<p>How is it? :) better or equal to HYP or like georgetown?</p>
<p>if you want some sick intl relations, go to University of Edinburough in scotland. The tuition is actually less expensive then an ivy (no fin aid though) and their intl relations program is the best in the world.</p>
<p>^ lol that totally answered his questioin :P</p>
<p>Well Political Science at Cornell is Government, and it is very good, because Cornell is an awesome school. In all seriousness, Political Science / Government is not a "specialized field", but there are some great faculty members that teach at Cornell in the Government major. "Better" is subjective, so I'll leave you with that...</p>
<p>if you get into georgetown's SFS, go there. even if you get into HYP, i think if you got into SFS, you NEED to go there.</p>
<p>i turned down sfs for cornell and sometimes (but only when it's really cold and when it's around prelims/finals time) i regret it a lot.</p>
<p>Well, I think most people would day that HYP offers the superlative social science/international relations experience, if only due to the quality of the student body.</p>
<p>Comparing Georgetown with Cornell is tricky, mostly because the two schools differ a lot in terms of student culture and the student experience. I have a good friend from Cornell who had transferred from Georgetown and she thought the two campuses were world's apart -- whereas Georgetown is assertive and uppity, Cornell is understated and laid back.</p>
<p>I don't think that there is anything academically that Georgetown offers that Cornell doesn't (and Cornell's own international offerings -- particularly Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America are quite strong), but if you really want to be surrounded by internationally minded students 24/7, Georgetown would probably be the better place.</p>
<p>That said, another person would argue that spending a couple of years in the confines of Ithaca is a very good thing, and that cities are good for graduate school. Besides, Cornell offers a great semester in Washington program, and very strong study abroad offerings. It mostly should come down as to whether or not you would like to spend a couple years in Ithaca or a couple years in D.C. Put another way, if two of the last three national security advisers have been Cornellians, Cornell's international and policy offerings are strong enough, and your decision should come down to other factors.</p>
<p>I think Cornell works best for international relations when you tie it to an area of applied science that Cornell is also very strong in -- say public health, labor relations, international agriculture, or economic development.</p>
<p>i just took intro international relations with professor kirshner. it was a very very difficult class that was very large in scope, but if you really want to learn, I highly advice taking it. </p>
<p>if you are unsure about cornell, sit in on one of professor kirshner's lectures and it will probably make you want to come here. </p>
<p>this is his bio
<a href="http://falcon.arts.cornell.edu/govt/faculty/KirshnerCV.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://falcon.arts.cornell.edu/govt/faculty/KirshnerCV.pdf</a></p>
<p>what does sfs and hyp stand for? i applied early action to gtown and got deferred. cornell was another one of my choices</p>
<p>SFS = school of foreign services.</p>
<p>HYP = Harvard, Yale, Princeton</p>
<p>oooo thanks. princetons got a sick sfs. real hard to get into though. woodrow wilson school</p>