<p>Which school has a better college-oriented social life? I dont like the idea of being thrown in to a big city and with the spread out NYU campus, that is what im scared of! Is columbia a more college-y community that facilitates forming relationships?</p>
<p>Well...I guess you could say that. I know some people would differ with my opinion. NYU is a much larger school, both location and population wise. Academically, Columbia is a better school, but NYU is in the heart of the village. </p>
<p>It's a tough choice though. Best of luck.</p>
<p>Columbia has a Campus, NYU does not. Columbia is an Ivy. NYU is not. But in both cases you will have ample opportunity to meet friends. Participate in clubs. Etc. Columbia can also claim morningside heights as its "own neighborhood." NYC's version of a college town (in the middle of manhattan). NYU has to share the village with everyone else. I didn't dislike NYU. BUt Columbia certainly seemed more "collegiate" in this sense. Though it aint the gothic ivy coloured princeton campus.</p>
<p>Columbia has the advantage of a beautiful and enclosed campus whilst still being in the heart of New York city. NYU on the other hand is just a collection of buildings with no unified campus. So, if your looking for a conventional "college-orientated" social life, then Columbia is a far better choice.</p>
<p>if you want the village thattt badly, then hit up NYU</p>
<p>but if you feel like stepping back to the real world, the one filled with common sense, then you should choose columbia. all that's holding you back from GV in columbia is a 10 minute subway ride, and considering how Columbia dominates NYU in pretty much every other possible category of comparison, NYU can suck it.</p>
<p>Having visited both ...</p>
<p>I thought Columbia was, just as everyone else has mentioned, more collegiate in the campus sense. It certainly had a specific enclosed square area of campus that was specifically Columbia.</p>
<p>However, I went into NYU thinking it would be entirely annoying and wouldn't really feel like a campus, but I liked it a lot more than Columbia. It definitely wasn't the same sort of layout, but it's not like everything's isolated ... most of the buildings are in the same area and are marked with purple flags, so it's certainly not as spread out as I suppose some think it is.</p>
<p>As far as social relationships ... having not attended either, I can't really say much, but I can add to the cause that I saw a lot of group activity at NYU and not so much at Columbia. But take that as you will because there are a lot of outside factors.</p>
<p>Good luck with your decision and just be sure to make it on your own grounds.</p>
<p>Follow your heart(go to NYU, Columbia is stuck up)</p>
<p>Funny Columbia seems a lot more down to earth than many of the other Ivies when you visit...Mikestrman, you are the first person I have ever seen characterize Columbia or its students as even remotely stuck up. Care to elaborate?</p>
<p>"Columbia seems a lot more down to earth than many of the other Ivies when you visit"</p>
<p>Well that is reeeaaally saying a lot... What i am saying is that generally the kids who go to Columbia, think that they are superior to students who go to NYU or many other IVY Schools...Often times they are bitter for not getting into Harvard or Yale, settle with Columbia because it is still Prestigious and get completely absorbed in their name, once they get there they develop this idea that(despite not getting into Harvard or Yale, or despite getting in and not going, "Columbia is actually the best because of its location, culture etc" BULL****!...My sister got her Masters and PHD from Columbia in Art History, she enjoyed the school but said it was nothing special and that Undgergraduate Education is relatively the same in any selective University IVY or Not...She said that the kids at Columbia are Dramatic, Obnoxious, and cannot get over the fact that they "go to Columbia"... If you want an IVY in New York than that is obviously Columbia, but if you think Columbia is a "better school" than say NYU or Harvard that is not true, I would say the overall atmosphere at Columbia is incredibly Pretentious, it just happens once you get there...Not everyone is like that but the vast majority are, it becomes a built in ego thing...(all based on air...as I said/explained in another thread....</p>
<p>If you got into both, the answer is clear: Columbia.</p>
<p>That being said, if you are TRULY concerned about the whole college-y community thing, NYC isn't the best place for that. The city is simply too awesome to ignore.</p>
<p>We are not "pretentious." We're nice, really. We like people. We hope people like us. Everyone is really friendly. I promise.
We try to work hard as we can, and play hard too.
As far as the "we are better than harvard or yale" stuff - well thats just traditional rivalry... this is our school ... and they are the competition. The Ivy League, after all, is nothing more than a sports league. GO LIONS</p>
<p>see, IVYMAN even admitted it...and I honestly do not believe that you guys try to not be pretentious...Okay, just last week, I was at dinner with my friend from NYU in a resturant in Cooper Square and there was this group of Columbia students at the table next to us...the table had about nine kids who appeared to be older, I am guessing seniors...anyway they went on and on telling stories about going to conferences and meeting their friends from NYU and how the "atmosphere over there is sooooooo Highschool, what a JOOOOke" and my friend turned around and said, "I happen to go to NYU and I turned down Columbia because the campus is a square piece of sement filled with snobs like you guys who seem to think you own the world, well I hate to inform you but NYU owns the village so feel free to step the *&%$ out" and they apoligized....the whole night just confirmed all of my generalizations and beliefs about Columbia students these days...</p>
<p>Neither columbia nor nyu students own **** when it comes to the city.</p>
<p>And what do u mean ivyman admitted it? He didnt admit to being pretentious.</p>
<p>Oh please. Who do you know who hasn't bragged about their own situation with a group of friends? It's unkind to do it in public, but notice your own words about this same group of supposedly awful individuals...</p>
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<p>I'd be pedantic and note the spelling error, but Columbian humility prevents me from doing so!</p>
<p>Excuse me for the typing error apologized</p>
<p>Why is it always Columbia vs. NYU? I mean, is it the city--it has to be? Don't get me wrong, NYU is a fine institution and all, but I just think a school such as Columbia should be privvied to a "better" nemesis of some sort, wouldn't you say? Columbia just seems to be higher on the pecking order of colleges in my book.</p>
<p>It is the city.</p>
<p>Some people just really really want to be in NYC for college.</p>
<p>I personally think NYC is an awesome place to be AFTER college, but not during it</p>
<p>Personally, I think it's the Olsen Twins--damn them. From academics to opportunities, Columbia has the edge; the only thing the two colleges have in common is the city. Ugh, this NYU vs. COLUMBIA business is just getting a little trite--just find a more commendable opponent, that's all. Anyway, I'll stop being nuissance. Bye.</p>
<p>Mikestrman - If you don't go to Columbia, you really can't make a fair judgment about Columbia kids. Furthermore, your insinuation that Columbia students "didn't get in" to Harvard or Yale is ridiculous and indicative of your hypocrisy, for you appear to have placed H and Y on some kind of pedestal. Furthermore, the argument that rejection from H or Y, pedestal or not, would cause Columbians to be arrogant doesn't make very much sense.</p>
<p>We go to a good school. We are proud of our school's academics and storied history. If you don't like that, don't come here. Simple. But if you're going to criticize a school for a perceived snobbery, it would help if you didn't come off as someone trying to prove himself superior to the school.</p>
<p>"From academics to opportunities, Columbia has the edge; the only thing the two colleges have in common is the city. Ugh, this NYU vs. COLUMBIA business is just getting a little trite--just find a more commendable opponent, that's all."</p>
<p>i think a lot of the comparisons between the two stem from the fact that a student may have gotten into columbia and nyu stern and can't figure out if they would like to study undergrad business or major in econ at columbia. rarely do you see someone who will say "oh i got into nyu and columbia for premed, which one should i go to" b/c the answer to that is obviously columbia. however, students who want to major in pre-law, business, economics, math, etc... debate between nyu and columbia b/c they are both very strong in those topics. nyu is slowly gaining prestige and this year i believe was the most competitive pool of applicants. it used to be that nyu was only taken seriously for business but i think the rest of the school is catching up.</p>