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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, our child was admitted to Columbia. We are very excited! Columbia is an easy school to transfer to (nearly any other school). The same may not be true for some SLACs. Anyway, if you don't take the admissions offer, it will be snapped up by someone else in a wink. [/quote]

Congratulations! My DD was admitted as well and we are over the moon excited. It was her first choice.

OP, your child can not go wrong with choosing Columbia. [/quote]

This is just wrong.  I was in graduate school at Columbia and had a roommate who'd gone to Columbia undergraduate.  Through him I met a number of Columbia undergrads who were depressed and felt unsupported by the school.  You can get swallowed by the city and the sense that others have their act together and no one really cares about you.

There are also great opportunities there for self-directed, intellectually curious, and motivated students.  But it's definitely more sink or swim than a lot of other colleges and universities.  [/quote]

That is part of the training and part of what makes it Ivy League. YOu must think for yourself. Others will help you, but you really need to think broadly and deeply. Harvard is the same, and Columbia has much smaller classes. [/quote]

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