<p>Same at nyu, nyu is the #1 dream school , but the school spirit is not really existent. Sure their are a lot of problems at nyu and there is no campus yet except for washington square park and of course since columbia is 3 times bigger in a less desirable neighboorhood that isn't controversial as nyu expansion in the village (east and greenwich).</p>
<p>Also, of course nyu's colors violet, people waving it around, interesting article from washington square news. </p>
<p>Collgeconfidentail, are you a night person by any chance? A lot of people like nyc because of the night, I mean at night your not really worried about the campus's beauty, but theres some much to do in nyc, of course and having a great education at the same time is why people go to on nyu and columbia.</p>
<p>financial aid promise (no loans under $50,000 income)</p>
<p>the Art History department has two Columbia-designated internships with MoMA</p>
<p>my two favorite artists, Janine Antoni and Kara Walker, occasionally teach there</p>
<p>I met Jerry Saltz, an art critic/historian, (finalist for the Pulitzer in criticism three-times), teaches there occasioanlly, and when I met him he was wonderful</p>
<p>New York!!!! and all of the art museums/galleries located there</p>
<p>There are a ton of Gay guys at CU, and in NYC in general (important coming from the south. haha)</p>
<p>Columbia seems less pretentious than Princeton, but has a better curriculum</p>
<p>The Alumni/professors: I'm reading a book by Orhan Pamuk, Angels In America is my favorite Play, I'm voting for Obama, Naguchi is a brilliant sculptor, etc. etc. plus the aforementioned art/art history professors whom I respect</p>
<p>When else could I live in NYC for $10,000 a year?</p>
<p>Are you dorming for 10k a year, nyc apartments are very expensive. As for Columbia v. Princeton I don't think columbia has better curriculum , however you define it, its a mater of taste not so much who's better. However, princeton has more of a science,economics,politics,math,etc school, and it has a extremely large endowment per capita much more than columbia.</p>
<p>Well, I'm glad you found your way from the ole south, which I very much despise their politics. The South is a mess, never would want to live down there, except for many parts of florida but even then. Once you come from missouri for example and move to san francisco, its not coming back.</p>
<p>"As for Columbia v. Princeton I don't think columbia has better curriculum , however you define it"</p>
<p>um no. it does matter how you define it, columbia and princeton have different curriculums, and the core makes a difference. there isn't an objective standard to a curriculum, so if columbia's fits your bill. it's better; i think columbia has a better curriculum. the poster clear wasn't making a statement of universally applicable, everlasting truth. the more you post, the more i'm seeing that you're just out to put columbia down.</p>
<p>"However, princeton has more of a science,economics,politics,math,etc school"</p>
<p>not so sure what you mean by more, but in terms of opportunities to take classes, and do research they're comparable. perhaps some of the depts in princeton have more money, and more high profile profs.</p>
<p>He said Columbia has a better curriculum than Princeton,</p>
<p>I don't believe you can use a simple test or anything to come to that conclusion, having said that I didn't say that Columbia's curriculum was necessarily worse just not better (about the same) .</p>
<p>If I was trying to put columbia down I would not even think or fathom applying.</p>
<p>You can not make a statement that one curriculum is sub-par. The core courses appeal to a certain demographic. Curriculum is based on personal agenda. People chose schools based on what fits them personally. It is irrelevant to even make the argument that this or that is better or worse.</p>
<p>OP: I turned down Columbia, Cornell, BU and RPI (Rensselaer.) I chose a public engineering school because I was offered a full scholarship plus 10k stipend. I come from a lower middle class family who could not afford any tuition or spending money, which was the deciding factor for me. I couldn't picture myself doing well in engineering while trying to pay my way through college. I'm glad I went the way I did, I have a 3.92 GPA at City College and am on route to valedictorian.</p>
What's more, I actually like that athletics have a diminished role in defining Columbia's overall culture. I guess I just think it's cool that intellectual and artistic achievements, as well as student activism, carry more weight on this campus than athletic pursuits (not that I'm anti-athletics, by any means; I just got enough of that rally-round-the-team mentality in high school). Others may not see this as a plus, but it is something that I appreciate about the tenor of the student experience at Columbia. There are so many cool things going on at Columbia (and in the city), and I think that, in an oddly pleasant way, the general lack of interest in athletics provides more opportunities for exposure to other subsets of the student body.
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<p>I couldn't agree more. Most of the Columbia students I know are in love with how mature the campus is. It is one of the best learning environments out there. It also gives a rub to all schools in the vicinity, pushing their standards up as well.</p>