<p>“[…]Lit Hum, Music Hum and Art Hum specifically.”</p>
<p>Those will fill up almost immediately every semester. Some people don’t take music hum or art hum until spring semester, senior year.</p>
<p>“is anyone else on CC going to have to retake multiple semesters of a foreign language in order to meet the 4 semester Core requirement?”</p>
<p>You can take a proficiency exam. If you’ve taken a language for multiple semesters, maybe you can test out of the language requirement.</p>
<p>i took 3 semesters at a previous university, as that was the requirement. but it was a long time ago and in the years since i’ve barely spoken a word of the language. i doubt i’d be proficient enough to test into 2nd semester, much less 4th. i’d love to be bilingual but in this instance it seems the opportunity cost is measured in 3 or 4 courses whose place these lang req will take. </p>
<p>don’t get me wrong. i am ecstatic about my entrance to columbia gs. the language requirement is a small setback for me in the big scheme of things so i’m trying to keep it in perspective.</p>
<p>I was really looking forward to Lit Hum as one of my first classes at Columbia, but it was not meant to be :(</p>
<p>Bernabeu- Don’t you think if you brushed up on the language basics before the test, you might do better than you think? That’s what I’m planning on doing before I take the test this fall (I have fulfilled the requirements, but I want to continue studying the language and go abroad). I luckily still have my textbook from the last class I took in 2008. Sometimes being a packrat pays off.</p>
<p>EVERY section of lit hum is full? You could petition the Core office for a spot.</p>
<p>OK…so seems like I can transfer all of 60 units from my community college in California to GS. But I’m still hearing that it usually takes 5 or more semesters for transfer students to graduate from GS. </p>
<p>I’m considering to major in economics or econ-operations research. Is it realistically possible to graduate in 4 semesters? Are there anybody here who graduated or will graduate in 4 semesters after transfer? How tough is it going to be? No life outside library? I know it is totally case by case, but I want to know general opinions from GS students and how many of you actually do it.</p>
<p>Because of financial issue, I really want to graduate in 2 years. I’m one of the guys who are having hard time to choose from Columbia GS econ or UCLA biz-econ, where I can for sure graduate in 2 years. I know life at UCLA will be wonderful, but Columbia and life at NYC are just so hard to give up…</p>
<p>If you take a look at the majors available on the GS website, you will notice that Econ-Operations research is no longer available to undergraduates for both GS & CC. As an alternative, Columbia suggests either econ-math, econ-stats, or Financial Econ. </p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://www.gs.columbia.edu/major-title?majorid=1819]Economics-Operations”>http://www.gs.columbia.edu/major-title?majorid=1819]Economics-Operations</a> Research | General Studies<a href=“click%20on%20the%20scroll%20down%20bar%20and%20highlight%20undergraduate%20requirements%20to%20see%20for%20yourself.”>/url</a></p>
<p>As you already know, the UC system tuition and fees are a life saver for the education that you receive. </p>
<p>If you are planning to go back to California for work, then UCLA might be a better option because I have heard that they have pretty good placement into a lot of the firms in the Los Angeles/ Orange County area, but I am also sure you are only limited to jobs in California.</p>
<p>If you are planning to live in NYC for a while and work here, I think you have better chances going to GS for obvious reasons; location and the Columbia brand, considering you get a high gpa and internships while you are here.</p>
<p>What it all boils down to is money though. As anyone here that actually attends GS can tell you that the financial aid is abysmal and the costs of living outside the dorms can be borderline ridiculous for students. You dont want to be in the middle of finals and find that you dont have enough money for the current months rent…</p>
<p>As for the length of time that you will be here, it would depend on how much of your courses transfer and how well you adapt to the universities environment. But I would safely assume that you should definitely count on being at Columbia for five or six semesters.</p>
<p>I really appreciate all the advice! I’ll definitely consider what you have said here in my decision making.</p>
<p>Just out of curiosity, could you guys please share…</p>
<ol>
<li>Total units you transfered from previous institution</li>
<li>Total units you have to complete at GS</li>
<li>Your major</li>
<li>Total units you have to take to complete your major requirements</li>
<li>Total units you have to take to complete your Core requirements</li>
<li>Number of semesters you are going to spend at GS</li>
</ol>
<p>Thank you in advance!</p>
<p>1) 60
2) 124
3) English
4) Not sure. Have to check w/ my major advisor.
5) Art hum, two more sciences, two semesters of language, ummmm…
6) Two more years: four semesters and a summer.</p>
<ol>
<li>60</li>
<li>124</li>
<li>History (with a focus on economic-history/numismatics)</li>
<li>Not sure</li>
<li>One science, art hum, music hum, 4 semesters of a language.</li>
<li>Probably two more years. (summer '11, fall '11, spring '12, summer '12, and fall '12)</li>
</ol>
<p>I got my email yesterday, they transfered 55.5 units .</p>
<p>Wow, thats great everyone gets to transfer basically all 60, or close to it.</p>
<p>Has any GS alumni or current students applied with 50+ units and had a good portion of them not transfer? Further, has anyone had 50+ units and had to spend 3 years at columbia to get their degree?</p>
<p>I successfully transfered 40 credits. 16.5 other credits did not transfer because 15 were for remedial classes, and 1.5 was for a college studies class. I have to spend a total of 4 years at Columbia (just 3 years to go!) because I chose a science major (Biological Sciences), and am also considering taking a concentration (the Columbia version of a minor) in Human Rights.</p>
<p>Coma,</p>
<p>firstly, I commend you on your desire to be at Columbia. The idea of having 56 units completed, 40 of which were allowed to transfer, and being told as a full time student (I’m assuming) you’ve got an additional 4 years! That’s crazy!</p>
<p>When you say remedial classes, what do you mean? What’s defined as a remedial class?</p>
<p>By the time I entered community college in Southern California, I had already been out of high school for ~3 years. In order to prepare myself for pre-calculus and calculus, I was told that I should take refresher courses for math. That led to me taking a bunch of algebra and trigonometry courses. Obviously those courses wouldn’t be transferred.</p>
<p>(124-40)/8(semesters)=10.5 credits a semester? Why don’t you increase the work load and take summers? Man, I’m majoring in Biology and will be extremely ****ed if I had to stay an extra couple years in order to graduate with a Bach.! Sounds like your really taking your time and getting in many EC’s!</p>
<p>I stopped worrying about how long it will take right when I begun community college. Worrying about that will just make you rush through school. I have it in mind that it should take me 2 1/2 years to finish a B.A, but if it takes a little more, then so be it. I am starting to enjoy learning the longer I am in school instead of just treating my classes as some sort of check list to earn a ticket to get a job.</p>
<p>@macho07</p>
<p>I’ll need more than 124 credits since I’m also interested in a concentration in Human Rights to make me stand out. I intend to spend my last semester here taking additional elective biology courses that I don’t need in order to graduate, so that will add up in credit counts too. In particular, ones that I know I’ll see again in medical school. I might also take one or two non-bio electives for fun (perhaps something about East Asian religious traditions). I’m well aware that some people don’t have the luxury of staying more than 2 years, but not everyone needs to work with a strict/tight time limit and budget.</p>
<p>Sounds like a pretty sweet plan. I’m sure it will all work out for you bro!</p>
<p>Thanks! I’m just not in a super huge rush to get to some destination in particular. The way I see it, we all end up six feet under in the end, so it’s more about trying to enjoy the journey. Will you start here in the fall? If so, I look forward to meeting you!</p>