Social Atmosphere at Columbia

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<p>I've heard from a few people recently that Columbia's student body tends to be very elitist and stuck-up. However, I really would like to NOT believe this... Could anyone tell me about the student body a little more from personal experience so I can form a more balanced opinion? Thanks so much.</p>

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<p>It’s quite the opposite, read some posts on here. For any school of our caliber, columbia is one of the most un-stuck-up places. Our students are known to not take themselves too seriously. I don’t and it works to my advantage on campus.</p>

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<p>Nope. I interact with the undergraduates quite a bit and it is SO easy to forget that Columbia is an Ivy League school. Students never mention it unless you bring it up, and they are so laid-back and friendly! I love the undergrads here, they’re so very humble and friendly (from all schools – not just CC, but most of the graduate schools as well) and yet so brilliant and accomplished.</p>

<p>I’ve found quite the opposite effect at many other Ivies (particularly Harvard – Harvard students don’t like for you to forget that they go to Harvard.)</p>

<p>It’s a great place to be, Columbia.</p>

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<p>Thanks, guys. That’s a huge relief.</p>

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<p>Check this out, its got a lot of good threads on Columbia’s atmosphere: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/columbia-university/347790-helpful-columbia-threads.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/columbia-university/347790-helpful-columbia-threads.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Branyon, whoever told you that lied. Although, in a class of 1200 undergrads, you’ll find a handful of the stuck up ones–but that would be true everywhere. It usually takes a hard class or a professor or a smarter, nicer student to get their heads out of their asses. </p>

<p>that being said, I loved the social life at columbia. I loved how hanging out downtown was an option, not an obligation, how I could hang out in someone’s room late into the night talking about everything under the sun, and how in the immediate vicinity of the campus, i could always run into someone I knew. Most importantly, I loved how work hard, play hard it is. Just like NYC <3</p>