Which IR program?

Graduate School
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<p>Can I get an opinion on this? </p>

<p>As of now, Monterey will give me 7K a year plus a free summer at Middlebury language school. </p>

<p>I'm accepted into American SIS for the IR MA regional concentration in Middle East, waiting on GW which Im cautiously optimistic about, and Gtown which Im expecting rejection. </p>

<p>Assuming I get into GW w/no fin. aid - the choice is between GW/American and Monterey which is exactly 7K more in tution than GW/American - which means all the tution would be the same. The only difference would be I get a free summer at Middlebury with Monterey. </p>

<p>Pros of GW/American: </p>

<p>Name Recognition, DC connections/internships </p>

<p>Pros of Monterey: </p>

<p>Summer at Monterey would be last chance I have at being able to learn Arabic to proficiency. Emphasis on language study in program after a summer at Middlebury would make me competitive for further subsidized language study in the form of NSEP Boren Fellowships and National Language Flagship.</p>

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<p>SIS has a semester abroad program at the American University in Cairo - that would probably help with immersion. I’m pretty sure you’d be just as competitive for a Boren/CLS/etc coming from GW and/or American.</p>

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<p>Depends on what your IR focus is. But I’m a sucker for grant money.</p>