Undergrad Math at Columbia

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<p>Hi, I am a motivated freshman in college aiming to transfer to a strong school in pure mathematics. A good CS department is also important to me. I have some questions.</p>

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<li>How much opportunity will I have for undergraduate math research and/or personal attention from professors?</li>
<li>Will I be able to find a good, enjoyable job if I need one (as in, not busywork or menial tasks)?</li>
<li>To what extent is the general student body interesting to be around and interesting to interact with? E.g. discussing philosophy, playing intellectual games, etc.</li>
<li>What are the required general ed requirements not in math or science like? How much general ed stuff will I have to do?</li>
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<p>Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>“4. What are the required general ed requirements not in math or science like? How much general ed stuff will I have to do?”</p>

<p>No offense, but the fact that this is one of your questions makes it sound like you haven’t investigated Columbia seriously at all yet. As a transfer, you would have to complete much of (though not all of depending on what you took at your current college) the Core Curriculum as detailed here: [The</a> Core Curriculum](<a href=“http://www.college.columbia.edu/core/]The”>The Core Curriculum)</p>