Would have to check on the current language requirement. I had at least 5 years of French (including AP) and 2 yrs of Russian. IIRC is was
the AP that exempted me from having to take any more language. Can’t quite recall. It was a while ago.
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i passed AP Spanish with a 4, but didn’t take the actual class, just the test. would that count?
Would have to check the current requirements. Hopefully, but worth checking.
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“ im currently on medicare”
Medicare or Medicaid? They are different.
sorry, i meant Medicaid. i am not over 65 hahaha
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It’s off topic here l, but there are some situations where a child might be on Medicare. But it’s not common.
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I bet you’ve done this? But take a close look at the faculty in the Political Science (or Government) departments at your finalist schools. Note that “visiting…” listed before a faculty rank, or faculty listed as “instructors” or “adjunct” means that the faculty member may or may not be there next year, or the year after. They’ve not been given a permanent appointment.
Note also that a faculty member might be listed in a department, but be spending all of their time on administration and not teaching (if you see them listed as a Dean, or Director, or whats-not). As a funny example, Vassar’s president is listed in their Political Science department. Though she occasionally teaches, don’t count on it 
As you look at those faculty, look at their interests, their regions of study. Do they cover the things you are interested in? Are they a largely US focused department, or more international? Is their version of international primarily the global north, or truly global? etc.
Every single school you are considering is EXCELLENT, and will give you a world-class education.
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This post offers brief opinion-based comments on two of your potential choices in the context of comments on other liberal arts colleges: NESCAC Spoken Here: - #5 by merc81.
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For this discussion though, Georgetown does pretty well, at least for Yale Law.
“We used to call Poughkeepsie the armpit of Dutchess County!”
That had to be Beacon right? Anyway, I grew up for a few years in Wappingers Falls and Poughkeepsie, about ten minutes from the Vassar campus. When I saw, funky, alternative, non New-England vibe, I thought of Vassar first. I remember the campus being pretty closed off from the rest of the city, that may have changed over the years. Also, IBM was the biggest employer at the time, and probably still is but does not have the same number of employees. There were also two other IBM locations that have closed down. Outside of jobs, they helped the local businesses there as well.
“IMO if the OP is used to a more urban environment, Poughkeepsie”
Agree, Poughkeepsie is a city in its own right, but you could consider it a suburb of NY, because there is a lot of suburban feel to it as well.
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Your Medicaid may not follow you out of state and if it does not, you should get on the college’s plan.
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That is correct. Medicaid, while a federal program, varies from state to state. You might need to check to see if you can qualify in the state your college is in, but if you are not a resident that may not work.
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I don’t know any school that will accept Medicaid health insurance because it is NEVER as good as the insurance the school offers.
That is why I brought this up above…Williams and Bowdoin will likely cover this for OP (and I think OP confirmed that above). Because health insurance can easily be $3K, OP needs to see if the other schools’ FA packages will cover this cost or not. I expect Georgetown will not…but again, OP has to go thru the FA offers in detail (when they have them all) and if health insurance isn’t addressed, they need to contact the FA dept and specifically ask.
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Might some accept this? Medicaid For College Students: What You Need to Know (but it looks like it is only available if a student is not a dependent )
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Not in my experience. Even my independent students have needed the school insurance (not medicaid, not exchange). Admittedly though my experience is not all inclusive…I’m merely making sure OP doesn’t get blindsided by a $3K bill.
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Good point. College healthcare insurance is expensive. IIRC it showed up as an expense on the FA or registration and if you had other insurance (private) you documented it and then declined the school insurance. You are right.
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Williams has excellent student health insurance, Massachusetts Blue Cross Blue Shield, that has out of state coverage. This, along with Williams’ financial aid including travel, all books and class supplies, no loans and no work study make their packages pretty hard to beat.
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Have been very happy with Bowdoin’s student health insurance which also follows students off campus. The biggest surprise was the size of the counseling and wellness center, in addition to 4 or five on campus counselors and two off campus counselors they have a psychiatrist on site twice a week.
I mention this because when I had a child at Grinnell it was a constant battle for the colleges to be able to staff mental health services. Since Williams is rural, I would check availability. Granted, Williamstown is a much more appealing place to live than Grinnell, Iowa and with so many services available on line this may not be as much of an issue.
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We were thrilled when DDs professional school reinstated their school based (and quite good) health insurance coverage. It was far less costly than the individual plan our kid had been purchasing.
But this isn’t always the case. You need to check the costs and coverages.
If this is of concern to you, check these colleges for costs and coverage.
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Definitely look into the Georgetown Scholars Program. There are many benefits including community and mentoring (and some financial assistance) that are hard to beat. I think you will find the community less competitive and more welcoming than you expect, and Georgetown/DC offers unparalleled pre law opportunities.
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Any insurance she would have to purchase is still going to cost more than her Medicaid (zero)!