and SIPA. Also, % of international students. Finally, study abroad options and faculty to the IR field.</p>
<p>How about GeorgeWashington?
And Clarmont Mckenna in LACs?</p>
<p>Definitely. The Elliott school is a good one and Clarmont Mckenna has a solid program in IR.</p>
<p>How does the Elliott School compare with the programs in the best schools you've listed?</p>
<p>And I just wonder, how do employers view graduates from Elliott. Say, will one have an edge in getting into the government/diplomacy if they're from Elliott?</p>
<p>Hope it's not too much of a question. Thanks!</p>