Poli Sci at Princeton

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<p>I was wondering if anyone knew how good the poli sci program is at princeton. I haven't heard a lot about it, so I just wanted to check if you guys knew more, I don't really trust all the talk on official websites because they come from teachers and I need advice from students. I was also wondering if you guys knew if you could have a major and a minor in two completely different fields of study, noone could ever answer that question for me, so I'm just wondering.</p>

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<p>The polisci program at Princeton is a top-five program, for sure.</p>

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<ol>
<li> Harvard University (MA) 5.0</li>
<li> Stanford University (CA) 4.9</li>
<li> University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 4.8</li>
<li> Princeton University (NJ) 4.7</li>
<li> University of California–Berkeley 4.6
Yale University (CT) 4.6</li>
<li> University of California–San Diego 4.4</li>
<li> Duke University (NC) 4.3
University of Chicago 4.3</li>
<li> Columbia University (NY) 4.2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.2
University of California–Los Angeles</li>
</ol>

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<p>wait, 2006 college rankings are out now?</p>

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<p>Departmental rankings - from the 2006 Grad School rankings published in March.</p>

<p>There are no specific undergrad rankings.</p>

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<p>Yes, your certificate (minor) can be in an entirely different area of study.</p>

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<p>Thanks for answering the rest of my question aparent5. Thanks for the list of schools too.</p>

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<p>For undergraduate political science, Stanford, Princeton, Yale, Chicago & UCLA remain the top programs.</p>

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<p>No they don't.</p>

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<p>Yes they do.</p>

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<p>You might take a look at the Politics department's website to get a sense of the various programs offered. The Political Theory track is more of a traditional political science program. The Politics major focuses on a broad range of issues. Many of the preceptors are practicing attorneys, rather than grad students, which can be very stimulating. Some students also take courses in the Woodrow Wilson school.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys, you've been very helpful!</p>

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<p>hmm, but there's no international relations major?</p>

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<p>Look at the Woodrow Wilson School's concentration with an international focus.</p>

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<p>I checked out the politics department website from princeton, but as far as I can tell they only have 3 major things to study. I really want to study international relations, so maybe princeton isn't the school for me, any other suggestions for schools that may have an international relations major besides Woodrow Wilson School's?</p>

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<p>There's an IR "concentration" within the politics department, where you could take a lot of the IR classes. But there's no IR major, no.</p>

<p>In any case, for IR, I'd go with Georgetown. Walsh SFS is amazing in all of its international studies. A friend of mine is going there next year :)</p>

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<p>Thanks, I'll check those out, any other suggestions?</p>

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<p>UPenn! Their poly sci dept is not as strong as most of its other departments, but its International Relations program is considered one of the top programs in the country.</p>

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<p>if u want international relations check out georgetown's sfs</p>

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<p>Georgetown I checked out already, and the programs that they have sound amazing! I will probably apply there, just to see if I get in without an SAT score. Most likely I will go to another University first for a year or 2 and then transfer if I can. And I'll check out UPenn too.</p>