<p>Both great choices. A little clarification though…</p>
<p>“Madison is also in the middle of nowhere. Charlottesville is too, to a certain extent, but there is generally more going on in Charlottesville on a regular basis.”</p>
<p>Not true. Madison is a city of over 200k in a metropolitan area of over 500k. It is also the state capital. Chicago is 2.5 hours away and Milwaukee 1.5 hours away. The Madison airport has daily direct flights to NYC, DC and other major cities. This is an exciting and dynamic small city.</p>
<p>The Dept’s of Political Science and Economics are among the top 10 in the country with incredible faculty. Econ has been hiring some of the world’s best lately. Within Poli Sci, the international relations faculty has become top notch. Add top notch language departments and a world renown history department.</p>
<p>Check these links if you haven’t already:</p>
<p>[UW-Madison:</a> Political Science Department](<a href=“http://polisci.wisc.edu/default.aspx]UW-Madison:”>http://polisci.wisc.edu/default.aspx)</p>
<p>[International</a> Studies Major - University of Wisconsin-Madison](<a href=“http://ismajor.wisc.edu/majoroverview.html]International”>http://ismajor.wisc.edu/majoroverview.html)</p>
<p>Grand Strategy Program</p>
<p>[The</a> Grand Strategy Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison](<a href=“http://grandstrategy.wisc.edu/]The”>http://grandstrategy.wisc.edu/)</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>