<p>I'm trying to decide between chapman, lmu, northeastern and american. I want to major in political science or international relations. I have kind of ruled out chapman (just not that interested) and northeastern (too big) so it's pretty much between American and LMU.The upside of Chapman is I could play sports there. I got wait-listed for the honors program at LMU but received a lot of merit scholarships there. I want a school with smart articulate people but also good social life. I'm from CA so it would be nice to be out of state but I'm not sure if AU will be too politically focused if I decide to change my major and I'm not sure how the poli sci program is at LMU. Any thoughts/suggestions?</p>
<p>American is only good for poly science and those sorts of things, so if you’re sure that’s what u want, then that’s ur best option. But if LMU is significantly cheaper, then I would choose it because the difference in education is not worth full tuition. If American is giving you good aid, go for it. If you want to get away from SoCal, DC is great and you’ll have great opportunities for jobs. I’m the opposite, I’m from the east coast and goin to school in SoCal lol</p>
<p>LMU doesn’t have an international relations major, but if you major in poli sci you will have to take classes in International and World Politics and in Comparative Politics. The Poli Sci department is also starting a learning community for political science majors that you could join. The political science department is super strong at LMU, the students in the department win scholarships,grants, conferences, and competitions all the time. Even though you won’t be living in DC, you’ll definitely have opportunities to go do internships for the summer or a semester over there.</p>
<p>Unless you like AU a lot more and REALLY want to get out of CA, I would go to LMU. It’s cheaper, the poli sci program is great, and as long as you stay in the Liberal Arts college it will be easy to switch majors. LMU does have a social scene and has events that are a mix of social and academic. I’m actually a poli sci major and if you go to LMU I hope to see you at a Pizza and Politics session one day. I can gurantee you that there will be smart and articulate people at LMU even though LMU may not be as academically strong.</p>
<p>What other majors are you considering? You should definitely look around at the political science department web page if you haven’t already, and maybe join the LMU class of 2016 FB group so you can talk to other potential students.</p>
<p>Good luck making a decision :)</p>
<p>**Don’t feel bad about not getting honors, they did admission into honors a different way this year, so they basically had to waitlist everyone who applied.</p>