<p>Okay, so I received admission in 8 different universities, out of which I've worked out my top 2.
My top two universities are, 'The University of Edinburgh' and 'The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor'.
I'm planning to major in International Relations, and both these universities have excellent courses, faculty and rankings for my field.
Also, Edinburgh has put me in the honors program which enables me to get a Masters degree at the end of 4 years instead of a bachelors. </p>
<p>Which do you think I should choose?
My heart says Michigan, but my brain says Edinburgh.</p>
<p>Ok, what you’ve said about Edinburgh is incorrect. The fact that your course is called MA International Relations does not mean that you are receiving a Master’s degree. This degree is equivalent to an BA. It is listed as an MA because Edinburgh is one of Scotland’s oldest universities, and for historic reasons they have not changed the name from MA to BA. From what I’ve seen in this post, you might want to take a closer look at Edinburgh… you’re probably mislead on a lot of things. (There’s not even an Honours program at Edinburgh). </p>
<p>Furthermore, all courses at Edinburgh have the word “Honours” attached to them. In reality, it means nothing.</p>
<p>That being said, I would choose Edinburgh. You’ll have less flexibility in academics, but honestly the city is amazing, there are a lot of international students, and it has a good reputation throughout Europe. Look more in to Edinburgh, however, as they do not really focus on internships, you will be assessed differently in the UK than you will be in the states, and there is a significantly different workload as a result.</p>
<p>However, I just got home from Edinburgh and I would say that it is an equivalent of a large, well-renowed state university, but certainly not Penn or Georgetown like they say (the quality of teachingdue to the fact that it is a research universityis not up to par with those institutions). For more information, you may personal message me.</p>
<p>Now that you know you will not be receiving an MA in four years, your heart and brain can both say Michigan. :-)</p>