Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 14:03     Subject: HELP! Touring Universities in Columbia.
The University of Missouri in Columbia has a highly rated journalism school.

The University of South Carolina in Columbia is known for international business and its honors college.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 13:36     Subject: HELP! Touring Universities in Columbia.
OP this is a crazy idea—she should find a US school with a great archaeology dept who lets undergrads participate in research and go there and double major in Spanish. THEN if the professors in Columbia are still of interest, apply there for graduate school.

This would also allow her to change her mind about what she wants to do instead of declaring at 18 that she’s going to spend her life working for Colombian archaeology professors.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 13:00     Subject: HELP! Touring Universities in Columbia.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm a lawyer and I've noticed that many U.S. lawyers went to U of Andes, e.g. the CEO of Baker. I would just google some and reach out. Also, while I have no idea how a no-name U.S. university degree is seen in LATAM, I can assure you that a U of Andes degree is no more of a disadvantage than a JMU or MWU degree in the U.S.


Of course it is. At a minimum it creates complications if OP’s child wants to go to grad school here to see if it fulfills prerequisites.


You've never been to grad school in the U.S. (at least not a top one). 50+% of grad students at Harvard went to college abroad, about 10% went to college in LATAM


+1 I know several students from my HYPS grad school who came from Colombia's los Andes. All extremely bright. But I agree that OP, who can't spell the name of the country correctly and didn't realize that touring a college campus during Holy Week in Latin America might be an issue, may not be the best candidate to have her kid attend a Colombian university.


The poster that says “we got into X college” has entered the chat. I know DCUM is full of helicopter parents who curate their kids’ whole lives and some even write their essays, but I’m amazed at the amount of people that think any of the mom’s behavior is relevant to what school a kid should go to. But I’m just a first gen from the 90’s who weren’t involved in the college process at all.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2026 18:51     Subject: HELP! Touring Universities in Columbia.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm a lawyer and I've noticed that many U.S. lawyers went to U of Andes, e.g. the CEO of Baker. I would just google some and reach out. Also, while I have no idea how a no-name U.S. university degree is seen in LATAM, I can assure you that a U of Andes degree is no more of a disadvantage than a JMU or MWU degree in the U.S.


Of course it is. At a minimum it creates complications if OP’s child wants to go to grad school here to see if it fulfills prerequisites.


You've never been to grad school in the U.S. (at least not a top one). 50+% of grad students at Harvard went to college abroad, about 10% went to college in LATAM


+1 I know several students from my HYPS grad school who came from Colombia's los Andes. All extremely bright. But I agree that OP, who can't spell the name of the country correctly and didn't realize that touring a college campus during Holy Week in Latin America might be an issue, may not be the best candidate to have her kid attend a Colombian university.


Bright and most likely from very well connected and rich Colombian families.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2026 17:41     Subject: HELP! Touring Universities in Columbia.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My child is interested in attending university in Columbia, specifically Externado and UniAndes. They are looking for someone to talk to about the universities and possibly give a tour. Does anyone know these universities? Or how to go about this? They have emailed the schools and have just gotten auto replies. They have also gone on Reddit looking for help. We are desperate as we leave for a spring break visit too Columbia on March 30.



Well, since email didn't work, how about picking up the phone and calling the admissions offices?

but seriously, this would be a no go for me. If there is so little infrastructure in terms of support for American students that you can't even figure this part out, think about how your kid is going to do when he's living there. Without you.



The high school student - fluent in Spanish - should be the one making the phone calls.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2026 17:32     Subject: HELP! Touring Universities in Columbia.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm a lawyer and I've noticed that many U.S. lawyers went to U of Andes, e.g. the CEO of Baker. I would just google some and reach out. Also, while I have no idea how a no-name U.S. university degree is seen in LATAM, I can assure you that a U of Andes degree is no more of a disadvantage than a JMU or MWU degree in the U.S.


Of course it is. At a minimum it creates complications if OP’s child wants to go to grad school here to see if it fulfills prerequisites.


You've never been to grad school in the U.S. (at least not a top one). 50+% of grad students at Harvard went to college abroad, about 10% went to college in LATAM


+1 I know several students from my HYPS grad school who came from Colombia's los Andes. All extremely bright. But I agree that OP, who can't spell the name of the country correctly and didn't realize that touring a college campus during Holy Week in Latin America might be an issue, may not be the best candidate to have her kid attend a Colombian university.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2026 16:28     Subject: HELP! Touring Universities in Columbia.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm a lawyer and I've noticed that many U.S. lawyers went to U of Andes, e.g. the CEO of Baker. I would just google some and reach out. Also, while I have no idea how a no-name U.S. university degree is seen in LATAM, I can assure you that a U of Andes degree is no more of a disadvantage than a JMU or MWU degree in the U.S.


Of course it is. At a minimum it creates complications if OP’s child wants to go to grad school here to see if it fulfills prerequisites.


You've never been to grad school in the U.S. (at least not a top one). 50+% of grad students at Harvard went to college abroad, about 10% went to college in LATAM


Sure - and they had to jump through additional hoops to do it - and likely had the enchufes to get admitted that OP’s kid will not have.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2026 15:14     Subject: HELP! Touring Universities in Columbia.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm a lawyer and I've noticed that many U.S. lawyers went to U of Andes, e.g. the CEO of Baker. I would just google some and reach out. Also, while I have no idea how a no-name U.S. university degree is seen in LATAM, I can assure you that a U of Andes degree is no more of a disadvantage than a JMU or MWU degree in the U.S.


Of course it is. At a minimum it creates complications if OP’s child wants to go to grad school here to see if it fulfills prerequisites.


You've never been to grad school in the U.S. (at least not a top one). 50+% of grad students at Harvard went to college abroad, about 10% went to college in LATAM
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2026 13:57     Subject: HELP! Touring Universities in Columbia.
Anonymous wrote:I'm a lawyer and I've noticed that many U.S. lawyers went to U of Andes, e.g. the CEO of Baker. I would just google some and reach out. Also, while I have no idea how a no-name U.S. university degree is seen in LATAM, I can assure you that a U of Andes degree is no more of a disadvantage than a JMU or MWU degree in the U.S.


Of course it is. At a minimum it creates complications if OP’s child wants to go to grad school here to see if it fulfills prerequisites.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2026 12:07     Subject: HELP! Touring Universities in Columbia.
I think it sounds very interesting!

Have fun exploring over spring break
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2026 09:32     Subject: HELP! Touring Universities in Columbia.
Anonymous wrote:My child is interested in attending university in Columbia, specifically Externado and UniAndes. They are looking for someone to talk to about the universities and possibly give a tour. Does anyone know these universities? Or how to go about this? They have emailed the schools and have just gotten auto replies. They have also gone on Reddit looking for help. We are desperate as we leave for a spring break visit too Columbia on March 30.



Well, since email didn't work, how about picking up the phone and calling the admissions offices?

but seriously, this would be a no go for me. If there is so little infrastructure in terms of support for American students that you can't even figure this part out, think about how your kid is going to do when he's living there. Without you.

Anonymous
Post 03/08/2026 08:11     Subject: HELP! Touring Universities in Columbia.
My worry would be about how to get a job later if you are not from there and have no connections. Getting jobs in Latin America is all about who you know and networking. Why not go to a US university and do your junior year there. And for archeology, the path is often a phd, so you can do your research over there
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2026 23:22     Subject: HELP! Touring Universities in Columbia.
U of Andes is considered the top University in Bogota. Some of their professors come from upper class families that have studied here in the states and in Europe.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2026 22:30     Subject: HELP! Touring Universities in Columbia.
Anonymous wrote:Spelling the country correct would be a great start.



Anonymous
Post 03/07/2026 22:24     Subject: HELP! Touring Universities in Columbia.
I'm a lawyer and I've noticed that many U.S. lawyers went to U of Andes, e.g. the CEO of Baker. I would just google some and reach out. Also, while I have no idea how a no-name U.S. university degree is seen in LATAM, I can assure you that a U of Andes degree is no more of a disadvantage than a JMU or MWU degree in the U.S.