<p>Which college is better for international relations (undergrad)?</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins University or Claremont McKenna College…</p>
<p>Claremont McKenna is a fine school. Our school’s only NMF matriculated there. With that said, JHU’s close proximity to the Washington D.C. area may be a benefit for you when it comes time to apply for internships.</p>
<p>There is a program which my public health ROTC buddy is in at Hopkins which allows you if your like in a pre law program to get an Atikison Public Service Fellowship in which you basically get to intern at the White House, do secret service detai, learn about what they do, how stuff works, and meet President Bush. Of course, its highly competitive, only 10 students a year get in, but considering the relative size of the department itself that handles these scholarships, chances are that its not that hard to get one…</p>
<p>I’m not sure. I don’t really know much about Claremont McKenna’s IR program, but consider Hopkins, its one of those schools that is the best when it comes down undergraduate and graduate education in IR (the former is can be argued again other top schools such as GTown, GWU, American…) where is the latter is pretty much indisputable (except maybe to the likes of Walsh, Gtown yet again :-p)</p>
<p>EDIT: [JHU</a> Aitchison Public Service Fellowship](<a href=“http://politicalscience.jhu.edu/aitchison_fellowship.html]JHU”>http://politicalscience.jhu.edu/aitchison_fellowship.html)</p>
<p>Oh well, its in the political science department. Same thing :-p Great chance to do something in D.C.</p>
<p>Thanks for the link Phead…Is there anybody else?</p>
<p>Hopkins has better name recognition and is probably more prestigious. Claremont McKenna is still a very good school, with a unique focus that you seem interested in. If you care what people think when you say where you go, pick Hopkins. If all you want is IR than they are essentially equal I would say.</p>
<p>Which is easier to get into do you think?</p>
<p>Hopkins by miles</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins University (MD) 27% acceptance rate
Claremont McKenna College (CA) 22% acceptance rate</p>
<p>I wouldn’t call that miles.</p>
<p>^ Those are some old figures.</p>
<p>Claremont - 16% 2007
Hopkins - 22% 2007</p>
<p>[USNews.com:</a> America’s Best Colleges 2008: Lowest acceptance rates](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/webex/lowacc_brief.php]USNews.com:”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/webex/lowacc_brief.php)</p>
<p>Pretty accurate source. mine is 2008</p>
<p>When exactly did this thread become “which is more selective?”.</p>
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<p>I hope that clarifies it. I know it was complicated</p>
<p>International Relations at Claremont McKenna is top-notch. CMC is known for not only its Economics department but also its Government department as well. This includes the IR program. Claremont also has the Washington Program, in which select students complete a full-time internship at DC.</p>
<p>Thanks guys…anyone else have an opinion (or two)!</p>
<p>Georgetown SFS.</p>
<p>:p</p>
<p>highopes, could you expound on that?^^</p>
<p>They are both great schools. I would make a pitch for CMC or sister-college Pomona (though I am biased.) If only because you get great personal attention from profs, fantastic opportunities through the DC program, and friends of mine from both CMC and Pomona went on to SAIS for grad school.</p>
<p>i do not really know enough on the particular programs… however, if you want prestige then Hopkins… if you are looking to be among a more selective bunch(not better bunch) then i guess CMC… however the program strengths are prob same … and yea SAIS … well you can’t beat that. maybe being in Hopkins will help? i am not really sure. good luck</p>
<p>Welcome to CC, caligrad!</p>
<p>Thanks, ivyleaguewannabe, this post lured me out of lurkdom. Maybe because I just visited a Claremont friend of mine who is in her second year at SAIS? (She loves it, btw. Though I’m not sure how it compares to the undergrad program.)</p>
<p>Well, personally, I don’t think you can beat Georgetown in terms of location (right smack in Washington DC!). The Walsh School of Foreign Service is renowned and well-regarded in the world of international relations, and that would be my recommendation to you.</p>
<p>Of course, CMC and JHU are also great programs for IR - I’ve been considering them myself - but I think I tend to lean towards Georgetown, perhaps just on a developing personal bias. Just thought I’d toss another school suggestion into the mix. ;)</p>