Columbia and NYC for International Student.

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I am still relatively new to this forum however I did post for the first time a few weeks ago. My situation is that I have to apply to Uni in the UK by the end of this year, and I am applying to take History with a year out at a International University. One of the partner institutions that has caught my eye was Columbia in NYC. However I never been to NYC and will have no opportunity to visit any time soon, so I wanted to know information about student life at Columbia and in NYC before I apply.

I will only be here for one year and will not be receive a degree from Colombia but from my UK Uni. I am currently decided between Columbia and UCLA, so I need to get a balanced argument. An advantage for me going to Columbia is that I have family on the US East Coast in NY, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Delaware, so I will not be completely isolated from relatives as I would be if I went out to the West Coast.

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I’d like to help but I’m not clear what your question is. Could you identify more specifically what your concerns are?

“Student life” is to broad to address.

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Sorry, I wanted know about life outside of work, such as night life in NYC and the general college attitude to parties ect. I understand it is a prestigious school, so I just want an understanding of how students balance work and socializing.

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there is columbia group on roundpier which has a few intl students

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Well, @Alexty, it’s a very rural community so as you’d expect, very quiet at night, with not much to do.

Seriously, though, it’s New York City. Whatever you want, you can find.