<p>Don’t go to Tufts, IT WAS ELAINE’S SAFETY SCHOOL! (F.Y.I. in one of the famous episodes of Seinfeld, Elaine exclaims her anger for having to go to Tufts because it was her “safety school”)</p>
<p>Tufts definately has the reputation of a disgruntled Ivy reject school. I got accepted to an Ivy, but I will be going to Emory, just to give you some comparison. For political science and IR, Atlanta has CNN. While it’s nearly impossible to beat the atmosphere of studying political science and international relations in Washington, CNN makes Atlanta a respectable alternative. Overall though, Emory is much more highly regarded (rank #20 vs 53 in US News). Also, living in DC is going to cost you another $5,000 per year more than Atlanta.</p>