<p>[This</a> thread](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1321045-stanford-georgetown-sfs-oxford-madison-international-relations.html]This”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1321045-stanford-georgetown-sfs-oxford-madison-international-relations.html) on Georgetown vs. Stanford may be helpful to you. It focuses more on IR, but in post #10 I talk about Stanford’s opportunities, strengths in poli sci (#1 in both NRC and US news), and its connections to DC.</p>