General Studies program

<p>whysee</p>

<p>why don't you try Harvard Extension School, you can get Harvard Undergraduate degree, an real Ivy League degree</p>

<p>where do gs students live?
is there on-campus housing available? or do gs students need to go out and find an apartment?</p>

<p>does the school of GS accept freshman apps? ( ie- graduated from highschool,no prior college expirience)</p>

<p>GS students are not guaranteed housing, and are prohibited from living in on-campus dormitories with CC and SEAS students. Some (most I know, actually) are able to find university-subsidized apartments in Morningside Heights, others live elsewhere in the city. </p>

<p>GS will accept applications from high school graduates only if they are beyond "traditional" college age; i.e., if they have taken more than a year off after high school graduation.</p>

<p>I am just starting to look into Columbia for a possible transfer. I would be transfering to GS. Does anyone know what MBA programs are most accesible to GS students? The information the school sent me said that 70% of GS students go on to earn a higher degree. Also if they are not allowed in the same alumni network as the CC and SEAS students do they have their own network?</p>

<p>I went to GS decades ago. There is an alumni network available to GS students. GS still offers a joint degree program with the Graduate School of Business. Basically, your last year of undergraduate counts as your first year of business. You do not need a major, but you need to fullfill all your undergraduate requirements. You have to apply to the business school just like all other applicants. I never saw my recommendations, but I had 2 prominent economics professors at the Columbia department of economics write recommendations. I believe this helped my application. I completed an economics major, although I did not have to do this for the joint degree. Other than the joint degree, you apply to MBA programs just like all other applicants. GS is a great school. Take advantage of all that it offers!</p>

<p>Thank you Burb!</p>

<p>burb parent, do you need work experience to be able to complete the mba program?</p>

<p>It has been decades since I got my MBA. At that time, they accepted students right out of undergraduate school and students with work experience. The typical path was 2 years work experience after undergraduate.</p>