Columbia University in the City of New York Top Questions

Describe how your school looks to someone who's never seen it.

Diego

The school in which cultures meet, people interact and work for the common good.

Michelle

Amazing

Henry

I beleieve that Columbia University is an amazing institution with its ability to offer unparalleled internship opportunities in the heart of New York, a highly intelligent and diverse class, and world-renowned faculty that helps cultivate an engaging atmosphere of both real-world and academic achievement.

Alexis

Columbia provides an Ivy League education, right in the middle of one of the most exciting cities in the world.

Matthew

Columbia is beautiful, and looks like a real campus than just happens to be in New York City. Old style buildings (ask an art history major for a better description) with turquoise roofs, and a fairly ugly student center.

f

we really get the best of both worlds: a true college campus in a "college town" aka morningside heights AND new york city, the best in the world.

Jaclyn

Columbia stands apart from the rest of the schools in the Ivy League for two main reasons: first, its location, and second, the Core Curriculum. Located in arguably one of the greatest and most thriving cities in the country, Columbia offers a huge amount of opportunities, including the incorporation of theater and museum trips to the curriculum, and incredible internships, as well as professional networking and panels. As for the Core, all students are given a unique and shared knowledge base which puts their educations in perspective.

Michael

Columbia University is sure to be the most challenging and rewarding experience I could ever ask for.

Rachel

Columbia University is a great school, academically and socially.

Aaron

Columbia University offers an excellent education with amazing opportunities to look forward to upon graduation, as long as you can afford the massive tuition and living costs.

Katherine

Columbi University is a utopia in the middle of the world's greatest city, inhabited by talented, interesting and driven students who have come to New York from all over the world in order to be a lion.

Ludovic

Pretty good school where mixity is a pleasure. Commitment, efficiency and reliability make fully sense in this place.

Jessica

Columbia is a place where smart people come to get even smarter and to live in an amazing city full of opportunities.

Berkley

A slightly hipster, idealistic campus where students work hard on weekdays, party hard on weekends.

Bryan

A rigorous school that demands a lot, but gives a lot back in return; a place where excellence is expected and motivated students are given the resources they need to go as far as they want to.

Gaia

A tight knit community within a vast city

Alanna

academically oriented

Emilie

It's a place that emphasizes independence; they won't hold your hand but they'll provide you with a world-class education and experts in your field.

Elizabeth

Columbia is a challenging school on a beautiful campus, where students are able to seriously pursue whatever they imagine.

Yevgeniya

Big, full of opportunity and life.

Jessica

Academic excellence in New York City

Anna

Columbia was very academically oriented and success-oriented but people felt a lot of guilt about that so they pretended to be more liberal than they were.

Kacy

Devoted to academic and personal excellence, diversity, and being a place where students can really thrive.

Amy

Liberal but welcoming college that has a central and community feel while still allowing students to persue their interests in one of the best cities in the nation.

Benn

Often pretentious, spoiled or oddly self-righteous students mix with liberal, neo-hippie druggies while fighting over who does more homework.

max

Rigorous academically, research focused institution

Nathan

A magnet for high energy people.

yael

big

Blake

According to the guide, it’s used for special religious services, musical performances and even by secret societies.

Blake

This is a view of the city form the hallway of the dorm suites, as well as a glimpse into the fitness center.