The election has left me thinking I might want to go abroad. I am a strong student with a decently high SAT score and great AP/SATII scores. I am interested in law and/or history or politics and would appreciate any school suggestions or general advice you may have. Thanks!
Look into the UK - it has some very good law schools, and a qualifying law degree would only take you 3 years.
If you’re interested in the UK, you need to know that you apply for just one subject (sometimes a combination of two, so you could do History and Politics at a lot of places), and study just that during your degree. No gen eds, no exploring electives, little to no chance to change your mind and switch to something else. So you need to be pretty confident you’ve made the right choice.
Expect to be full pay with no FA available.
What year would you be applying for admission, and what are your stats?
What can you afford to pay? Consider Canada. Many Canadian universities offer limited merit and need based aid to Americans.
@Conformist1688
I’m a senior so this year (I already sent in an Oxford application for law, but am hoping for a few more realistic options)
UW GPA: 3.95
SAT: 2220 (cr: 790 m:670 w: 760)
SAT II: Lit-730 USH-770
APs: Euro (5), USH (5), USGov (5), Lang (5), APAH (4), Bio (4)
I’m taking AP Lit, Econ, Psych, Human, and Spanish this year
So you want to add some more universities to your UCAS application?
Your Personal Statement is already geared towards Law, so an application this year for History or Politics is likely to look odd. OTOH law undergrad in the UK won’t directly qualify you to be a lawyer, and your chances of staying on to work aren’t great.
If I’m using the UCAS I will continue to apply to law with the intention of returning to the US for law school, however, if I apply other places I may apply as a history major. I’m looking for both UCAS school suggestions as well as ideas in Canada or other places. @Conformist1688
Your stats make you eligible for acceptance to any Canadian school. I would recommend applying to McGill, University of Toronto and University of British Columbia (UBC).
You have pretty strong stats. Law isn’t really my area so I’m hesitant to make specific recommendations relating to the courses per se. The Russell Group universities are a decent first place to look in terms of general prestige and academic ability of your fellow students, although it’s based on academic research output.
Do you have any preferences as to the kind of place you would prefer? London, other cities, more remote? Campus or urban location? Near an airport for travel?
Check out the King’s College (UK) “War Studies” - (not really about war, it’s an excellent politics program which could also lead to law later). Might be what you’re looking for. Bear in mind London is expensive, but if you can afford it, a great place to study this sort of thing.
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/warstudies/about/index.aspx
I’m cynically amused that they have their IR degree in the War Studies department.
@Conformist1688 historically, Britain’s international relations typically involved war 
What about St. Andrews in Scotland?
I got into Edinburg for law and am waiting to hear back from a few others.
Edinburgh is a great school. Congrats.
Do any of you know what getting a UK law degree do for my prospects of getting into American law schools? Would I still attend 3 years of US Law school (I saw that KCL has a two and two program and wasn’t sure if I would do 3+2 at some schools)