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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Middlebury would be my choice, with time spent in DC over the summers in DC (potentially through the Middlebury in DC program).  It's a substantially stronger school (along with Tufts) overall and also has very strong international connections which is particularly important now that internships in DC are so hard to come by (and those that are available tend to be politically charged).

Also, in my view an IR degree is by far best when part of a double degree in a substantive area.  There are so, so many IR degree kids looking for jobs, and employers need people with substantive skills in relevant areas.   [/quote]
+1 Middlebury is a stronger school with a better alum network[/quote]

sorry midd booster but midd is not definitively a "stronger school" by any means. both midd and OP's kid's choice - tufts - are equally academic. it depends what experience OP's kid is looking for: suburban with easy Boston access by T/shuttle, or rural vermont where activities are more outdoorsy and it's hours by car or train to nearest big city. tufs undergrad is rated much higher in IR specifically for undergrad by the only relevant authority in the field: foreign policy's survey of IR professionals and faculty (see link here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_the_Ivory_Tower). as you see for yourself, tufts IR undergrad program ranks #14 (by IR faculty), #7 (by IR policymakers) and #9 (by IR think tank staffers). midd by contrast, does not rank at all in the top 25 (by IR faculty), ranks #22 (by IR policymakers) and does not rank in the top 25 at all by IR think tank staffers.

gw was the only other true peer to tufts for undergrad IR, but OP factored in revisits, meeting students and alums, and seems to have done a lot of research outside of posting on this board and said their kid picked the best fit for him. so can't argue with that!

in this area for IR undergrad, midd is not a peer to GW, much less tufts. midd is nice LAC in a remote area of vermont for those who seek the isolated LAC away from it all vibes. GW is an IR powerhouse right in ideal location of DC, but with no defined campus. you can make arguments for GW much easier than midd here. but tufts seems to be the ideal fit for OP's kid so why should we randoms argue with OP's kid's settled choice after the fact?
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