<p>Um, I really don’t care to humor your disparaging comments about an obviously uncompetitive image made simply in order to encourage Columbia University’s school pride.</p>
<p>I mean, really, what is the point of putting down Columbia on a Columbia thread? As eloquently as your post may be written, it reads as: “Yale/Harvard’s colleges resemble Hogwarts’ more than Columbias’ because of so&so reasons, so HAH, we definitely better than you anyway.”</p>
<p>Really, do any of us give a sh** whether you’re better than us because your COLLEGES compete against one another? Really? No.</p>
<p>Honestly, what is the of bringing NEGLIGIBLE ivy league competition on a Columbia thread when the topic at hand is OBVIOUSLY innocent and has NOTHING to do with Harvard and Yale. You, sir/ma’am, have just come off as a total a*s. </p>
<p>Yes, I did make the pictures.
Credits: 1) whoever did the original design of the Hogwarts crests, 2) Barnard Bear nicked from the BC facebook page 3) Owl from the 2007 General Studies Student Council 4) SEAS logo and Columbia Lion from wiki. </p>
<p>@T26E4, I don’t even want to argue your point, but just for contention’s sake:
Even if Yale and Harvard have their houses “compete against eachother,” I don’t think that their houses so significantly align to the character traits prescribed by Rowling as Columbia’s undergraduate colleges do. Furthermore, there are only four at Columbia.</p>
<p>Quoting Rowling exactly for each of the House (Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, Slytherin) traits:</p>
<p>General-Studies is for hardworking (they have the highest GPA out of all four undergraduate schools), non-traditional (G.S. students are significantly older) students.</p>
<p>Barnard is the most selective all-women’s college in the world. They receive a Columbia University degree but do not have to complete the gruesome Core Curriculum. Unlike the other three schools, Barnard is known to have an amazing advising system and a Career Development Center ranked 5th in the United States.</p>
<p>Columbia College is the pivotal focal point of the University undergraduate system. Students are required to fulfill a load of requirements for the Core, along with a LESS-THAN-stellar advising system. Columbia College is not for any slackers; everyone knows its tough and requires much determination to get through. </p>
<p>SEAS is full of ambitious (e.g. engineers on career paths) individuals.</p>
<p>The qualities definitely match up. And there are only four. Maybe we don’t compete with one another, but I think there is definitely animosity between the different colleges. (College students resent SEAS students for ruining the curve in all the Calculus/Physics/Science classes, as SEAS students usually excel in subjects. Comparable to the Gryffindor/Slytherin rivalry). (Barnard students are accused of not being legitimate CU students because of the resentment derived from having a better advising system, looser education requirements, and separate admissions process. The fact that on many levels, Barnard students get the better end of the deal makes them smart for choosing Barnard). (G.S. is often ostracized because of its unorthodox student body; G.S. freshmen are usually older than the traditional 18-year-old freshmen at the other three schools). </p>
<p>Thats a list of general animosity between the four colleges. The traits do align pretty well with Rowling’s prescriptions for the four houses. But the fact that we don’t outright compete with one another, in my opinion, is better. People have friends across all four colleges. If you ask me, whole school pride > fractional pride.</p>
I was just annoyed. I made it for fun. Not to be told that Yale/Harvard trumps Columbia. </p>
