skipsmom, here's the problem:
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We were very put off by the shabby appearance of Columbia... trash everywhere, broken pavement, dirty, peeling paint on the window frames.
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I'm not sure what part of my impression of Columbia you deem untrue---did you sit in on the very same information session? Meet the same tour guide? If you were there and shared the very same experiences, I'd be very interested in your impressions.
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ok, you claim that I was not in your shoes, and i agree to this, the info sessions probably was mundane bs, and the tour guide could very well have been ditzy, But trash everywhere!? where was this?, stones and tiles having gaps between them = pavement broken? or where was this broken pavement? and I haven't seen or don't notice peeling paint on window frames. You are either lying or greatly exaggerating minor problems which I'm sure are present at other schools.
People who dislike columbia are welcome to post here, and do all the time, they just tend to have reasons which actually fit in with our perception of Columbia's flaws (like lack of large open greenspaces on campus, bad weather, adult-like campus, bureaucracy). I too criticize and btch about Columbia a fair deal. I think I'd recognize a lot of the flaws after living here multiple years.
The tour guides are encouraged to tell anecdotal stories and speak from personal experience so that it adds a personal touch to the tour + is easier to defend than a blanket statement about the school. Why it would be such a grave disadvantage is beyond me.