<p>Is Civil Engineering(Structural Engineering or Architecture) a major that Columbia University is successful at? I mean, in the civil engineering world, are columbia students stronger than others? or are they weaker then the HYP students?</p>
<p>And as another question, what are some of the top firms students want to get in? (Goldman Sachs for bankers, What for structural engineers?)</p>
<p>I know that these questions are superstitious. But I know that Columbia SEAS is the school i want to get in, but i dont really have a major in mind. I actually want to be a surgeon, but i am foreign, and people have told me that medicine is a very rough path if you are not a us citizen, or resident. So i am checking out the majors in SEAS, since whatever i do later on as a job will be science/math related, as i want it to be.</p>
<p>If you really want to be a surgeon, look into biomedical engineering. Or even chemical. Either can put you into a job close to biology and medicine in some way.</p>
<p>Civil engineering is different than architecture. Columbia’s M.Arch program is among the best in the country. It’s engineering program is typically ranked top 25 by US News. Harvard and Yale don’t offer civil engineering. Princeton’s program can be considered to be in the same tier as Columbia’s.</p>
<p>It sounds like you’re interested in structural engineering in particular so I won’t mention firms in the other disciplines of civil engineering. Something to keep in mind is that most civil engineering firms tend to be regional, so the top firms in NYC will likely be different from the top firms in California which will be different from the top firms in the Pacific Northwest. </p>