<p>on the previous disscussion some people said that college is better than fu foundation? do you agree? do you have any facts supporting your opinion?</p>
<p>They aren't really comparable since one deals with LIBERAL ARTS and the other ENGINEERING. Totally different ends of the spectrum.</p>
<p>Someone in another thread mentioned something about CC students seeing themselves as better than CC students. I wrote this:</p>
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I'm not sure about your "on-campus ranking system among students." My experience was that CC students had nothing but the utmost respect for SEAS. They saw SEAS as on par with CC; I never heard anyone say that one was better or worse since they're just different (apples vs. oranges). CC people know that SEAS has a higher average SAT score. CC people know that they might not be able to handle the complex math/sci/eng coursework that SEAS kids take, and know that SEAS kids can do just as well as CC kids in the liberal arts classes.</p>
<p>So, I would dispute that CC students see SEAS students as "below" them.
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<p>In my personal opinion, CC is better than SEAS because engineering isn't the ivy league's main focus. I still love Columbia, and may decide to attend (I recieved a likely letter from SEAS) if I can recieve a financial aid package that makes it affordable.</p>
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<p>I'm not sure how 8 schools can have a "main focus." What do you think the Ivy league's main focus is -- humanities / liberal arts? The sciences are just as much a part of Columbia (and the Ivy League) as anything else. Look at all the chemistry and physics Nobellists that have come out of Columbia. The Manhattan Project was developed in the space where the engineering building now is.</p>
<p>Columbia is a major research university, and it is fair to say that science / engineering is <em>the</em> main focus of Columbia. There is huge money in the research grants, patent licensing royalties, etc. And, science and engineering brings worldwide recognition and notoriety to a university.</p>
<p>Congrats on your acceptance. There pros and cons of attending SEAS (where else are you considering?), but you shouldn't be thinking that SEAS is a 2nd class school at Columbia and that liberal arts are the main focus of Columbia.</p>