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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is a freshman at Columbia. PP is right, most kids live in dorms. Upper classmen can choose off-campus apartments if they want, although I feel like this would be pretty expensive, unless DC commutes in from Queens or something, and we're not willing to fund it. In any case I believe plenty of dorm housing is available to upper classmen as well.  About 60% of freshmen get singles in dorms (my DC has a single), although the suites in Carman (sp?) are also popular with freshmen. Room allocation is done by lottery.

All freshmen are required to be on the meal plan, which has various levels, like 2 vs. 3 meals per day. Upper classmen often drop out of the meal plan which is supposed to be fairly expensive on a per-meal basis. Some of the freshmen dorms don't have much in the way of cooking facilities anyway. For example, John Jay has a microwave on most floors, but no stoves.

Hope this helps! DC is loving Columbia so far.[/quote]

Great to hear.  Morningside Heights was OK when I went there, but it's much nicer now.  It makes me want to be a student again!  [/quote]

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