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[quote=Anonymous]My son turned it down in 2023. He had been SO EXCITED to get in, for International Affairs, especially since we'd only read about it at the last minute and he'd done his 1500 essay the day of the RD deadline. I'd been so excited, because I had a Scottish childhood.

But when we went to the W&M Admitted Student Day, and talked to the director of the program at St Andrews who had flown there, he realized the program was not flexible with the study abroad he wanted to do and the classes he wanted to take, compared to the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.

I went on DCUM at that time to ask for opinions, which were mixed: people in the know recommended Elliott, people not in the know recommended Dual Degree. For International Affairs specifically, the Dual Degree sounds more prestigious to the un-initiated... but the GW coursework is more fleshed-out, with more options and flexibility, and more internships opportunities. In general, US institutions usually have more flexibility than non-US.

This isn't to say that the Dual Degree is bad. It's very good! And Scotland is beautiful :-) But my son had specific goals that are now being met better at GW.

Best of luck to your kid, OP.

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