International Studies at UR

guineagirl96
Sat, 30 Apr 2016 22:48:16 +0000

Hello! Sorry no one’s responded so far (UR just finished finals otherwise, I would have responded sooner).

I do not think GW is worth the extra money. UR is actually well known for its International Studies program (which is a pretty popular major). I’m not sure what exists in Richmond (I’m a STEM major), but since it is Virginia’s capitol, I’m sure there’s plenty of government internship and job opportunities in the city. However, UR has excellent career services and connections to get internships through, especially in the summer, and you can get summer internships in DC through them. U Richmond is definitely known in the DC area, so I think its definitely worth it, especially because your getting a bargain price (I’m actually from outside of DC in Virginia- the only reason I’m able to attend UR is because I have a full tuition scholarship).

I should also mention that International Studies (especially the world politics track) is fairly easy to combine with poly sci as a double major, since there is some overlap in requirements.

Hope you’ll choose UR! Let me know if you have any other questions!