Decision: Claremont Graduate University SPE or Seton Hall Whitehead?

[nupdogg86]

Hello all,

I've been accepted into CGU's International Studies program and Seton Hall's IR program.

CGU is in Claremont, California, and Seton Hall is in South Orange, NJ (close to NYC)

Off the cuff I would think that Seton Hall should be my choice, but I wanted to get some more informed feedback, as I might not be right.

My intended concentration is International Security, focused on Asia and South Asia.

Does anyone have any useful advice? Thank you!

[nupdogg86]

Thanks for your advice,

I'm going for a masters program, you don't think that SHU's proximity to nyc would be an advantage over Claremont's? I've asked them directly and they admitted they don't have much in the way of Internship opportunities.

[JAubrey]

Thanks for your advice,

I'm going for a masters program, you don't think that SHU's proximity to nyc would be an advantage over Claremont's? I've asked them directly and they admitted they don't have much in the way of Internship opportunities.

Depends on what you want to do, but outside of academia neither is really well-known in policy fields...Claremont does have a better UG reputation though.

[madeleine17]

Seton Hall's School of Diplomacy has a strong reputation in the NYC and DC area. I am from Southern CA and went to Seton Hall for my bachelors in Diplomacy and International Relations and was able to get two minors in french and economics all in four years! Great IR program

[ExponentialDecay]

20 hours ago, madeleine17 said:

Seton Hall's School of Diplomacy has a strong reputation in the NYC and DC area. 

What does this mean in practice? I confess I didn't even know SH had a school of diplomacy. 

Anyway, OP, I wouldn't say that South Orange is exactly close to NYC. It's out past Newark - that's a ~1 hr train commute into Manhattan, which doesn't seem like much, but once you're actually living in that situation, it'll be a hassle to come into the city on a regular basis, especially if you're studying full time. It's hard to give you any advice because you don't give any information: cost of attendance, intended career, geographical preference...