<p>How are my reasons very shallow for transferring? Then why do people go to Columbia for? The purpose of going to Columbia is to get that Columbia degree and in ways that tells people that I graduated with the best and people envy that. Second you dont sound anything like someone from an ivy school. Unintelligible is spelled wrong. You didnt even use the word in the right context. This is definition of Unintelligible- </p>
<p>Being such that understanding or comprehension is difficult or impossible; incomprehensible: unintelligible remarks; an unintelligible prose passage. </p>
<p>Next time buddy try to use the words that you know. I don't know how you got into columbia or maybe you dont even go to Columbia at all. It is a mystery for sure.</p>
<p>Hey Heidi</p>
<p>Never give up. I might not be columbia admission officer, but I know I heard kids who got waitlist eventually got in. Its much better to be waitlisted then just a plain old rejection letter.</p>
<p>I have to say that I agree with goyoungha on the shallowness issue. I think wanting people to envy your degree is the worst possible reason to apply to a school- and more than a little tacky. The law school thing I completely understand- my own goal is Columbia's Journalism school and I feel I will have a much greater shot of admission if I go to GS as an undergrad. But I want to go there for myself; I don't care what other people think of my education. I want to attend the great classes and meet with the professors- not watch some person's eyes get big when they see the word "Columbia" stamped on my diploma. But to each their own, I guess.</p>
<p>Dont give me this higher moral standard. At the end, the degree is suppose to help get you and I a better job. What does your employer see at work see better, a person that graduate from columbia or compare to other "average colleges" Tell me dot_parker, why columbia? You can go to community college and get journalism degree. Why dont you attend Hofstra then? They have good journalism school. Maybe you should care what everybody thinks because their are million broadcast journalist out there and corporate will replace you in heartbeat. What determines the job is the degree . George W.Bush graduated from Yale and Harvard, how he is not considered to be intelliectual reserved, but he is president. At the bottom line their is no moral standard, its one with the best degree that gets the respect. Who cares if you are the most educated person but go to your local community college people still think that you intelliectual reserve. What do people see is that degree, which measure your intelligences. Time to face reality.</p>
<p>Getting a better job and making someone jealous are two entirely different things, in my opinion. By the way, I did go to community college. And you know what? I was smarter than everyone else there but never once did I think, "Oh, I'll go to Columbia just to make 'em all jealous."</p>
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<p>Could you clarify what you meant here, please? </p>
<p>And you really don't need to be so combative with every person who dares to disagree with you.</p>
<p>You have a point, but come on, why columbia? You can go to any other college that gives you a degree and GOOD education that you are looking for. </p>
<p>P.S. I am basically trying to say you can be the smartest person at Community college but still look upon not having a intelliectual reserve. Its all about the degree. A lot more people will have respect for you and envy you because you have a Columbia degree. If you look at a job prespective-why do top law firms and corporations first hire ppl from columbia,harvard,cornell, etc. Would you want a Colubia degree or Community college degree?</p>
<p>Why Columbia? Because it has fabulous, brilliant professors, a bright and engaged student body, fascinating courses, an incredibly interesting and formative core curriculum, and is located in one of the greatest cities in the world. That is primarily why one should choose Columbia, not to make people jealous or have its name on your diploma. They'll see straight through you unless you expressly want Columbia for the educational experience it provides.</p>