Columbia considers expanding undergraduate enrollment by up to 20 percent

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Anonymous wrote:Despite its location Columbia never made it to the big leagues. Chronic mismanagement. In recent years it went from being the most Jewish Ivy (fighting with Penn for that title) to the regional center of the intafadah.

In hindsight, the student protesters were right about calling attention to the crisis given that Israel is now accused of genocide and horrible war crimes.

Anyone familiar with international law knows that the people "accusing Israel of genocide" are mostly left-wing activists leveraging the reputation of their organizations to attack a country they hate because it subverts their third-wordlist and anti-western worldview. None of these people have a single word to say about the 2,000 Druze brutally murdered by the Syrian government and don't care about Sudan.

That’s not true at all. Many internationally recognized genocide experts agree with the claim. Most countries accept it including most of Europe.

Genocide experts are also left-wing activists. Go into their Linkedin and Facebook and you'll see anti-western, anti-American sentiment all throughout. I would recommend listening to war experts. They will give a fairer assessment on whether Israel's actions are reasonable and aren't as likely to be left-wing activists.

100% correct!

Netanyahu is a war criminal and is wanted by the International Criminal Court. I guess those 125 nations that are a part of the ICC, and the vast majority of the world, are fringe left wing as well?

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ifneena wrote:If Columbia really bumps CC/SEAS undergrad headcount by ~20%, the big questions are capacity and quality: housing and classroom space, faculty hiring, and whether financial aid scales proportionally. It could slightly ease admit-rate pressure but risks larger classes unless they invest heavily first. Source: the Spectator report on the proposal and timing.

All the ivy’s should expand. Not just Columbia. It’s stupid to stay tiny. Why hoard so many resources for such a small number of students?

It’s ironic you say this, because Columbia now - let alone Columbia with 20% more students - is relatively low on resources. I suppose they will continue to “hoard” the limited resources they do have, rather than bestow them upon their students, lest they disappear completely.

Columbia is not low on resources. They have incredible opportunities for their students. Similar to all the ivies and top schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Despite its location Columbia never made it to the big leagues. Chronic mismanagement. In recent years it went from being the most Jewish Ivy (fighting with Penn for that title) to the regional center of the intafadah.

In hindsight, the student protesters were right about calling attention to the crisis given that Israel is now accused of genocide and horrible war crimes.

Anyone familiar with international law knows that the people "accusing Israel of genocide" are mostly left-wing activists leveraging the reputation of their organizations to attack a country they hate because it subverts their third-wordlist and anti-western worldview. None of these people have a single word to say about the 2,000 Druze brutally murdered by the Syrian government and don't care about Sudan.

That’s not true at all. Many internationally recognized genocide experts agree with the claim. Most countries accept it including most of Europe.

Genocide experts are also left-wing activists. Go into their Linkedin and Facebook and you'll see anti-western, anti-American sentiment all throughout. I would recommend listening to war experts. They will give a fairer assessment on whether Israel's actions are reasonable and aren't as likely to be left-wing activists.

Of course, the temptation here is to say that the concept of genocide itself was created by the left wing, but that creates a dilemma for Zionists.

Why would it cause a dilemma for Jews? Jews know what a genocide looks like and Gaza doesn't fit the definition. Notice I said Jews instead of Zionists? Every honest person knows that’s what antisemites call Jews these days.

Some Jewish people like to assert that they are the only ones who know what a genocide is. Apparently a genocide can only happen to Jewish people

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Anonymous wrote:Despite its location Columbia never made it to the big leagues. Chronic mismanagement. In recent years it went from being the most Jewish Ivy (fighting with Penn for that title) to the regional center of the intafadah.

In hindsight, the student protesters were right about calling attention to the crisis given that Israel is now accused of genocide and horrible war crimes.

Anyone familiar with international law knows that the people "accusing Israel of genocide" are mostly left-wing activists leveraging the reputation of their organizations to attack a country they hate because it subverts their third-wordlist and anti-western worldview. None of these people have a single word to say about the 2,000 Druze brutally murdered by the Syrian government and don't care about Sudan.

That’s not true at all. Many internationally recognized genocide experts agree with the claim. Most countries accept it including most of Europe.

Genocide experts are also left-wing activists. Go into their Linkedin and Facebook and you'll see anti-western, anti-American sentiment all throughout. I would recommend listening to war experts. They will give a fairer assessment on whether Israel's actions are reasonable and aren't as likely to be left-wing activists.

100% correct!

Netanyahu is a war criminal and is wanted by the International Criminal Court. I guess those 125 nations that are a part of the ICC, and the vast majority of the world, are fringe left wing as well?

Most of the US is appalled by Israel’s actions and wants us to stop propping up this failed state

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Anonymous wrote:Despite its location Columbia never made it to the big leagues. Chronic mismanagement. In recent years it went from being the most Jewish Ivy (fighting with Penn for that title) to the regional center of the intafadah.

In hindsight, the student protesters were right about calling attention to the crisis given that Israel is now accused of genocide and horrible war crimes.

Anyone familiar with international law knows that the people "accusing Israel of genocide" are mostly left-wing activists leveraging the reputation of their organizations to attack a country they hate because it subverts their third-wordlist and anti-western worldview. None of these people have a single word to say about the 2,000 Druze brutally murdered by the Syrian government and don't care about Sudan.

That’s not true at all. Many internationally recognized genocide experts agree with the claim. Most countries accept it including most of Europe.

Genocide experts are also left-wing activists. Go into their Linkedin and Facebook and you'll see anti-western, anti-American sentiment all throughout. I would recommend listening to war experts. They will give a fairer assessment on whether Israel's actions are reasonable and aren't as likely to be left-wing activists.

+1000

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Anonymous wrote:Despite its location Columbia never made it to the big leagues. Chronic mismanagement. In recent years it went from being the most Jewish Ivy (fighting with Penn for that title) to the regional center of the intafadah.

In hindsight, the student protesters were right about calling attention to the crisis given that Israel is now accused of genocide and horrible war crimes.

Anyone familiar with international law knows that the people "accusing Israel of genocide" are mostly left-wing activists leveraging the reputation of their organizations to attack a country they hate because it subverts their third-wordlist and anti-western worldview. None of these people have a single word to say about the 2,000 Druze brutally murdered by the Syrian government and don't care about Sudan.

That’s not true at all. Many internationally recognized genocide experts agree with the claim. Most countries accept it including most of Europe.

Genocide experts are also left-wing activists. Go into their Linkedin and Facebook and you'll see anti-western, anti-American sentiment all throughout. I would recommend listening to war experts. They will give a fairer assessment on whether Israel's actions are reasonable and aren't as likely to be left-wing activists.

Of course, the temptation here is to say that the concept of genocide itself was created by the left wing, but that creates a dilemma for Zionists.

Why would it cause a dilemma for Jews? Jews know what a genocide looks like and Gaza doesn't fit the definition. Notice I said Jews instead of Zionists? Every honest person knows that’s what antisemites call Jews these days.

Many Jews, especially younger ones, are anti-Zionist, because they, like me, recognize that Zionism is a murderous ideology centered around the genocide of the Palestinian people through mass murder, ethnic cleansing and torture. Gaza has exposed it for all to see.

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Anonymous wrote:I believe Columbia already expanded 15-20% just this last cycle. Now again?

They want to beat Penn and Cornell for the largest ivy?

Penn at about 3000 freshmen is huuuuge and makes a mockery of IVY label.
Cornell worse at about 5000 freshmen!!!!
Add Columbia and pretty soon they will look like state flagships…

The Ivy label is a sports league, idiot. How does the size of the class make a mockery of anything? Good for Columbia. Tons of smart, full pay kids getting rejected from these top 20 schools. They should all expand. Some of the Ivy League schools haven’t expanded in 100 years.

Columbia has about 1800 first years as undergrads this year, and accepted 3.2 percent of applicants--it's one of the smallest Ivies, which are small compared to big state schools. 25 years ago they had 1000 undergrads and accepted 17 percent of applicants. It's not like increasing the class by a few hundred kids is going to lower standards by much. They have many more qualified applicants than they can admit.

+1 Even if they increase the undergrad class by 20 percent, it is highly likely your kid still isn't getting in...

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Anonymous wrote:Despite its location Columbia never made it to the big leagues. Chronic mismanagement. In recent years it went from being the most Jewish Ivy (fighting with Penn for that title) to the regional center of the intafadah.

In hindsight, the student protesters were right about calling attention to the crisis given that Israel is now accused of genocide and horrible war crimes.

Can we have a thread, any thread, without this coming up?

Sure, you can tell your child when they're reading the Diary of Anne Frank that you think it's good to ignore genocide.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/11/21/columbia-considers-expanding-undergraduate-enrollment-by-up-to-20-percent/
The University plans to finalize a decision by the time it releases early admissions results mid-December.

Make sure your DC applies to Columbia this year.

Make sure DC does not apply. This is a sinking ship.

There are only two schools: an ivy school, or a non-ivy school.

You probably still need stats to get in even after 20% expansion.

If that makes you feel better. Columbia GS has a 40% acceptance rate

Columbia General Studies is designed for older, non-traditional students. It has non-degree programs too, that are revenue makers-Columbia College undergrad acceptance rate for the class of 2029 was 4%, same as Princeton, and slightly lower than the acceptance rate for Yale.

For the class of 2029, Columbia undergrad was the fourth most selective program in the USA (behind only Harvard, Stanford and Cal Tech) and tied with Princeton. Even if you increase enrollment substantially, it will still be highly likely that your kid isn't getting in.

Two words, Test Optional.

So, you're saying there's a chance?

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Anonymous wrote:If Columbia was not in nyc, it would be behind Cornell in rankings

It’s exceptionally overrated and carried by the location

It is ranked behind Cornell as is. Both schools wouldn't be T25 if they weren't ivys.

If prestige didn't matter, we would absolutely be applying to different schools. But the ivy draw is real.

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Anonymous wrote:Columbia’s undergraduate population is currently about 22% international students. With a 20% expansion in available seats, does this mean the university plans to raise the proportion of international students to more than one-third?

Errr...

Do you know how percentages work? Or even multiplication?

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So here is the in for those who did not land well last year. Columbia is by far the easiest Ivy for transfer students to get in. Here is your last chance to boast an Ivy admit.

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seems like they hope this would fix their issue with affirmative action, but it would just get the Asians who didn't get in

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Anonymous wrote:Columbia is just too small to expand. The school is already too large for the amount of students they serve. I'm glad to see Ivies actually getting bigger because the applicant pool has ballooned in the past 25 years. However, schools with more physical space, such as Brown, Penn, Dartmouth, etc. should be expanding.

Columbia should figure out how to buy some of the big, empty office buildings in Manhattan and turn those into satellite campuses.

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Anonymous wrote:Despite its location Columbia never made it to the big leagues. Chronic mismanagement. In recent years it went from being the most Jewish Ivy (fighting with Penn for that title) to the regional center of the intafadah.

In hindsight, the student protesters were right about calling attention to the crisis given that Israel is now accused of genocide and horrible war crimes.

Anyone familiar with international law knows that the people "accusing Israel of genocide" are mostly left-wing activists leveraging the reputation of their organizations to attack a country they hate because it subverts their third-wordlist and anti-western worldview. None of these people have a single word to say about the 2,000 Druze brutally murdered by the Syrian government and don't care about Sudan.

That’s not true at all. Many internationally recognized genocide experts agree with the claim. Most countries accept it including most of Europe.

Genocide experts are also left-wing activists. Go into their Linkedin and Facebook and you'll see anti-western, anti-American sentiment all throughout. I would recommend listening to war experts. They will give a fairer assessment on whether Israel's actions are reasonable and aren't as likely to be left-wing activists.

Of course, the temptation here is to say that the concept of genocide itself was created by the left wing, but that creates a dilemma for Zionists.

Why would it cause a dilemma for Jews? Jews know what a genocide looks like and Gaza doesn't fit the definition. Notice I said Jews instead of Zionists? Every honest person knows that’s what antisemites call Jews these days.

Many Jews, especially younger ones, are anti-Zionist, because they, like me, recognize that Zionism is a murderous ideology centered around the genocide of the Palestinian people through mass murder, ethnic cleansing and torture. Gaza has exposed it for all to see.

You’ve been indoctrinated by leftists. End of story.