I know georgetown, tufts, chicago, Johns Hopkins, and all those are good, but I don’t think I have the grades to get in there. What other schools have respected IR programs. I have a weighted 92 and excellent ECs. Also, what are some good languages for foreign service. I already speak spanish near fluently so I want to start looking into others for when I finish learning spanish. Thanls
You won’t finish learning Spanish (or any other language), so forget that idea. The next easiest language to pick up having learned Spanish is another Romance language. However, I think you’re at the point where you want to learn another language that will serve your interests in IR, and that may be determined by which countries or continents you have more interest in.
As for other schools that are good in IR, there are lots of places to look for help. Here’s one such list:
http://internationalrelationsonline.com/education/international-relations-program-rankings/
@jkeil911 what do you mean by "you won’t finish learning Spanish (or any other language). I pretty much finished it already, and I’m not gonna forget it any time soon because I use it very single day at work.
You can become fluent in a language but you never “finish” learning it because there’s always more to know. Plus, if you don’t continue to use the language you’ll lolose fluency quickly.
You could have a look at American, George Washington, UDenver, Minnesota, Ohio State, Wisconsin, and Rochester. These all show up in the “Ivory Tower” listings, and are less selective than Georgetown, Chicago, or JHU.
Take a look at American. The school overall is easier to get into than Tufts or Gtown, but their IR school is very good. You may also want to give GWU a gander, but it’s probably a reach with your GPA.
Also, what are your SAT/ACT scores?
based on a two second google search…GW and American seem like good possibilities for you to look into
http://foreignpolicy.com/2012/01/03/the-top-ten-international-relations-undergraduate-programs/