elliot school of international affairs

GWCurrentStudent
Wed, 05 Apr 2006 22:01:26 +0000

GW is one of only a handful of universities that offer a whole school dedicated to the study of international affairs. Our programs are some of the best in the nation. The location of GW (right in the heart of DC) provides students easy access to a wealth of opportunities when it comes to internships and work experience. The Elliott School also attracts a lot of accomplished professors who boast professional experience at all the major organizations and government offices related to IR.

The Elliott School houses many research centers and institutes such as the Center for International Science and Technology Policy, the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies. These centers and the Elliott School hosts various lecture series, events and conferences throughout the year. I was fortunate enough to go to the Polish Embassy for a party concluding a day-long conference on de-Stalinization. One of the speakers was the daughter of Stalin himself. It was an awesome experience.

The Elliott School also boasts very successful alumni. This weekend I’ll be taking the foreign service written exam. A few weeks back, I emailed one of our alums who works as an FSO at State. He was really nice and met me for coffee where we discussed life in the foreign service, the exam and his GW experience.

These are just some of the reasons why the Elliott School is one of the best in the country. I’m having a blast studying IR at GW. I applied ED to GW and didn’t visit or research any other IR programs, so I wouldn’t make a fair comparison between GW and other schools.

Good luck in your decision (but I hope you pick GW ;))!