Please tell us what you find most appealing about Columbia and why:
What appeals to me most about Columbia is its unique sense of community, which I struggle to find at BU. Columbia's location in New York City provides students with a myriad of opportunities for internships and immersion into a rich cultural scene. For me, it means an opportunity to jumpstart a career in one of the world's most influential cities, admire architectural splendors like Mies' Seagram Building, and visit the MET on a regular basis. At the same time, Columbia's compact and small undergraduate population create a secure and welcoming environment, a nice contrast to the commotion of city life. Living in Boston and taking shuttles to class on a scattered campus has been a valuable learning experience in independence, but living in a dorm that lacks common rooms among 18,000 fellow undergraduates has made me yearn for a better sense of community. While most colleges establish it by simply encouraging students to join extracurriculars, Columbia goes above and beyond that by using academics. At BU, students gravitate towards others within their own specialized schools and it is possible for one to never take a class unrelated to a chosen area of study. Columbia's Core, however, connects all students, no matter how different their future plans are. It creates a bond not only between classmates, but also between past, current, and future generations of Columbians. It is a bond that transcends professions, races, continents, and time and it'd be an honor to be a part of it.
What appeals to me most about Columbia is its unique sense of community, which I struggle to find at BU. Columbia's location in New York City provides students with a myriad of opportunities for internships and immersion into a rich cultural scene. For me, it means an opportunity to jumpstart a career in one of the world's most influential cities, admire architectural splendors like Mies' Seagram Building, and visit the MET on a regular basis. At the same time, Columbia's compact and small undergraduate population create a secure and welcoming environment, a nice contrast to the commotion of city life. Living in Boston and taking shuttles to class on a scattered campus has been a valuable learning experience in independence, but living in a dorm that lacks common rooms among 18,000 fellow undergraduates has made me yearn for a better sense of community. While most colleges establish it by simply encouraging students to join extracurriculars, Columbia goes above and beyond that by using academics. At BU, students gravitate towards others within their own specialized schools and it is possible for one to never take a class unrelated to a chosen area of study. Columbia's Core, however, connects all students, no matter how different their future plans are. It creates a bond not only between classmates, but also between past, current, and future generations of Columbians. It is a bond that transcends professions, races, continents, and time and it'd be an honor to be a part of it.
