I’m interested in majoring in political science. What are good schools for this major that also give out good scholarships? Right now I am interested in Miami University, OSU, U of Cincy, and UNC.
Scholarships are based on stats. We have no idea what schools would give you scholarships since you didn’t list your stats.
Also…what do you need your net cost to be after scholarships? What can you pay each year?
Where are you an instate student?
I am in state in Ohio. I have a 31 act one sitting, 32 superscore (am taking again) and a 3.989 unweighted gpa.
Keep in mind…UNC-CH is a Profile school…so if you are looking for need based aid, you will need to complete that as well as the fafsa.
You have two great choices in Ohio that could be affordable.
What about American University? What can your family afford to pay? Maybe you could eek out enough merit there to make it affordable.
<<<
I am in state in Ohio. I have a 31 act one sitting, 32 superscore (am taking again) and a 3.989 unweighted gpa
[QUOTE=""]
[/QUOTE]
Merit is often based on single sittings…not superscores.
A 31 isn’t high enough for merit at UNC (UNC doesn’t give many awards). I doubt an unhooked 31 OOS can get into UNC.
What do you need your net cost to be? How much will your parents pay?
@thumper1 how much would an ACT 31 get from American?
I second American U. If you want to major in Poly Sci, you should at least consider schools in DC. Both GWU and Catholic U offer merit scholarships that can be as high as full tuition. My niece was awarded a full tuition scholarship from CU a few years back. CU does recommend a 32 ACT for consideration for the full tuition scholarship.
Many students with your interests follow the Washington route when choosing a college. For this, you can seek out schools located there (e.g., GW, American) or schools with term length programs in D.C. (e.g., Hamilton, Dickinson). In the latter case, the existence of a Washington program by itself – whether you eventually avail yourself of it or not – indicates a college’s commitment to the study of political science/government. The presence of any form of “public affairs” center on campus, such as Kenyon’s “Center for the Study of American Democracy,” would be an additional positive sign.
As much as it pains me to say this, OSU has an excellent Political Science department (at least as good as any of the DC universities, if not better). As an in-state student, I cannot imagine a better deal/option than OSU. Great campus environment, strong academics, loads of school spirit, awesome athletics, all at a discounted rate. Obviously, if you get a hefty scholarship from an OOS university that you prefer, go for it, but otherwise, go for OSU.