<p>How are your SATs? Georgetown is the obvious choice for international relations, but might be a reach; if your scores are good then it's worth investigating.</p>
<p>Are you interested in the west coast? Seattle University in Seattle is Catholic and has a diverse, vibrant campus near downtown. Santa Clara University, another Jesuit school, is gorgeous and located in Silocon Valley. Loyola-Marymount is in Los Angeles and I hear good things about it too. </p>
<p>Although not Catholic, Lewis & Clark in Portland OR is strong in the areas you mention and is in a gorgeous part of Portland--woodsy and quiet, but 10 minutes from a beautiful downtown area. University of Portland is close to downtown, but in a quiet neighborhood. Don't know about their reputation for International/Political science.</p>
<p>For what it's worth, my strong impression is that if you're interested in foreign relations and political science, and you have a choice between Notre Dame and Fordham, you would find more opportunities at Notre Dame. It's much more a national/international university than Fordham. Georgetown would beat either by a good margin.</p>
<p>I hope that someone that has more information about International Relations majors chimes in here soon. I checked <a href="http://www.collegedata.com%5B/url%5D">www.collegedata.com</a> and there are 72 colleges that have an international relations major and are listed as very difficult to get into. If you have good professors, study abroad opportunities, and a Washington semester, I don't think your only choices are Fordham or Notre Dame. More options, parents?</p>
<p>Maybe the original poster should start a thread specifically about International Relations programs, and titled as such. Perhaps people knowledgeable about IR don't realize that this thread could use their expertise.</p>
<p>Despite what basketball would intimate, Georgetown does not beat ND. This place is just so special (and if you take athletes out of the equation, our SAT scores are significantly higher). It doesn't really matter what your major is. If you want to do something in Washington DC we have a very good program called "From Dome to Dome" that lets our students spend a semester or more in DC working with big name politicians and whatnot. I'm a scientist/engineer, so I can't give you too terribly much information on that. Besides, I have a hard time believing Georgetown has anything that could beat ND football. Our campus is gorgeous, our students immensely friendly and inclusive, and our alumni network is second to none. Come to ND. You'll appreciate the proximity when homesickness hits everyone else and you have family near enough to prevent you from experiencing it.</p>
<p>I was going to mention Lewis & Clark too, also Goucher near Baltimore (the only college that requires study abroad) and Macalester in St. Paul. American U. in DC might be one to look at. I know nothing about ND, so can't compare.</p>
<p>Arcadia College outside of Philadelphia has an option for Freshman to do their first semester in London and has couple of majors in International Studies. It's not nearly as well known as Notre Dame or Fordham but might appeal. <a href="http://arcadia.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://arcadia.edu/</a></p>
<p>Not that big of a deal to me as it is to my parents Mombot, and I will take the SATs this June. ADad ( reading some past posts I noticed I spelled your name wrong lol, sorry) I will start a new thread about international relations/political science. PCB its because of kids like you that I love Notre Dame, even if I don't end up at ND I fear I will always be a Domer at heart.</p>