Undergraduate / "conservative Dutch city" - Columbia U. what is most appealing about CU &why. [3]

I lived in a small, conservative Dutch city since my freshman year. Students in my high school grew up and attended the same schools together since kindergarten. Adults and teenagers are equally prejudiced and reject anything new or different. I remember my first trip to New York, how I stood in awe at the Times Square because it registered to me that I was standing at the center of the World. Columbia University is a historical, prestigious school where I can enjoy not only the first-class education, but also the harmony of diversity created by the merging of different cultures.

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does it seem okay? :p
please find any grammatical mistakes..!!! :) thank you.
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