<p>Hey, could someone give me their opinions on this:
If I'm planning on pursuing a career in IR, what are some other schools I should look at?</p>
<p>Georgetown & Brown - reaches
American - safety</p>
<p>University of Chicago is also a very strong school academically. But would this school be a bad match if I'm going to be an IR major? </p>
<p>Thanks to anyone who read this :)</p>
<p>Consider George Washington U. I went there for graduate school. Great program, wonderful location.</p>
<p>I second the suggestion of George Washington University, especially if you are considering Georgetown and American since all 3 are located in DC. GWU is less selective than your reach Georgetown but more selective than American (safety), so it would most likely be a match for you.</p>
<p>You are missing Tufts. That’s highly regarded in IR (see the Fletcher school). It’s arguably one of the best for IR.</p>
<p>I’ve considered Tufts before…</p>
<p>Not sure about Tufts’ location.</p>
<p>D.C is probably a more beneficial location for internships, etc.</p>
<p>Yeah I never understood that argument. For example, Harvard, like Tufts, is located in Boston, does it lose out the internship advantage if you are interested in IR? Can going to Columbia be the easiest way to gain an internship at the UN? </p>
<p>Recruiters come to top schools. That’s just true. Which is why you probably included Brown as well. And they for sure come when the school is well regarded in a particular field.</p>
<p>But there is an argument to be made that you could do internships during the school year. Yet that isn’t always necessary and it’s really demanding (like you have to manage it with classes to the point where it becomes almost silly). That being said, the alternative is doing research with a professor.</p>
<p>You have a great list so far with obvious good ones on there (G-town, American, GW, etc.). Just don’t feel that you have to have a school in DC to get good offers or land great internships.</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>After Georgetown SFS, Johns Hopkins has, arguably, the best IR programs in the country. Yes, it’s not a great location, but it is a wonderful program.</p>
<p>I’m looking into IR too; for Intl. Law. </p>
<p>GWU, Georgetown and American are three top choices.
However, Columbia in NYC would also be excellent because of the location.
One more is surprisingly UVA – you should look into it. </p>
<p>And Tufts is actually considered one of the top colleges for IR as well.</p>
<p>I hope to pursue the exact same major.</p>
<p>Check Claremont McKenna in CA. It’s a bit of a stretch (for everyone) but it’s a fantastic institution that specializes in poly sci and IR.</p>
<p>Also Colgate has an IR major, and it seems a bit safer.</p>
<p>UVA offers one in foreign affairs, and it’s a safer school as well.</p>
<p>Im kind of all over the country with my schools.</p>
<p>I had no problem finding my reach schools (Gtown, princeton, Brown, etc.) but finding safe schools has been a bit difficult.</p>
<p>Also, Johns Hopkins, UCSD, UCB, Macalester (MN), Pittsburgh and University of Rochester (good with merit money) are all strong in this area.</p>
<p>Middlebury has a great international politics and economics major as well as an international studies major combined with its strength in languages.</p>