i mean, yea it has a good name.. but is it juust the name.. is it all work.. is it fun? do i have to work my butt off if i get accepted there. i mean, what's the benefit... don't we all end up in the same place anyway.. is it extremly hard, the courses.. like would you have to be studying 24 hours...? if you went there, tell me did you enjoy your stay?
thanx, answers would be appreciated greatly
2007-09-18 11:29:03 · 3 answers · asked by someone 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
thanks for answering.. but the thing is i don't have a desired major yet.. so would it be a problem then.. i mean if i was to get a full 4-year scholarship.. then.. isn't it best to go?
2007-09-19 11:39:25 · update #1
ooh, yea i'm kinda scared about those kinda students. lol. but i don't get much motivation from my parents.. and i never really had reeal competition.. so i think i'm up for it. maybe i'll be motivated to study.. non-last-minute. thanks a lot.
any other opinions?
2007-09-20 23:29:48 · update #2
I assure you, Columbia, or any other Ivy League school, has a lot more to it than just the name.
Columbia is well known for it's "core curriculum". That is all freshman and sophmores pretty much take the same core classes with some electives. It's a broad education in arts, humanities, mathematics, etc. You don't declare your major until junior year. Columbia grads are very well educated and perfectly primed for graduate school, corporate internships, or just about anything.
Yes, the courses are extremely difficult and on par with Harvard and Yale.
You won't need to study 24 hours and there are plenty of times to have fun. But you'll have to take classes and homework seriously or you'll not keep up with the load. This often translates to giving up on parties and giving the books some priority. You have to remember, if you go there, your classmates will be some of the smartest kids from all over the world. And believe me, when a kid comes all the way from Ukrane to study in the U.S. with the hope of tapping into the American Dream, he's gonna work his a** off. You're going to have kids who have been drilled by their parents from birth to achieve. For them, failure (or even a B+) is not an option. You're also going to have some dopes that make you wonder how they even got accepted.
I know people who went there. Columbia students tend to be more laid back, and less pretentious than some of the other Ivy League schools.
2007-09-20 15:26:22 · answer #1 · answered by Alice Lockwood 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My best friend goes to Columbia, and she doesn't like it very much. One of the major problems is that they have VERY strict requirements that the student must fulfill, and as a result they can't really start working on their major until second semester sophomore year, at the very earliest. And the aforementioned classes are NOT very good, and they're pretty big. It is quite a difficult school.
2007-09-18 21:02:52 · answer #2 · answered by xo379 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
HA, as if! I can't believe a person must take their prereq. classes prior to taking classes that have anything to do with their major. DUH!
Anyway, going to any school with a good rep. says something; the most important being that you have the brains to get in, among other things.
2007-09-25 16:33:29 · answer #3 · answered by geezuskreyest 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋