<p>Are there certain things that I should make a priority to see? Certain questions I should ask on tour? Certain topic/questions I should bring up to the Admissions Counselor? Specific courses that I should sit in on? Should I be warned of anything? Any advice would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Classes:
- Understand that you can't really sit in on the seminars that are the greatest part of the classes here. That said...
- President Bollinger's Freedom of Speech and Press class (in the fall)
- John Parsons' physics class (MW 1pm-2:15, Pupin rm 301)
- Lydia Goehr's philosophy of history - if possible (MW 9:10am-10:25, Hamilton rm 503)</p>
<p>Ask:
- What are some things that the student council always seems to be trying to do? what are their priorities?
- What % of students have real-world internships or jobs during the school year (i.e. not on-campus work-study)? Who do they know and what do they do?
- What's your tour guide's favorite story about something random happening in NYC? We all have one.</p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>
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<p>lol. i feel you could probably write a fairly lengthy paper on this topic</p>
<p>sure, but if you're visiting a bunch of schools and comparing them, I bet you can tell a bit about campus culture by looking at campus-life priorities.</p>
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<p>-pad their resumes
-get "leadership experience"
-eventually sell their souls to some investment bank
-whine and moan about the same stuff year after year while the administration still does whatever it damn well pleases</p>
<p>To add to Shraf's list:</p>
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<li>feel important because they're quoted in the Spec about the same damn stuff they moan about year after year</li>
<li>fulfill their natural inclination to be in student government because it's what they've done since they were hall monitors or whatever in 2nd grade</li>
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<p>yikes, man. i mean, i'm bitter about student-government types too, but I think you all understood my point.</p>
<p>Hey everyone, sorry to resurrect a slightly old thread...</p>
<p>I'm also going to be looking at schools over break and had a few questions. First of all, will I (a H.S. freshman, albeit one who is 6'1") seem really out of place on campus? Also, how often/when do LitHum and/or CC classes meet? I'll be in NYC Tuesday afternoon, most of Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday (I'm spending thursday at Princeton, UPenn, Swarthmore, and Haverford). </p>
<p>Thanks much!
-wmmk</p>
<p>young people take the tour all the time. If you were in the dining hall yukking it up with a few college girls, yeah, someone might look at you and say "what are you, 12?" Of course, if you're doing that, good job, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.</p>
<p>lit hum and CC classes meet twice a week. check the course schedule for "Masterpieces of Western Literature" (lit hum) or "European Lit - Philosophy Masterpieces 2" (CC), which I think are under the "humanities" department.</p>
<p>Hmm...
The site I'm looking at just calls CC Contemporary Civilization and LitHum Literature Humanities. Interesting. Anyway, are the days/times listed the same as those already up fall '08? If so, CC seems to have about 58 sections running per term. Am I somehow being mislead? If it matters, I'm using this page:
Columbia</a> College Academics > Core Curriculum > Contemporary Civilization</p>
<p>Anyway, I'll do my best to pull some CC chicks in JJ with my dad, grandma, grandpa, aunt, an uncle (who's a former Columbia Board of Visitors members) all present. Cha-ching.</p>
<p>Oh, and thanks...</p>
<p>that's what it's known by on campus. What I quoted is the official course title that goes on your transcript, since someone looking at that transcript wouldn't find "Contemporary Civilization" very descriptive. And that's how you identify the course in the Catalog.</p>
<p>Bummer about the family entourage, btw. What sold me on Columbia was taking a tour and spending an afternoon here, yes - but I had driven down from Boston that morning, myself, alone, and spent the day on my time, asking my own questions, and not being pushed anywhere or feeling any pressure. With some kids I was touring with, it practically looked like the parents were the ones who were considering going to college.</p>
<p>You might like sitting in on the Principles Class taught by Gulati:
MW 9:10-10-25 501 Schermerhorn Hall
Tuesday Thursday 10:35am-11:50am 501 Schermerhorn Hall</p>
<p>What exactly is Principles? I've seen it mentioned a few times on BWOG. </p>
<p>Oh, and to Denzera, I'm actually only touring with my dad, but my grandparents have a strange with Ivy League dining halls. Thus, their visit to JJ. My dad ended up choosing his LAC over a couple of Ivies because of the great overnight stay he had at it. My parents have said they'll let me look at schools on my own as a junior. Until then, however....</p>
<p>No schmoozing with Barnard girls in John Jay ;)</p>
<p>^principles of economics, intro econ course, 400 students required for all seas kids, taken by all CC econ majors. great class if you have a good prof, gulati is the best.</p>