<p>I should have added that, for IR, it really isn't a fair comparison. There are as many majors in AU's School for International Service as there are students at Mt. Holyoke.</p>
<p>Sound like your younger D is making the most of her opportunities at American, Mini. I'm glad of it.</p>
<p>mini beat me to it--
I was going to say American, for the internship opportunities.
S1 is in a terrific IR program at a New England U. He loves it, but it's not a hot spot for internships. As a rising junior he realizes the advantages of attending school in DC.</p>
<p>went to Bryn Mawr, years ago and loved it. Never been to Mt. Holyoke, but have a son just accepted to American Honors. Was a back up, but he’s been waitlisted at Haverford and Wesleyan and denied at Williams (we are still waiting on a few more). I have been scouring all the literature that I have and finding more and reading posts like this and asking people who have friends/relatives there and I must say that I have been quite impressed. We did visit the campus and liked it. We too plan to go for the Honors Program overnight and all that I can tell you is that my son is a very intellectually curious fellow who is serious about his work, more than ready to be engaged and challenged, looking forward to study abroad and not interested in looking for the “party” experience you speak of. When we visited DC there was SO much happening that it didn’t seem to me that keg parties were where the action would be anyhow. We too received the presidential scholarship and I have another two in High school and expect my eldest will probably be looking towards grad school if not the other two as well. Not qualifying for need based aid, but by no means rolling in the dough, the financial incentive is enticing. You should really go and check it out if your daughter is seriously considering it. I’m certain she would be able to see what she needed to help her make her mind up.</p>
<p>Mini brings up excellent points regarding internships and job opportunities in International Relations at American U. She would have instant access to all the State Dept. internships, and be able to arrange interviews easily.</p>
<p>My sister graduated from MH with IR major. During her college years she had paid internships at the IMF, UN, and in one of the embassies in DC, and did her junior year in Europe with an internship there in an international organization as well. All were arranged through MH. She had found many alumni from MH working at great positions in international organizations, in posts for the state dept, as well as in top consulting companies with international clientele like Monitor. Sometimes being a smaller school and dept makes it easier to get into better internships. Plus, MH is considered more prestigious for foreign students to attend, thus provide better opprtunities as alumni to MH students.</p>