<p>For someone with 2020 SAT, 3.95 uw gpa, good essays and ecs?</p>
<p>I would still like strong IR but in a school that is not “elite”</p>
<p>Some schools I was wondering about were James Madison, Clemson, and University of Washington</p>
<p>Bumppppppp</p>
<p>George Washington and Macalester both have great IR programs and neither is particularly selective.</p>
<p>American, Syracuse, and U Denver come to mind. For a VA resident, GMU.</p>
<p>Does GMU give good aid for oos students?</p>
<p>I will definitely be applying to GW and American but I also want a school where I will have higher chances at merit aid.</p>
<p>Any more suggestions?</p>
<p>Boston U</p>
<p>Also, consider Ohio State. It has one of the best structured IR programs with loads of thematic options. Indiana U is also a good choice. These and some other Big 10 schools (Michigan, Wisconsin) also have very strong programs in languages and area studies.</p>
<p>College of William and Mary, though I’m not sure how good they are with aid for oos.</p>
<p>Macalester, GW and W&M are NOT safeties. </p>
<p>I think American would be a good safety- easier to get in than the 3 listed above and they’re good with merit aid.</p>
<p>^ However, as has been pointed out by UCBalumnus in other threads, American can’t really be considered a safety. They use Level of Interest as a major input for admission. <a href=“http://www.american.edu/provost/oira/upload/CommonDataSet2011.pdf[/url]”>http://www.american.edu/provost/oira/upload/CommonDataSet2011.pdf</a></p>
<p>OP, look here. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html</a></p>
<p>Georgia Tech is supposed to be an up-and-comer in IR.</p>