<p>Hey,</p>
<p>I know it's early to be considering this, but I'll be starting at Tufts this fall as an IR/History major (presumably) and plan on attending grad school for IR/Intl Law. Now, Fletcher is an amazing IR/Intl Law grad school, so should I just save some cash by staying at Tufts and do 5-year program, or go somewhere else, I mean, are there much better schools than Fletcher for someone who wants to work for say the UN/State Dept/Amnesty Intl?</p>
<p>Anyone have an idea?</p>
<p>I'm not sure about International Law, but for International Relations you can't beat the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse U. Amazing program that beats Harvard every year.</p>
<p>What about GSIS? I plan to attend GSIS in fall.(some funding) Im an international</p>
<p>Well, I would definitely rather be in an urban area, rather than upstate NY, heh.</p>
<p>Well, Georgetown's IR program is a Foreign Service School so if you want to work for State that might be a good option.</p>
<p>^ I've heard that it lacks the depth of other top programs though, what about Johns Hopkins or Columbia's grad programs, I've heard they're excellent...</p>
<p>if you have a 5-year program, then do it, because most of these top IR masters (professional, not research-based) have adcoms that would like to see some relevant work experience. tufts/fletcher, columbia, and jhu/SAIS-nitze are all cream of the crop programs. </p>
<p>any APSIA member is good actually: <a href="http://www.apsia.org/apsia/index.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.apsia.org/apsia/index.php</a></p>
<p>^ Alright, I probably will do the 5-year program with Fletcher then. :)</p>
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I'm not sure about International Law, but for International Relations you can't beat the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse U. Amazing program that beats Harvard every year.
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<p>Depends on who you talk to. It's clear that Maxwell is considered one of the top contenders, but from what I've been told, Kennedy certainly holds its own.</p>
<p>For IR, I would say the following programs are clearly the heavyweights (in no particular order, so don't get uppity, rankings whores):</p>
<p>KSG
SAIS
SIPA
Maxwell
Georgetown
American
Tufts
George Washington
IR/PS</p>
<p>That's for MAs, at least. For PhDs, Princeton hits the top 10, along with Michigan, Chicago, and Cal. </p>
<p>It seems that at least according to Foreign Policy (magazine), the clear three strongest programs are Harvard, Georgetown, and Johns Hopkins.</p>
<p>Hey RI,
What about Denver.. any idea where that figures</p>
<p>Grrr...get my name right first then I'll answer. JERK. :p</p>
<p>It's Ari. Check my profile. Jerk.</p>
<p>Hah, I kid.</p>
<p>Denver is a strong program. Easily top 15 or so.</p>
<p>I apologise :)
Tell me between Pittsburgh and Denver which one should i choose.
I am an Indian girl , from Bombay.. wth an econ undergrad, 6 yrs of french language training and some ngo experience and im 23 !!!!
So which one do u recommend ???</p>
<p>Well, a lot depends on what you want to do with your degree, what kind of place you want to live in, and what kind of financial aid packages they're offering.</p>
<p>Let's start with money: Is money an issue?</p>
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<p>Being as I'm looking at doing the same thing as you, only getting my J.D. in a joint degree programme, I must say that Fletcher is perhaps the best in the nation, afterthat it would be Georgetown because of the location and internships. Johns Hopkins programme is very good, my uncle went through it, but the school is in D.C. and Hopkins is in Baltimore so there is a commute. Columbia's SIPA is also very excellent. Along with Kennedy and Pton those would be the ones I think of when I think of the best, fi you're just looking for an MA in IR. I wouldn't consider any schools like Pittsburgh, or Denver. I mean I live in Pittsburgh and it is an alright programme, but the location. I'll be honest Pittsburgh isn't the hotbed of international relations. And I haven't even heard anything about Denver's programme at all. You want the east coast in regards to what you want to do with an MA in IR. Well, maybe you could do something out west, but I'm not familiar with those schools. Hope that helps!</p>
<p>^ Thanks a lot, I was considering doing a MALD/JD program with Harvard and Fletcher if I didn't do the 5-year program at Tufts, is that where you're doing it?</p>
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Johns Hopkins programme is very good, my uncle went through it, but the school is in D.C. and Hopkins is in Baltimore so there is a commute.
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<p>As far as I know, you never really have to leave DC if you're at SAIS.</p>
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<p>I disagree. The top West Coast schools do a respectable job at getting people into good jobs. Plus, if you want to go the academic route, they're more than good at what they do.</p>
<p>I applied to a handful of IR masters programs this January - and the only one I got into was American's. I graduated from Boston College in 2004 with a degree in English & a high GPA, and I did well on the gre's. But I haven't really done anything related to international relations, besides my semester in Europe. Here's my question:</p>
<p>Do you think that if I spend the next year working or volunteering for an international ngo or working for the goverment and brushing up on my foreign language skills, I'll stand a better chance of getting into georgetown if I reapply? I'd most definitly lose the opportunity to go to American if I turn them down this year, right? Do you think the gamble is worth it?</p>
<p>I don't see why you're upset that you "only" got into American. It's a great program.</p>