Good international relations schools?

SJ2727
Fri, 18 Dec 2020 23:49:55 +0000

What’s your budget? Does “anywhere but here” really mean big city east coast, or is it literally anywhere?

Assuming budget is not an obstacle: Definitely a contender for those schools, assuming you have a SAT or ACT in line with your gpa by the time you apply. Low admit rates are the biggest thing working against you (including at GW if you apply to the Elliot school). You might want to add American, also good for IR and in DC, but be sure to show interest as they hate being seen as a back-up. You could probably add Tufts as another reachy school and BU and Fordham as more match schools.

If budget is an obstacle: there are some excellent IR programs at some of the UCs, spread across the state. Perhaps just moving from your part of CA will help?