<p>A few questions that might help:</p>
<ul>
<li>Can you describe your financial situation? Do you know what your EFC is?<br></li>
<li>Are you a US citizen?</li>
<li>Assuming you can’t afford to fully pay for college, do you have concerns about having large loans coming out of college?<br></li>
</ul>
<p>Political Science/IR is not a high paying career choice (my daughter is a Poli Sci major, so I am pretty familiar with it), so you need to consider some of these questions in choosing where to apply.</p>