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darkhope:
georgetown is reowned in ir, history, and political science, etc. while cornell is reown for engineering, hotel managing
Correction: Cornell is as strong, if not stronger, than Georgetown in history and political science (as it is in most fields). Of course, Georgetown is a great school, and people like nspeds have gotten great educations there.</p>
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Generally speaking, the DC colleges have excellent International Relations programs. Their Political Science departments are good, but not quite as good as one would expect. Political Science is not a practical, hands-on field. It is a highly theoretical/philosophical field. It is a myth that DC schools’ proximity to the capital gives its political science majors an edge. The top three political science department can be found at Harvard, Michigan and Stanford, none of which are that close to DC. Other good departments:</p>
<p>Columbia University
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