<p>Can someone describe how student life and its general culture is? Especially the political culture. You know, the light bulb joke? </p>
<p>How many Columbia students does it take to change a lightbulb?
Seventy-six. One to change the light bulb, fifty to protest the light bulb's right to not change, and twenty-five to hold a counter-protest.</p>
<p>Is that at least partially rooted in truth?</p>
<p>Honestly, my experience is that most students I know care more about getting a job at Goldman Sachs than political anything.</p>
<p>My floor is very political. We get in debates literally all the time. It can be exhausting, because I’ll hear someone say something in the hallway and it will be SO WRONG that I absolutely HAVE to get involved and then I spend two hours arguing lol. But it’s really great and I love that kind of atmosphere.</p>
<p>People here have strong opinions, people here have initiative, people here have motivation. It’s inevitable people would protest. It’s moreso inspiring to me than overwhelming. </p>
<p>Well, that’s my take on it, anyway.</p>
<p>that’s really cool :D</p>
<p>The best part about politics is you will have brilliant people taking classes and debating for hours different policies and why one side is right… Yet the actual politicians do everything for PR and half of what they do are strategic moves to improve their position monetarily and in the press… They’re children arguing over a toy- just with bigger issues, and people spend hours backing them up haha. You will have no doubt people out there who truly wish to and do make a difference truly for the sake of others, but I think that’s pretty rare.</p>
<p>Just wondering…as a future Columbia student who leans to the right, will I have any company, or be in the vast minority? I’m already bracing for republican jokes :)</p>