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I’m from NY and I love the City so I completely understand where you’re coming from, but your focus now should be on your education. I’d pick the college that gives you more opportunities for your major and allows you extra time to finish. It would be difficult to enjoy NYC with the constant pressure to graduate on time. You can always visit it after you graduate.
Congratulations on your acceptances.
Sorry for a late reply - haven’t been here in a while haha.
I’m curious to see if you’ve made any progress in your decision! Give us an update once you get there 
I honestly can’t remember which one I thought was a better fit, but I remember reading through your posts I got a sense of some sort of bias on your part, whether or not you realized it. I’m thinking it was toward Columbia…
And here’s my rather biased opinion: You like NYC and the proximity to home. Yeah, Stanford may have more computer science opportunities, but NYC has no shortage of career opportunities either. There’ll be internships galore. And honestly it’ll be much harder to move into NYC later in life. As far as the core, maybe see if you can take summer classes online or something? That will hopefully lessen your load a bit. Talk to them specifically about what you can do to make sure you graduate in 4 years.
And I think the fact that everyone’s pushing you toward Stanford and you still have that “but…” reaction is a sign that your heart is leaning towards Columbia. Of course, maybe you’re reading this and also thinking “but…”, in which case maybe you’re truly on the fence.
So I’ve finally come to a decision and I will enrolling at Stanford University this coming Fall!
While I really do like Columbia very much, it would be too strenuous for me to take on that heavy course load. I’m lucky to have Stanford which seems to be more friendly to transfers in this transition.
Thank you so much for everyone’s comments! I really appreciate all your input in helping me make a decision!
Congratulations on making a decision.
@Data10 is someone who went to Stanford as a transfer student (I don’t remember if it was CC but I think it was pretty close). You might want to PM him if you want to get any input as a transfer.
Congrats! Enjoy Stanford. It is not a wrong choice, but the road could still be bumpy.
Congratulations and all the best. Hope you make the most of this wonderful opportunity.
Thanks everyone! I know it won’t be easy, but I will give it my all!