<p>Well, I have no idea about the selectivity of BM or Wellesley, but I can speak to Smith’s poli-sci department. The Gov. dept. here is very good, because Gov majors are one of the biggest majors on campus and more majors =more profs=more classes=more choice. You can choose to have a theory focus if you want (there are plenty of theory courses), but I think Smith’s strengths lie in American government and International Relations. Even though we don’t have an official IR department, our profs who teach IR and comparative govt classes are very good and quite distinguished. As for American gov, that’s the area of study of some of the gov departments favorite profs. One complaint I have about the Gov dept. is that it does not have the Middle Eastern studies courses I would like it to have, but I supplement with five college and History dept. courses.</p>