<p>Perhaps it’s fair to say that for those interested in international relations and government and hoping for a DC-based internship in one of those areas, the schools are comparable academically–beyond that, I think that that a student interested in any particular discipline would find that one of the two is far more suitable than the other. I also think that the settings, lifestyles and “types” they attract are so different (I sent a kid to each) that even a student committed to international relations or government would have a definite preference for one over the other after visiting both schools.</p>