<p>hey guys,</p>
<p>this is my first post on CC; i have only recently discovered its wonders!!</p>
<p>anyway, ill get right to the point --
does columbia have a significant and/or well accepted gay population?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>yes and yes</p>
<p>good, i was worried it would be an isolated affluent enclave within the heart of a cosmopolitan city a la USC</p>
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good, i was worried it would be an isolated affluent enclave within the heart of a cosmopolitan city a la USC
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<p>Have you been to USC? USC isn't "within the heart of" jack sh**. It's in the friggin' ghetto right in South Central.</p>
<p>And Columbia is an "affluent enclave" just as USC is. I'm not sure what that affluence has to do with sexuality.</p>
<p>there is no lack of LGBT advocacy and activism, either.</p>
<p>When I visited Columbia, 6 of the 6 guys present working/students in the admissions office were clearly gay.</p>
<p>...Vital information for my now pro-gay waitlist letter.</p>
<p>columbia2002,
the reason i said that was because i recently visited USC, hearing only good things from people who have gone there from my school, only to find that it was exactly as you say- a square in the middle of the ghetto (filled with rich jocks and blonds). it was totally awkward. not to mention the campus itself is a complete p.o.s. but whatev</p>
<p>you wouldnt know that columbia is hyper-rich by the fact that half of the freshman class is receiving financial aid :/</p>
<p>anyway, thanks for the responses</p>
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it was totally awkward. not to mention the campus itself is a complete p.o.s. but whatev
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<p>I think parts of the campus are really nice. It's not a beautiful campus, but the main quad is nice.</p>
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you wouldnt know that columbia is hyper-rich by the fact that half of the freshman class is receiving financial aid :/
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<p>The other half is though.</p>
<p>hm, good point.</p>
<p>also (to avoid starting a new thread),
i was wondering if a Pass/Fail independent study period for an AP not offered at my school looks better than a letter grade in a non-AP class... because im considering doing this for comp gov/pol, but im not sure if it looks slacker-ish. any thoughts?</p>