I'm an international student and just got off Wesleyan's waitlist several days ago. I find it really difficult to decide between U-Michigan and Wesleyan University (intended major: Political Science/Government, probably double major in Economics or Statistics).
On the one hand, Michigan’s political science department is ranked 4th in the US. But it’s graduate school ranking and I’m afraid its undergraduate program is not that strong due to large number of students. Its faculty is great but I’m afraid professors will focus on their research and don’t care much about undergraduates. On the other hand, Wesleyan is a small private liberal arts college with 1:8 faculty-student ration and much more small classes. But I also fear this kind of school is too ‘elitism’ for an international student. I prefer Wesleyan due to its high-quality undergraduate education. (Although I like Wesleyan's CSS major a lot, I probably can't major in CSS since I'll enter into Wesleyan as a sophomore and students need to apply for CSS at the second semester of their freshmen year.)
In the future, I’ll probably go to law school to pursue a JD or graduate school to purse a PhD in Political Science. I’m not sure whether a big public university or a tiny liberal arts college can make me better prepared for my future? Maybe being a undergraduate at Michigan makes it easier for me to get into Michigan Law School?
Maybe Wesleyan is more prestigious among YLS, HLS and NYU law school in New England?
For the tuition, I don't have financial aid as an international students and Wesleyan's cost of attendance is about 6000usd higher than Michigan's annually.
I know it's difficult to compare between a big public university and a small liberal arts college. But if possible, could anyone give some suggestions on how to chose?
Thank you so much!!!
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