W&M vs American

bluejay
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:08:30 +0000

Few people would disagree that W & M is a better school than American. Just about any listing/ranking puts W & M near the top; not the tippy top but an excellent school that has a more than solid reputation. That being said, international relations at American is known to be a great program even though the rest of the majors may lag behind. If you got into W & M, even from the waitlist, then my bet is that you received substantial merit $ from American. I would weigh the financial packages carefully and definitely do not discount the location of DC.