@circuitrider , am I right that Government is part of CSS? If so, I think Wesleyan’s unique, insanely rigorous, and very well-respected CSS department should be explained to the OP by someone who knows it better than I.
If it is part of CSS, what I can say is that it involves a very, very, very heavy reading and paper writing demand right out of the gate, and also requires deep exposure to related disciplines. For example, my understanding of CSS is that majors have to take a requisite amount of econ. I’m not definitively sure about that, but my D’s roommate, who is in CSS, has had a heavy econ load and she’s not an econ major.
@mild_insomniac , I think @circuitrider is the person you need to hear from; I think there’s a lot to know about Government at Wes.