<p>Thank you so much for the responses everyone! Thanks to your input, I have managed to draw quite a few solid conclusions, and one extremely important conclusion: I need not worry about Stanford’s International Affairs program.</p>
<p>In retrospect, I realize how silly that must have seemed. I tend to dramatize and misplace emphasis on random attributes when I consider that I will be attending the University for four year of my life. How quick I am to forget that the school I currently attend was not my first-choice, and I love it nevertheless!</p>
<p>I do want to make a few clarifications about my Columbia concerns. I attended their Model United Nations Conference last February, and that was when I came to be repelled - yet also attracted to - by the school. It was a combination of my experiences with two current Columbia students and numerous prospective students that led me to my concern. I am not making any sort of absolute condemnation. If anything, going to school with a different type of crowd is probably best for me as a learning experience (extremely cliche…I know).</p>
<p>And now to ask questions regarding specific posts (or simply make comments):</p>
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I hope I didn’t sound ill-informed. When discussing majors online, I try to use one name so as to avoid confusion, as opposed to switching between global affairs, international relations, international affairs, political science, etc. Apologies.
It was actually when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (sp?) visited Columbia that the school initially caught my attention (despite my discontent with both President Bollinger and Ahmadinejad’s comments).
Excellent! This is the impression I have been getting.
One of the best names in academia 
I had to wikipedia this reference :(</p>
<p>I have more questions&responses and an update. I’ll post later though, as my dinner is ready (and my posts are unnecessarily long).</p>