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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - get mentally strong and then make the decision that is best for you. It will be fine.
Believe in yourself and focus on being happy.
Life is not linear for most people. Just because you had a big setback does not mean your life is over.
[b]Things have a way of working out.[/b] Be optimistic and find supportive and kind friends [/quote]

Things do NOT have a way of working out. If OP drops out of Columbia, the rest of her life will be a living hell. It will be awful beyond repair. Please do not spread BS like "it will all work out" when OP is about to make a life-threatening AWFUL decision. [/quote]

This is so false it's laughable!!!  There *are* colleges in the U.S. other than Columbia.  Your notion that a humanities basket weaving degree from Columbia would make a huge difference in OP's future earnings is a joke.  It's a bullsh-- degree.  She may as well attend state college.  [/quote]

Yeah, well OP is better off with a basket weaving degree from Columbia than from Cal State. I don't think going to a less selective school will make it easier for OP to complete a STEM major -- it will be arguably harder to complete a CS degree from a state school given how much grade inflation Columbia has.

OP, I think you're destined to major in a useless liberal arts degree. In that case, you're WAY better off at Columbia.[/quote]

not worth 80k in loans for a "useless liberal arts degree."  Nope.[/quote]

^^^ a.k.a., a pre-law degree.[/quote]

Humanities majors at Columbia get great jobs after graduation if they put their minds to it -- MBB, Oliver Wyman, Bridgewater, etc. all take Columbia grads who have majored in "useless liberal arts" fields like English, History, Philosophy, and Poli Sci. [/quote]

Yep, take basket weaving or sports and family science if you have to, just get the BA stamp.[/quote]

I used to work for one of the firms listed and I actually think this is bad advice. These companies ask for your transcript, and if all of your classes are Basket Weaving 101, we would recognize that your coursework wasn't rigorous and promptly reject your application. Of course, this is for recruiting right out of undergrad (MBA recruiting is another story). [/quote]

Go over to back office, we don't ask for transcript. Bridgewater pays the 27 year old reporting guy/girl 135k.[/quote]

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