<p>Percentage of applicants admitted by itself is a poor measure of selectivity. Just look at the list.</p>
<p>Some unknown Christian college in Alabama more selective academically than U VA or Wellesley? I don’t think so.</p>
<p>Tufts might be another place to take a look at. Undergrads can take courses at the Fletcher School.</p>
<p>Consolation, Tufts is already on my application list!!</p>
<p>highopes, thanks for the Georgetown suggestion.</p>
<p>So from this list, which two schools do you think I should apply to for IR?</p>
<ol>
<li>Tufts</li>
<li>JHU</li>
<li>Georgetown</li>
</ol>
<p>IMO, Johns Hopkins and Georgetown, but like I said, I may be a bit biased.</p>
<p>Hopkins, Georgetown, Tufts. They are all the best for IR personally speaking.</p>
<p>Why not consider applying to all of them?</p>
<p>I’m also interested in IR and looking at Hopkins, CMC, and Georgetown.<br>
What kind of IR do those schools specialise in? I’m looking for something along the lines of Global Security stuff.</p>
<p>Another plus for CMC: it’s right by LA, meaning the weather is amazing. Also, CMC has the advantage of being right next the 4 other very good Claremont Colleges (3 if you don’t count Scripps, which is all-women, so ntot as good a deal for guys). So if you have interests in sciences or other humanities, you can take classes at 4 other amazing schools.</p>
<p>^ Georgetown also offers a more informal consortium, I believe, including other DC schools like George Washington and American, so if the ability to cross-register at different schools intrigues you, Gtown has that going for it, too.</p>
<p>I agree with Phead, though – is there any reason you can’t apply to 3 schools, or even 4?</p>
<p>any less competitive schools with good IR?</p>