<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I was just accepted to Columbia (among other places, like Harvard/Yale), and I'm really considering attending, especially as I also got into the Columbia-Juilliard Exchange program.</p>
<p>However, I'm interested in majoring in psychology in college, and was wondering how the psychology department at Columbia was. I haven't heard much, and if there are any first-hand experiences that anyone here could share, that'd be much appreciated.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>hi david - i know quite a few friends who went through psych at columbia, i can get their anecdotes and send to you.</p>
<p>my perspective - it is well known on two fronts, for work in neuroscience that is developing and columbia is a lead in, and also for behavioral psychology. there is good breadth of courses, well known faculty, and an opportunity to do research really early. the grad program however is not known as the strongest - which actually is kind of an advantage, it means that ugrads tend to get the more coveted attention of faculty members. </p>
<p>the columbia juilliard exchange is a huge deal, i think that if you are interested in continuing to play in your future at all, but want a rigorous undergraduate experience, there is no better arrangement out there. congratulations.</p>
<p>i will get some more info to share with you - i hope you choose columbia. what instrument do you play?</p>
<p>That’d be really great if you could do that, thanks! Any information to help me make this decision would be much appreciated. And it’s good to hear about undergrads getting a lot of attention.</p>
<p>Yes, because of the Exchange, Columbia is really looking like my top choice at the moment…I play piano. 
So typical, I suppose.</p>