junior looking for good targets/safeties (polisci or ir)

[crimson loom]

Location: Preferably something within 4 hours of southwestern connecticut

Major: Either International Relations or Political Science, but I’d be open to similar majors like International or Global Studies

GPA: 3.2, but discounting my freshman year makes it a 4.3 (distance learning was ROUGH.)

Haven’t gotten my SAT scores yet, but the test wasn’t too bad so I’m thinking I got around a 1400🤞🏽

I’d appreciate a college that isn’t too rigorous- I love to learn, but I have issues with anxiety that cause me to get overwhelmed easily. I’d want the rigor to be relatively high, just not Harvard level, you know?

College size: Small to medium (coming from the biggest school in CT and my guidance counselor doesn’t even know my name ☠️)

I have 25k ready to put down for each year of undergrad, but I need a college with good financial aid opportunities to help me with the remainder

Some schools I’m currently looking at are:
UConn (my state school)
UMaryland College Park (for its amazing Farsi program!)
American University
UCSD
URI
UMass Amherst

Rank doesn’t really matter to me when it comes to colleges, so please comment any schools that have good programs for what I want to go into!

[old ivy]

George Washington would be a good choice too if u want to go DC since u put American

[steady escarp]

check out George Mason! it's very close to DC (Virginia) while not DC-School expensive. Depending on SAT score you could high-reach for Gtown

[autumn elk]

Ur lucky

[abstract crystal]

could maybe apply to schools that don't look at freshman gpa? like ucs and stuff

[autumn elk]

my parents won't lemme take poli sci

[fossil marsh]

focus on the DC/NOVA schools if it isnt too far for you since in terms of poli sci internships working at the congressional building or on campaigns it'll be alot easier to both commute and find opportunities

GWU, GMU, Georgetown, American, Howard

in terms of rigorous GWU isn't too rigorous my sister went there and she says she had a pretty good student-work life balance

[old ivy]

UC is difficult if you're out of state

at least for the ones that dont suck

cuz theyre forcing them to accept more cali applicants

[crimson loom]

Thanks! I’ll definitely look into it 🙂

[crimson loom]

That sucks dude 😦 wish you the best of luck

[crimson loom]

Definitely wanna be near DC, but my mom is kind of hesitant rn. Thanks for the suggestions tho, I’ll definitely be applying to GWU!

[crimson loom]

Do you know any other schools that don’t look at freshman gpa? The only schools I’ve found so far are the UCs and they’re crazy hard to get into if you’re OOS

[crimson loom]

Real. I put UCSD because I have family nearby but the percentage of OOS students is insane… one of my friends is a yale likely but got deferred from ALL of the UCs

[crimson loom]

Also someone saying I could high-reach Gtown with a high SAT score is probably the best compliment I’ve ever gotten 😪 gonna go study for a 1600 rn

[fossil marsh]

im in the same boat as u and im a junior I had like a 2.7 my freshman year because of some family issues but I’ve had 4.0 UW sophomore and junior year so far and taken the hardest course load possible

ive emailed / called the admissions offices for them they’re looking for an upward trend in grades and GPA

freshman year isn’t as significant especially for us since we still will have the commonapp covid section to fill out and explain what we may have gone through during the covid education years