<p>I thought I had my college list narrowed down to the six that I was going to apply to in the fall. Yet, the more I looked into the financial aid aspects I had to delete some. So, which five of these are the best one's for a political scienc and economics double major. Factoring in financial aid, location (large city), internship potential: Emory, U. of Chicago, Tufts, U. of Pittsburgh, Washington U.,George Washington, Georgetown, UVA, and Wake Forest. The input is appreciated, also, if anyone can think of a great school for these majors than that'd be great.</p>
<p>Definitely University of Chicago.</p>
<p>UChicago has an excellent reputation in both those fields and is arguably the best econ school in the country (although there are others than might know better than I). That’s probably the best choice, although I would say all the schools on the list are solid.</p>
<p>pitt isn’t really good for this for undergrad. their resources are concentrated in grad programmes. it was disappointing to find.
other than that, it really depends a) what your stats are, b) what kind of polisci/econ you’re looking to study.</p>
<p>I had a typo in the question, I meant which five of these colleges are best for internships, econ/poli sci, location.</p>
<p>Still the University of Chicago lol.</p>
<p>^not if you’re the kind of person who’s always wondering where they’re gonna use something in the real world.</p>
<p>like IBfootballer said, it all depends on what you want.</p>
<p>Research/Think Tank (going for a John Bates Clark? ;)) - UChicago</p>
<p>Public Policy/ Government - Georgetown</p>
<p>IBanking? - umm, Chicago or UVA</p>
<p>The other one’s aren’t really on the radar for poli sci/econ stuff, as far as internship type things go. They do good graduate research, but it’s a toss-up as to how much of that you’ll get to see.</p>
<p>Also consider the campus culture that you’re looking for. Try and find a place that speaks to your personality, not just your professional aspirations (though the two may be linked). I love Chicago because I love the people, fun or nerdy or quirky or whatever you call them, whereas I might not have fit in as well at a school like UVA.</p>
<p>EDIT: And unlke IBfootballer, 
Chicago teaches plenty of practical skills, and there IS a wannabe-IBanker contingent there, if merely diminished in size. I guess the lesson here is that every school is way way wayyyy deeper than anyone could imagine. Even if you don’t end up at the school that’s “best” for you or what you want to do, you bet you can find something like that elsewhere, or anywhere, if you look hard enough. College is what you make of it ;)</p>
<p>Tufts and GW are def. on the radar.</p>
<p>I know the Fletcher school is relatively open for opportunities for undergrads at Tufts.</p>
<p>If you are willing to consider a LAC, for econ/gov with great internship opportunities Claremont McKenna College will be hard to beat. You might consider Penn, as well.</p>
<p>I would look at Duke as well.</p>
<p>UChicago and Gtown stand out, though Gtown more for psci than econ.</p>
<p>If you are looking for good internships and perhaps more scholarship money, you could consider American Univ. Not the tippy top like Georgetown or UChicago, but good nonetheless, and might cost you less.</p>
<p>As some senior members constantly point out on other threads, POLITICAL SCIENCE =/= INTERNATIONAL RELATION. (E.g. The Fletcher School, as Tufts explains on its website, is a Graduate School of International Affairs rather than of political science.)</p>
<p>Georgetown is exceptionally good at IR, and pretty good at Poli Sci.
UChicago is exceptionally good at Poli Sci, pretty good at IR.</p>
<p>Among the schools mentioned, UChicago and G-town stand out still. But if the OP wants to study Poli Sci (not IR), UChicago is the best undoubtedly.</p>
<p>May I also disagree with people suggesting that UChicago might not be so great for Public Policy majors. I’m one myself, and, believe me, there are plenty of good internships offered. I admit, it’s no Washington DC. However, the City of Chicago can be the perfect place depending on what you want to study as a Public Policy major. As someone interested in education policy (within the Public Policy department), for example, I consider Chicago to be one of the best cities I could be in. Not to mention that Chicago does some fantastic research within the field. Same if you want to study urban development, housing, and segregation.</p>
<p>So it does depend on what you want. If you want to work on Capitol Hill or in some relation to the Congress/the Federal Government, G-town is a dream. If you want to study policies such as education, urban development, housing, etc, Chicago can be just as good–if not better.</p>