<p>Hey all,</p>
<p>So I was wondering. Is American University a good school for poli sci and economics? And how does it match up to George Washington, Penn State, Temple, and Swarthmore.</p>
<p>Furthermore, which of the above list (including American) would you attend if you were accepted?</p>
<p>it’s a great school for poly sci, especially location-wise. idk about temple and penn state, but gw is i think slightly better, and swarthmore has better academics though american’s location is slightly better.</p>
<p>i’m looking into a poly sci major, and swarthmore’s my #1, but american is definitely pretty high up on my list.</p>
<p>American’s a great school, but it doesn’t compare academically to Swarthmore. The location, however, is something to consider, though it’s possible to intern in DC during summers if you attend Swarthmore.</p>
<p>Swarthmore is by far the best academically, but it’s also a lot smaller than the other schools you mentioned. George Washington is very similar to American but better academically. Temple is kind of ehhh ( 
), and PSU is very expensive OOS.</p>
<p>Its a good school. Didn’t JFK give a famous speech there or something. I think thats the reason why its famous.</p>
<p>I went to grad school at GW, and considered both GW and American. I think both schools are good, especially for political science, as you have lots of opportunities for internships, etc.</p>
<p>Apply to them all and then compare fin. aid. That might make the decision easy for you in the end.</p>
<p>American U. puts more emphasis on merit aid than many other colleges. Penn State provides relatively little in financial aid grants, except a minimum of $3.5K a year in merit aid if you get accepted into Honors. </p>
<p>Swarthmore is extremely rich, and meets 100% of need and is need blind.</p>