DC headed to columbia

[Anonymous]

Looks like DC is choosing columbia but I'm worried. Honestly how hard is the school? They were accepted test optional from ruralish public high school. Will they have a hard time do you think? FYI: not looking for As but Bs.

[Anonymous]

I don’t think admissions would offer a place to a student that they did not think could succeed. They have a lot of kids to choose from. So congrats to your kid. They should step on up and take their earned place if that is what they want.

[Anonymous]

Congratulations! They’ll have to work hard, but they can do it. Take a balanced course load and study steadily. He’ll be great!

[Anonymous]

Congratulations, but you may want to consider asking for a deferral. The protests will continue at least until January of 25. I suspect given the current situation many accepted students will request deferrals. They can only accept so many of those requests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Congratulations, but you may want to consider asking for a deferral. The protests will continue at least until January of 25. I suspect given the current situation many accepted students will request deferrals. They can only accept so many of those requests.

Agree with this. OP, have you clicked on the news? Columbia is full of angry student protesters being egged on by their professors, and unlike other schools which are dismantling the encampments, Columbia is holding steady. Is your child an activist?

[Anonymous]

They have academic supports he can utilize. I’m assuming he might be a “big fish in a little pond” at his current rural school, and he will likely feel like a “small fish” at Columbia.

He should take advantage of the supports offered. Assuming he’s a naturally smart kid, he might not be used to having to study in the way it will be required at a place like Columbia. He may need to learn better study skills and time management.

Here’s a link to supports they offer. https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/csa/academicsupport

[Anonymous]

I would seriously consider not sending a child to Columbia University. They cancelled in person classes for the rest of the semester and can’t guarantee to keep your children safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They have academic supports he can utilize. I’m assuming he might be a “big fish in a little pond” at his current rural school, and he will likely feel like a “small fish” at Columbia.

He should take advantage of the supports offered. Assuming he’s a naturally smart kid, he might not be used to having to study in the way it will be required at a place like Columbia. He may need to learn better study skills and time management.

Here’s a link to supports they offer. https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/csa/academicsupport

THIS!

[Anonymous]

From the students newspaper
https://slate.com/human-interest/2024/04/columbia-university-protests-presidents-jewish-students-encampment.html

I would still let my kid go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would seriously consider not sending a child to Columbia University. They cancelled in person classes for the rest of the semester and can’t guarantee to keep your children safe.

+1. People are paying $70K a year for their kids to be taking classes online?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FYI: not looking for As but Bs.

FWIW, I was a professor at Columbia and Yale. It is difficult to get B's at Yale, because only 11% of students get them. But 79% get A's or A-minuses. Columbia is similar.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2023/12/06/nearly-80-percent-grades-yale-were-last-year

[Anonymous]

^^that includes seminars, where it’s much easier to get A/A-s. The large lecture classes are not graded like that where 79% of the class gets an A/A-.

-2010s Yale grad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would seriously consider not sending a child to Columbia University. They cancelled in person classes for the rest of the semester and can’t guarantee to keep your children safe.

+1. People are paying $70K a year for their kids to be taking classes online?

I think the COA is closer to $90K. it is ridiculous that they can't keep their students safe.

[Anonymous]

Columbia today, another school tomorrow. Avoiding one school won’t shield our students from what’s going on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would seriously consider not sending a child to Columbia University. They cancelled in person classes for the rest of the semester and can’t guarantee to keep your children safe.

+1. People are paying $70K a year for their kids to be taking classes online?

I think the COA is closer to $90K. it is ridiculous that they can't keep their students safe.

My kid goes to another T1 school in a city and I don’t think it’s a fair ask that a university can guarantee they will be able to “keep their students safe“. What does this even mean? Everyone will define it differently. Urban universities can certainly minimize the risk by having ample campus resources, but if you go to college in a city you understand you are also part of a larger community that includes exposure to some level of risk and you have to be prepared to navigate it. And be prepared for your kid to navigate it.