<p>Hey, I'm trying to chose between Columbia, Dartmouth and Georgetown...</p>
<p>I feel like Columbia doesnt really have a "college campus". What I mean is that it seems a lot more impersonal than most other campuses, people are always in the city and there seems to be little school spirit or opportunities to be together as a school (as opposed to gtown or darmouth).</p>
<p>Any thoughts on this, especially current students?</p>
<p>Columbia campus is awesome, don't really know about social scene yet</p>
<p>you have got to be kidding me that this was posted DIRECTLY above a thread titled social life.....</p>
<p>however, i'll further this thread since i didnt with the other one.</p>
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I feel like Columbia doesnt really have a "college campus". What I mean is that it seems a lot more impersonal than most other campuses, people are always in the city and there seems to be little school spirit or opportunities to be together as a school
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<p>where do you get this from? i doubt you came to days on campus since that was today. did you take a tour and from the tour then draw these conclusions? or are you just pulling out the urban college stereotype?</p>
<p>denzera just posted a good answer to your question in the last thread tho, read it</p>
<p>There definitely is a community, but unlike at Dartmouth, you get to CHOOSE whether you want to be a part of it. You can participate in lots of on campus activites, or you can escape to museums, festivals, shows and other cultural activities (or be a loser and make your escape to clubs and bars). Or, even better, you can do it all. That's what I love most about Columbia: Socially, you can be anything. And academically, it's one of the most prestigious schools in the world. So, for me at least, academic reputation + unlimited social opportunities = the only school I'd ever go to (unless I'd been rejected).</p>
<p>That's a big misconception, Columbia has a great campus. You should go visit if you haven't already.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input, more would be appreciated</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>Hmm...have you visited the school yet?
It's very much enclosed, and this physical barrier alone creates a close-knit sense of community. Most Columbia student's friends are Columbia students. They hang out with each other, unlike at NYU, where students tend to be part of trendy social scenese spread throughout the city.
Columbia often advertises "all of NYC" as being it's campus, but, to some students' dismay, isn't really true. Columbia's campus is Columbia's campus. And since it is so small, there's definitely the familiarity of a "normal" school.
That said, you always have access to the city, a bounty of opportunity which few other schools can boast. For me, the combination of an enclosed, tight-knit campus within the world's most exciting city was ideal. Some students choose to live out in the wilderness of the city and come back to campus when they need a rest, and others choose to spend their time within the haven of the campus and escape to the city when they need entertainment.</p>
<p>Columbia certainly has a social life, and what's so ideal about its location and the design of its campus is that you get the best of both worlds. What I mean is, the campus is very much contained - you know when you're on campus, when you're home. And in that sense, the campus can feel very much like a college town. Every time I'm walking to class or to lunch i see a whole bunch of my friends. So the community is a very close one. But in addition, Columbia students have NYC right outside their doorstep, so while we get the close-knit feel of an enclosed campus, we can also go out into the city and explore. There are always tons of activities going on on campus - from debates and panels to movies and dance performances - which adds another great layer to our social lives. Columbia has an incredibly engaged student body, so there is never a shortage of things to do. But as always, NYC has so much to offer. In short, there aren't enough hours in the day to do everything you want. But that's one of the great things about being at Columbia.</p>
<p>This thread is pretty relevant...</p>