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"there are some guys in GS who just make you ask yourself how the hell did they get in here and why do they have to be here (ie giving us a bad name)"

I really haven't come across this, but I'm sure there are CC students who are capable of giving Columbia a bad name...it depends on the individual. I take courses with CC/SEAS students and I am doing better than most.
I understand that GS does have a higher acceptance rate in admissions, but I feel that is because many of the applicants are extremely qualified, almost a self-selecting group - they are older, so they are more focused on the task at hand, focused on academics and not the social scene...many have life experiences that you cannot obtain just from graduating straight out of high school...so what if some people attended a com. coll. and transferred in? The perspectives and insights that these people have are just as valuable as someone who went to an Ivy, someone who got a 1600 SAT etc...if anything, I think it is admirable that someone attending a com coll has a goal to transfer to a great school like Columbia - it shows me that they have the drive and determination to make the most out of the educational opportunities accessible to them.

Sorry, for the "weak" comment...just p.o'd...