<p>I’m considering a college that has a strong Political Science/Government/Law programs</p>
<p>I wan very good professors and I prefer a close relationship with them as well although mid-sized classes with a lot of office hours is fine by me</p>
<p>I also would like to go to school in northeast/northern mid west</p>
<p>My goal is to be a lawyer/politician</p>
<p>I am looking for school that also looks very favorable upon students applying with strong ECs (my ECs are strong my GPA I project will be around a 3.3- i’m currently a sophomore)</p>
<p>Just curious if anyone has any clue what schools may fit this description, although I’m sure I will consider a lot more than the above when applying…thanks for the help!!</p>
<p>I want very good professors and I prefer a close relationship with them as well although mid-sized classes with a lot of office hours is fine by me</p>
<p>You will want to find schools that have some/many smallish class-sizes, but I don’t know about the “lot of office hours”. Profs are usually teaching or doing research. They do have office hours, but what is your definition of “lots of office hours”?</p>
<p>BTW…if you’re going to start looking for possible colleges, then it’s a good idea to find out from your parents how much they can afford to spend on your education. That will most likely have the greatest effect on determining your list of possible colleges…</p>
<p>good advice…thanks and what i meant by a lot of office hours is that if they are teaching mid-sized to large classes that they have plenty of free time/at least a reasonable amount of free time to discuss things w/ their students</p>
<p>If the 3.3 is weighted then consider raising it up higher if you want to go to a better school. The best schools for Poli. Sci. require a higher GPA and you have to do well on the SAT’s.</p>
<p>If you want a lot of contact with professors, you should look at liberal arts colleges which are mostly around 1800 - 2200 students. Beyond that, you have to think about regions, social scene (fraternity or not, for example), urban vs. rural and so forth (keeping in mind that most liberal arts colleges are not in cities and, if that’s important to you, you should look for those that are. Good political science departments should be available at most. Good luck!</p>
<p>You have MANY excellent choices–in no order, Muhlenberg, American, Goucher, Susquehanna, Ursinus, Gettysburg, Juniata, Washington College, Alfred, Drew, Franklin & Marshall, Alleghenny, McDaniel, Marist. Obviously, SATs will be important.</p>
<p>1) not weighted…my school doesn’t do that; I think I’ll be able to pull off up to a 3.5-3.6 potentially, but as of now I have a 3.3
2) Great advice, I’ll consider it
3) Wow I have a lot of research to do, thanks for the input</p>
<p>Well if your a senior many of the schools I would suggest deadlines have past. Though others are ( specifically ones I’ve applied to myself with similar interest as you):
University of Iowa, Arizona, Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois</p>
<p>i happen to be a sophomore…my ECs will actually end up helping me tremendously i would hope; along with recs, essay and hopefully ill do fine on my SAT</p>
<p>thanks for the info though, nice list of schools</p>