Other Schools for Gov. major

<p>I am looking for other schools that have good gov/ pol science/ International Relations majors, as well as good reputations to get me into top law school. Do you have any suggestions besides those below? Here are my stats and schools I am thinking to apply to</p>

<p>Here are my Stats, see what you think
(MA student, unfortunately)</p>

<p>GPA: W=4.3 UW=4.0
SATs: CR-660 M-700 W-720
Class Rank: 12/270
2 APS Junior yr, 4 senior yr
All Honors/ AP courses, Hardest courses of anyone in my class
(5's on two AP's already taken)</p>

<p>EC's:
President of Model United Nations (Junior and senior yr)
President of Key Club (Junior and senior yr)
Captain of Cross Country (junior and senior yr)
National Honors Society
Vice president of Theatre
Intern to state representative
Two jobs, one is my own business
Class Treasurer</p>

<p>Lots of awards to coincide with my ridiculous EC's
Teacher recs from teachers that know me very well, definitely a plus
Writing is my thing, so I would like to say my essays are good.</p>

<p>Going to be a gov/poly science major, stressed the debate political work.</p>

<p>The schools I am to are:
UMASS
Northeastern
University of Chicago
Bowdoin College!!
College of the Holy Cross (legacy)
Boston College
Cornell University
Bates College
Colby College</p>

<p>George Washington U, American U are two good ones for poli sci. Do you have any size/location preferences?</p>

<p>I am from New England. If you think I can get in, and its got a good reputation its good. My preference is to be close but thats not set in stone</p>

<p>The benefit of DC for poli sci isn't really to noticeable, unlike IR where it's a great place to be. You definitely look competitive for UMich and possibly Northwestern with those stats, and you could look at some of the other big ten schools as well - UW-Madison (match), OSU, MSU (basically safeties) which all have great political science departments if you're willing to go out of state to a public school.
As far as getting into law school, it's not too important where you go to undergrad as long as they have a well-regarded department in your major, which almost all schools do for political science as it's so popular. Law school is generally numbers based, and 95%+ of it is based on your LSAT/GPA.</p>

<p>so Northwestern, what about johns hopkins, do you think I have a shot there and wesleyan University? should I apply</p>

<p>it doesn't matter undergrad. all law schools want is a GOOD lsat score. no matter your gpa.</p>

<p>Agree LSATs will be critical, where you went to school less so. Your list looks fine, but Chicago and Cornell will be reaches as would be Wesleyan - Northwestern and Hopkins possibly even more so. I certainly wouldn't discourage you from applying, but you should be realistic about expectations.</p>

<p>I'd agree GW and American are other good suggestions with strong programs. But most solid schools will offer solid programs - gov/IR are not exactly obscure majors. I'll suggest you consider - small fish in big pond or big fish in small pond? You may prefer a school where everyone else isn't a gov/IR major and you'll have a greater opportunity to shine.</p>

<p>I concur with the suggestion for GW and American universities. They are both very good matches for you and have strong programs as well as wonderful access to internships. Loads of law firms in D.C. have listings on the school job boards.</p>

<p>George Washington University Colonials
American University Eagles
Gettysburg College Bullets
Connecticut College Camels </p>

<p>Georgetown University Hoyas can be a reach</p>

<p>Tufts. It'll be a reach though.</p>