<p>Questions for PoliSci and International Relations Students:</p>
<li>What do you want to do as a career after you finish schooling?</li>
<li>Where are you going to college (or, where do you want to go to college)?</li>
<li>Why is your college the best for PoliSci and International Relations?</li>
<li>Are you planning on doing grad school? Where?</li>
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<p>I'm not an IR major, but I do know that the IR program at Tufts is the best undergraduate (and graduate) in the nation. Most people here go on into law, government programs, or continue in IR in professional school with their degrees. The program is very rigorous, which prepares you well for all future endeavors. Other good schools for IR are Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, UVA, and a few others but I can't remember them.</p>
<p>Tufts, Georgetown, JHU, Dickinson, Colgate, Stanford, Princeton, Amherst, Pomona, UVa, Michigan, GYU, Trinity and Wisconsin, among others.</p>
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<li>What do you want to do as a career after you finish schooling?
-I am interested in virtually anything with International Affairs: The UN, The State Department, Journalism, Business, Non-profit Organizations, and global developement.</li>
<li>Where are you going to college (or, where do you want to go to college)?
-I am a freshman at The George Washington University, and I'm in The Elliot School. <a href="http://gwired.gwu.edu/adm/classroom/mjrs_elliott_frm.html%5B/url%5D">http://gwired.gwu.edu/adm/classroom/mjrs_elliott_frm.html</a></li>
<li>Why is your college the best for PoliSci and International Relations?
-I would say GW is one of the top universities for International Affairs and PS because of three things: the university's utilization of it's location in the heart of DC, a good program with a good class selection, and strong professors. There's many internships(I have a co-op with The Mexican Embassy). I also work for the student newspaper because I am interested in journalism. If you're looking to get involved with a campus newspaper, I can't think of a better place to be than GW. The Hatchet was named the best non-daily newspaper in the nation last year and has among its many alumni four Pulitzer Prize winners.</li>
<li>Are you planning on doing grad school? Where?
-Yes, probably, but that's a while from now. Most IA grad schools(like MBA programs) seek students who have work experience. I'll probably look into a masters when I'm in my late twenties. The school depends on where I have settled after college. If I'm in NYC, I'll aim for Columbia, and if I'm in DC, I'll aim for GW or Georgetown.</li>
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<li><p>I am looking at doing something dealing with development or human rights - but have not decided that for sure. I also don't know whether I'll stick to NGO's that do this work, or work in relevant sections of the State Dept, etc.</p></li>
<li><p>I am at American University, in the School of International Service.</p></li>
<li><p>I <em>really</em> like American. I looked at several good schools in VA and schools in DC when I was applying to colleges. While Georgetown is, of course, also a good school - I believe I am much happier at AU than I would have been there. The School of International Service here is AMAZING. I have gone to so many lectures, speakers, and events on campus - such as the Assistant Sec. of State, Italian Ambassador, Governor of Puerto Rico, Tucker Carlson, two lectures on Sudan, one on Sri Lanka, etc. etc. etc. I usually go to a couple of on campus events every week, and I have also been to forums at the IMF and other places around DC. DC is amazing for internships, jobs, and generally many things the city has to offer. American is also nice because it has it's own campus, with a quad and everything, so it's a normal college campus right in the city of DC!</p></li>
<li><p>AU has a 5-year master's program, where at the end of 5 years of study I would have my BA and my MA. I'm not completely sure whether I will do this or go to another school for graduate work, but since the school is so great and it will save time and money, I'm definitely keeping the BA/MA program as a likely goal.</p></li>
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<li>I want to go into the Foreign Service or work for a private firm abroad.</li>
<li>Georgetown SFS, depending on how their financial aid is.</li>
<li>I think the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown is considered by many to be the best in the US, plus it's in DC.</li>
<li>Either stay at Georgetown or go to COlumbia Grad, or maybe go somewhere abroad.</li>
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<li><p>Not sure, maybe a JD?</p></li>
<li><p>Was at UCSD for undergrad</p></li>
<li><p>Not the best but def. a top ten department. In my specialty of comparative government, UCSD arguably ranks behind Harvard as the #2 program.</p></li>
<li><p>Am in grad school at Oxford University (Its a nice contrast to go from one of the most modern universities to the oldest one).</p></li>
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<li>Possibly going on to law school</li>
<li>Currently at UC Irvine</li>
<li>Not the best department in the world but very good profs and good solid program (and great price for me)</li>
<li>I'm only a freshman so I'll have to see what kind of GPA I have and what kind of LSATs I get in a few years. But since everything is prestige ranked in law, lets just say the best school I can get into in CA where it's warm. yeah idunno.</li>
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<li> CIA or State Department</li>
<li> The College of William and Mary</li>
<li> I didn't choose my school based on rankings in individual departments. I don't know if this is the same at other schools, but at my school, there aren't IR classes specifically, IR is a interdisciplinary major, consisting of Econ, History, Gov, and a language. Also courses in Anthropology can count towards the major, but the biggest focus is Econ/Hist/Gov/Foreign Lang.</li>
<li> UVA, JHU, Georgetown, might also look into Princeton, Columbia, Oxford, Cambridge. Haven't thought about this too much as I'm only a freshman.</li>
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<p>International Affairs Major
1. The Red Cross, An Embassy, State Departement, more non-profits, journalism
2. The George Washington University-Elliot School of International Affairs
3. I haven't been able to find any specific rankings of International Affairs/relations/studies schools, but if there were rankings, I think that GW would be close to the top, behind JHU, Gtown, Columbia, Tufts, Middlebury and a few others. GW has an awesome location in the middle of DC, and offers many internships to its students. The professors are supposedly really amazing, and The Elliot School offers LOTS of different classes specifically focusing on different areas of the world. They also offer specific concentrations for students to delve into in:
FUNCTIONAL Concentrations:
Comparative Political, Economic, and Social Systems
Conflict and Security
Contemporary Cultures and Societies
Global Public Health
International Development Studies
International Economics
International Environmental Resources
International Politics
REGIONAL Concentrations
Africa
Asia
Europe
Latin America
Middle East
Russia and Eastern Europe </p>
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<li>I have no earthly idea where I want to go to graduate school.</li>
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