<p>I would most likely attend U of R for the next 4 years. To be honest U of R wasn't my top choice for school. But among the schools I got accepted U of R would be the best choice. I really like the school's small size, diverse student body, general financial aid, etc. The only thing I am worried about is U of R seems to have a reputation of being a strong research school. People say that it has the best science majors in the nation while the rest of the majors are not that strong and highly ranked. I am thinking about studying International Relations(my intended major on my application), Business or Psychology. I am also considering minoring in either a foreign language, communication or archaeology. Does anyone has any idea about the majors mentioned above in U of R?</p>
<p>I would appreciate anyone who shares his/her idea.</p>
<p>These are excellent majors at U of R. Their humanities and social sciences programs are very strong, and there is research going on in all of them.</p>
<p>Business majors also benefit from taking classes at the Simon School of Business, one of the pre-eminent business schools.</p>
<p>You cannot go wrong with any of these majors/minors.</p>
<p>IR is one of the largest majors. The biggest majors are non-science and the school gets a lot of research money in things like PoliSci, which is of course related to IR. (Of course now the GOP is attempting to eliminate funding for PoliSci research and has managed to put limits on it - look up the Coburn Amendment - but whatever.) I had a list of some of the largest majors but can’t find it now. It includes English.</p>
<p>The truth is that any research university is big in science and/or engineering because that is where the money flows for research. That is a basic description of what a research university is. This doesn’t mean they aren’t liberal arts schools, just that they’re strong in areas that attract money. While one of the strengths of UR as a research school is that the main facilities are essentially on campus and aren’t spread all over a city, that doesn’t make the campus feel less like a liberal arts school.</p>
<p>My d was a double humanities major in English/Music who graduated in 2010, with her English department concentration in theatre. Among her friends there were majors in Poli Sci, Psychology, Linguistics, Art, Film, Economics, several science majors and so on. Rochester is well-known for several of these departments as well as the outstanding research opportunities in the sciences. You will receive an outstanding education whatever your major.</p>