<p>how does john hopkins undergrad international studies program compare to georgetown and the ivys?</p>
<p>JohnS Hopkins undergrad in international studies is arguably the best in the country.</p>
<p>It is a top program. I think the main programs it rivals include GTown (SFS) and Tufts which are also great programs. The main difference is that JHU has a much more flexible curriculum than GTown. I think it's on par with the ivy's as well - depends on the student. </p>
<p>Course offerings @ JHU are top notch and a lot of resources which is great - it's identical to the ivy's. In this field it depends on fit.</p>
<p>just something I never understand: what is the difference b/w international studies and international relations?</p>
<p>I agree with WealthofInfo: the top programs are Gtown's, Tufts' and JHU's. Tufts and JHU both enjoy much more flexibility than Gtown's program as they are run through their respective Arts & Sciences schools, so double-majors in schools outside of the IR field are possible—and a great opportunity to expand on your liberal arts education!</p>
<p>is it common at hopkins to major in IR and, say, a hard science major like neuroscience? i'm interested in both but i don't want to have to bury myself in the library for all four years. most professors i talked to at the open house advised us against double majoring, i can see how it might be very difficult to major in two departments that have barely any shared requirements.</p>
<p>on the other hand, what about majoring in IR and another humanities, like econ, writing seminars, or philosophy, are all AMAZING at hopkins? would that be more manageable? Because i heard IR is just basically a lot of reading and a bit of math for econ, which shouldn't be too bad, right? and many parts econ and IR overlap quite a bit, am i'm correct?</p>
<p>Well what would be the point of double majoring? Remember there is nothing particularly fascinating about a jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none type individual. I feel that it's better to pick an area that you like (IR or neuroscience) and become a master in it. Meaning, take more advanced classes in IR/neuroscience or do research rather than double majoring. </p>
<p>On the other hand double majoring in IR and econ might be something, but then why not just take a lot of advanced econ classes and pass on any other silly econ requirements and use that time for other things.</p>
<p>Disclaimer: Just my 2 cents.</p>
<p>I agree with scorp.</p>
<p>It would be extremely difficult to double major in IR and in neurosciene because theres almost no overlap between the two subjects. More than likely your GPA will suffer, which will actually decrease the chance of getting into a top grad school, or med school/law school. Theres really not that much benefit in double majoring in such diverse fields methinks.</p>
<p>College should be a time to take the classes you want to take for fun. Its really the last opportunity for you to do so.</p>