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I just went two days ago. It was amazing. The campus is very beautiful, like a lot of people I loved the classical aspect with those two libraries. The guide talked about the core curriculum a lot, and it sounded pretty great. For those who aren't familiar with that, its a series of required seminar discussion based classes that makes up about a third of the curriculum at the college and a quarter at fu. Before this I was looking at St. John's college because they also offer that type of program, but Columbia's programs also offered more specialization and opportunities. That made it may first choice. As for the commute, to answer luzbrillante, there's a 7th avenue subway station literally right outside the gates, so commuting to Midtown is easy. The best part of my visit was seeing Jeffrey Sachs. He's on the list of Time's most influential people and he's the director of their Earth institute. There he was, without school even being in session, right outside Low Library, talking to a junior. They said that their faculty was involved with their students up to the highest level, and they weren't kidding. I was originally interested in Columbia only because it was an Ivy in NYC, but the visit really made me aware of what sets it apart from everyone else. Definitely made it my first choice.
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