Undergraduate / "engaging with present issues" - What appeals to me most - Columbia [3]

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Please tell us what you find most appealing about Columbia and why: (1500 characters)

Columbia is the answering call to what I seek most in education. From the outset, Columbia sought to "enlarge the Mind, improve the Understanding, and polish the whole Man." It's an ambitious goal, but one I believe Columbia has absolutely achieved. Eighty undergraduate areas of study, five hundred clubs and organizations, a vibrant and diverse campus - what more can I ask for? Columbia offers the ideal milieu to explore my interests, whether that is fulfilling my love of creative writing by contributing to The Columbia Review, joining the intramural table tennis team, or singing A Capella with Notes and Keys.

What impresses me most, however, is the emphasis Columbia places on engaging with present issues. I believe education should encourage not only a love of learning, but also a willingness to improve society, to devise solutions for current problems. Columbia certainly champions this view of education. Located in the city of countless opportunities that is New York, Columbia actively partakes in research. The Audubon Biotechnology and Research Park especially impresses me, demonstrating Columbia's commitment to improving America and the wider world. This awareness of current issues also extends to the curriculum. I am excited by the Economics major, and its focus on current global matters such as globalization. ECON W2257y, the Global Economy, particularly interests me.

For me, education is the light of the future. In Columbia's dazzling light, the future is limitless.

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