<p>How is Columbia better than Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Cornell, Penn, Dartmouth, Brown? </p>
<p>Post a one-sentence answer.
Here's a basic one:</p>
<p>"Columbia is in New York City."</p>
<p>The Core not being just a bunch of random electives.</p>
<p>The access to great, prestigious internships during the school year.</p>
<p>NYU Hotties</p>
<p>The Daily Show</p>
<p>The Hungarian Pastry Shop</p>
<p>barnard college :D</p>
<p>Ahmedinijad -- oh wait!</p>
<p>QuixoticRick: Reguardless of the whole controversy, seeing major world leaders(reguardless of how you feel about them) is a privilge that you don't get anywhere else. I'd say that's a major plus at Columbia.</p>
<p>the alma mater</p>
<p>QuixoticRick: I wouldn't be surprised if the widely-rumoured "modest growth" (as opposed to a big growth... but then again, you can interpret it in both ways) in Columbia ED apps is partially due to Ahmadinejad :p , similar to the Taliban/Yale thing (even my Persian friend was quite angry... but then, I guess the whole matter depends on viewpoint)</p>
<p>It was meant to be a joke but seriously I am impressed that world leaders would come to Columbia (or any school for that matter); it's impressive. You might not like them but you have to respect them, which I do. I'm quite respectful of Bush too despite how many people dislike him.</p>
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QuixoticRick: I wouldn't be surprised if the widely-rumoured "modest growth" (as opposed to a big growth... but then again, you can interpret it in both ways) in Columbia ED apps is partially due to Ahmadinejad , similar to the Taliban/Yale thing (even my Persian friend was quite angry... but then, I guess the whole matter depends on viewpoint)
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<p>No, it's because you can't have a 25% increase year after year. You'll start to slow down eventually. It's going to stabilize / slow down as we're <em>already</em> at the peak of the baby boomers' kids applying to college.</p>
<p>Just a tidbit, being Persian doesn't mean you should like Ahmadinejad. I watch the Persian news, and there have been a lot of anti-Ahmadinejad rallies going on, where people are chanting "Death to the dictator!".</p>
<p>back to the one-liners:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>second for Barnard College. M/F ratio for the win!</p></li>
<li><p>A university that actually devotes serious time and resources to its undergraduate education. (CU cares a lot more about its College students, relative to its prestigious grad schools, than a certain red-brick school I could mention)</p></li>
<li><p>having all your classes and activities in barely a quarter-mile radius, nothing more than a 5-minute walk away.</p></li>
<li><p>all-night subway service</p></li>
<li><p>a couple stretches of bars and restaurants (Amsterdam in the 80s, 9th ave in the 40s/50s, etc) that rival 6th street in Austin in terms of density and quality</p></li>
<li><p>guaranteed housing all 4 years! hundreds of freshmen actually get singles!</p></li>
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<p>i need to get back to work.</p>
<p>Korean restaurant right across the street
:D</p>
<p>haha someone else who knows of sixth street ;)</p>
<p>TOM'S RESTAURANT
lol</p>
<p>Koronet's!</p>
<p>Jeffrey D. Sachs</p>