<p>I have to make a decision at the end of this week on where to transfer to for next semester. Which school would be best for Pol Sci?</p>
<p>those are very different schools--slu being in midtown urban st louis blocks from the warzone and hampden sydney in bucolic virginia. very different in size--slu being a midsize jesuit school and HS a very small school.</p>
<p>have you visited? talked with the dpt head?</p>
<p>can't help with roanoke.</p>
<p>i'd base my choice on location not which school is better since with Poly sci you most likely have grad school in mind.</p>
<p>I have got such a soft spot in my heart for Hampden Sydney--such a neat school. I don't know much about their politics department. </p>
<p>Based on what I know about small schools in VA, I would expect that both it and Roanoke benefit from being close to the political zoo up the road in Washington. Access to speakers, events, etc is very good.</p>
<p>My impression is that H-S is stronger than Roanoke College, academically. As for Saint Louis University, it has great liberal arts offerings. However, it sounds like your choice will be primarily based on a school's location and setting. Can't compare suburban Richmond and semi-rural Roanoke with downtown Saint Louis.</p>
<p>Go with HSC, everything about that school is great and like they say "You can do anything with an degree from HSC!"</p>
<p>Do not go to SLU. It's my hometown, and I have a cousin with a law degree there, but despite that I'm still against it. Campus is ugly, if a campus really even exist. Workout facilities are crap, in fact they don't even have a out door track. Though there is 60% out of state, the majorty are from Illinois. A lot of the students (40% in-state) are mainly from the St. Louis metro area. The majorty of students live at home. Esp since the cost of going there is so much. The school doesn't even have a football team. The best they offer is the basketball team, which I will say has been getting better. Academics aren't all that bad, nothing to brag or complain about. </p>
<p>Overall SLU is way over priced for what you get and I would not consider going there.</p>
<p>Pol Sci is a huge major at HSC.So many guys wind upworking in DC they're called the HSC mafia.Beautiful campus,great academics,super athletics,honor code,amazing brotherhood.Visit the campus and talk to the Pol Sci profs.GO TIGERS!!!</p>