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<p>Find posts of cc poster slipper1234 who transferred from columbia to a campus-centered school; theme is similar. In my family we have a transfer to cornell from a city school; same story. Very happy at, and well integrated into, Cornell.</p>
<p>I saw on another subforum someone alleged that Cornell social life was completely frat-dependent, this is simply untrue, most people there are not in frats, people I know there right now are not in frats and are having a great (better than in city) time.</p>
<p>One of the biggest differences reportedly is that, in NYC dorms were run like protected fortresses, no dorm parties, no house parties. Everyone just dispersed into NYC, going to clubs downtown which were $$$ and got old very fast; or they attended very lame Columbia frat parties. Student life was much diluted, vs. a campus-centered experience at Cornell. Much in the spirit the link I posted. Whereas at Cornell there are many house parties (by individuals; not affiliated with fraternities)</p>
<p>I can’t imagine that they do a good job of integrating transfer students in NYC, you should investigate this very carefully. Else you may feel like just an anonymous person isolated and alone in a huge city. From slipper1234: "Columbia’s social life is not campus based, and since upperclassmen already form friendships and go out in the city I think its a tough place to transfer into socially. "</p>