<p>Transfers</a> Within Columbia | General Studies</p>
<p>It's possible. Has anybody here done this or know of someone who has?</p>
<p>It’s unclear if anyone has ever done it. For one, the time is extremely tricky. Second, the schools are so different in their respective missions that you’d have to convince the admissions committee of some kind of sea change in your character, your goals, etc. </p>
<p>What is clear is this: applying to GS, with the hopes of getting yourself into CC/SEAS/Barnard, is not a good reason to apply at all.</p>
<p>I would tend to agree with hellojan. Each school at Columbia…and each college everywhere for that matter, has been developed with specific goals in mind, and they choose candidates that specific mission.</p>
<p>May I ask why you would like to transfer from GS to CC? The classes are the same, so what is the draw?</p>
<p>^^^^^^
$ and to a certain extent prestige, recruiting and networking opportunities.</p>
<p>The money I can completely understand. And I even understand the prestige to an extent. The only problem I have with the prestige argument is that it’s a little like comparing apples and oranges.</p>
<p>Often times the argument is focused on what CC students have that GS students don’t (i.e.-an amazing high school record to include all the extracirriculars that go along with it). But no one seems to focus on what the GS students have that CC students don’t. I can only speak for veterans since I am one, but no one can convince me that a person who accomplished much in the academic realm from 14-18 years old is somehow superior to an individual that invested five years in the Marine Corps, led Marines in battle, and everything else that went along with it.</p>
<p>Don’t mistake my meaning…CC students are amazing…I never had that kind of discipline in high school. But I went out, found it, and performed at the highest level in the most elite military in the world; which is not to detract from my view of the CC student body. The point is simply that yes, CC students come from an incredible background and conquered amazing odds to be accepted to Columbia College, but the GS students conquered their own set of amazing odds which are not readily comparable to that of the CC body.</p>
<p>Again, the focus seems to be on the acceptance rate and not the stark differences in the kinds of people recruited. No doubt it is harder to get into CC from high school…but thats because there are so many high school kids with the same incredible credentials. Thus 20k+ can apply. Those with the credentials to successfully apply to GS are too an elite group deserving of seperate honor with the understanding that it is simply not comparable to CC.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, your point about prestige as it pertains to recruitment opportunity is solid. CC is more heavily recruited.</p>
<p>I believe that the networking opportunities are still there in GS. In fact, that is precisely why I chose to apply to GS instead of another Ivy League school. It would be more difficult for me, a 27 year old Marine Sergeant, to have anything in common with the student body at CC. They are all at a different stage in life with different concerns. I chose GS because the age, background and situations of the students will make it easier for me to network with them.</p>
<p>Sorry for the long response…I just wanted to encourage you about the merits of GS</p>
<p>^Agreed. But what if you’re a high schooler who’s working three different jobs a week? I don’t have too much in common with my classmates, even if I try to “fit in”, because I’ve got to work to support my family. Besides, I’ve found a job in NJ that could be workable even after I’ve transferred to GS.</p>