<p>All things equal, which school (Columbia College or Georgetown College, not SFS) has the stronger/more respected department to study philosophy and political theory? </p>
<p>Also: Do law schools look at one school any stronger than the other?</p>
<p>Columbia wins on all counts, but Georgetown is not significantly weaker.</p>
<p>The</a> Philosophical Gourmet Report 2006 - 2008 :: Overall Rankings Here is a ranking of philosophy departments .In preparation for law school I would lean towards Columbia, due to it's prestige. G'town is an EXCELLENT school, but for law school Columbia will put you in the running.</p>
<p>If you're just into theory and don't care too much about all the hustle and bustle of contemporary politics, then I don't think being in D.C. is that important. They're both great schools (duh) but I'd prolly go with Columbia. If you're like me, though, and are fascinated by that hustle and bustle, go to D.C.</p>
<p>You can really study political theory anywhere. Most schools won't offer a major in in, but most Politics departments will offer a significant amount of coursework in that area.</p>
<p>Just from my biased point of view, it's much better to be in Columbia for that...N.Y.C. is just a better city than D.C. You can study theory anywhere, and the practice is just as easily learned in an internship or a study in D.C. program as in D.C. itself. </p>
<p>Also, Columbia is a bit more cosmopolitan than Georgetown...</p>
<p>some schools offer an interesting interdisciplinary major along the lines of "politics, philosophy, economics" which is phenomenal for pre-law. Off the top of my head I know oxford, Yale, and Penn have such programs (and, given that Columbia and G'town are both pretty hard to get in to, it never hurts to expand your net ;)</p>
<p>PPE was originally an Oxbridge idea. The idea was to replace studies of the classics for civil servants with something more relevant...It's a really cool topic. </p>
<p>Also, you may want to look in to schools with early admit law programs.
<a href="http://www.admissions.ox.ac.uk/courses/ppec.shtml%5B/url%5D">http://www.admissions.ox.ac.uk/courses/ppec.shtml</a></p>
<p>thanks to all. </p>
<p>i looked into PPE before, but i didnt like penn and yale isnt in a big city (in addition to the fact that the school has an ungodly admit rate that would ultimately find me among the 90% in the reject pile). finally, with respects to oxford, id prefer to stay in the states. still, all those programs are outstanding. </p>
<p>i am getting the feel that columbia is the better school. that being said, i actually like DC, the georgetown social life, and i have some friends going to GW. so im actually leaning somewhat towards GU. </p>
<p>i really dont want a preprofessional education though, is it true that GU is preprofessionally oriented?</p>
<p>bump 10 char</p>
<p>Columbia is by most measures a stronger, not better, school than G-Town, but you should apply to the school that fits you best. I suggest Wiki G-town and Columbia as a starting point and go from there :) Good luck!</p>
<p>G-Town is a much more preprofessional school than Columbia. Columbia is about learning-for-learning's sake, from what I've seen and heard. </p>
<p>Also, G-Town is heavy on the partying (it's a work hard/party harder school).</p>
<p>I'd go with Columbia, especially if you're really interested in philosophy and theory.</p>
<p>I feel Columbia's core curriculum would enrich one's discussions with peers because everyone has studied the same Great Books.</p>