Political Science/Int' Studies or Relations/History Programs

confidentialcoll
Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:54:09 +0000

Winning the best delegation award in an exotic country (even 3 consecutive years) does not equal being a top team, because the competition is naturally limited by schools which have their spring break during the time of the conference (severe limit) and then by people in those schools who can afford to travel to the exotic locations (another severe limit). It’s also extremely easy to go into another country where English is not the first language and beat people at a debate in English.

Schools are judged by their performances at well known US conferences which only require the commitment of a weekend and aren’t nearly as expensive. Here the competition is far less constrained and competitors are (almost) all in one place at the same time. William and Mary at these conferences, which feature the most competitive delegates, is off the map. They might have one or two strong members, but the team as a whole is never recognized as a threat.