<p>Georgetown is not bad, no. But you might be hard pressed to find someone on CC that would advise going to GTown over say, Columbia. </p>
<p>Georgetown obviously gains the advantage of being in D.C. for internships. Obviously this provides for internships with all of the federal government entities. However, as far as Columbia goes (and NYU for that matter), it is in New York City. You have the opportunity to work for the U.N. and a plethora of city government entities - for example, I know quite a few people who are interning in the Office of the Mayor and I intern with the DA. NYC even has a resource for those internships posted by the NYC government - [Internships</a> with the City of New York](<a href=“http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/employment/intern.shtml]Internships”>http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/employment/intern.shtml) </p>
<p>Also, you can apply to internships in D.C. from a New York school. I know many students who live in other states and find summer internships in their respective states even though they go to NYU. </p>
<p>I considered Columbia, Georgetown, Emory, Cornell, George Washington, Duke and NYU.</p>
<p>Columbia, Emory, Cornell, Duke and NYU were the best of the list for politics, which removed Georgetown and George Washington from my list. </p>
<p>And NYU was the best for philosophy (which was my main area of study), so it was an easy decision for me. Choosing solely off of a politics major may be more difficult, as your list is more expansive. Personally, I would say that Columbia provides equal, if not better internships than would, say, Georgetown. Simply because Columbia is (1) a more recognized name and (2) it’s location in New York City provides access to all of the New York internships and (3) there are many people in D.C. with Columbia degrees, (as well as Georgetown), so don’t think that Columbia loses any advantages in the D.C. area</p>
<p>Finally, that list is widely agreed upon list of the most recognized political science schools here on CC.</p>