Universal923

Going to columbia is my dream, but i am overwhelmed by everything about this school. Please help I need some tips on what to do and how to prepare myself!!!

demeter

Please read through the thread at the top of this forum titled "Important Columbia Threads." Your questions have been asked several times on this forum, and I'm sure you will find helpful answers in many of the past threads. If you have more specific questions that haven't been answered, you're welcome to ask or PM someone.

Universal923

okay thank you demeter. i have read through the other threads and found helpful information. if anyone is already attending columbia are there any other helful tips you can give me?

Fastfood15

More than half the active users on this board are current or past students. What you need to do is begin your college search and application process. If you have specific questions we can help, but I don't think anyone wants to hold your hand through it all. (think about a metaphor between a chick and the egg, or butterfly and cocoon.)

Universal923

lol thats true but im not at the stage of applying yet im still in highschool.

House of London

Focus on high school academics first. As you age & mature, you will build confidence and your anxiety about college will surely diminish. I promise.

Skraylor

Obligatory snarky comment from board regular: Cure cancer and you'll be golden.

knitty321

FastFood15 hit it spot on. Really, there is no point in answering this sort of question without having more information.

House of London

Either way if he keeps doing nothing but worrying it's only going to be a pipe dream.

Universal923

okay thanks yeah im gonna stop worrying and do something i was thinking of voulentering at a hospital this summer but i have to figure out how i would get there and back oh and if i take a regular english but all of my other courses are honors does that look bad

wombatsoup

Yes. Columbia has a little known requirement that states that all courses must be honors or higher. Also periods are required at the end of all sentences (crazy I know).

Fastfood15

I swear we're not trying to be hostile.

The way you have to think about it is this: there is always going to be someone who goes a little bit further than you. Some one will apply that did take that english honors course. Do you feel confident that you are showing your best if you don't? Challenge yourself and you will be rewarded. Take it easy and the colleges will know. That's not to say that you have to be perfect to get in, but you have to take risks and do well.

Universal923

alright, thank you i am going to try and e-mail my counsler and see if she can place me in the honors course instead for english. I think they'll make my parents sign off on it but they aren't going to say no.

Universal923

Thank you wombatsoup i did not know about the who periods thing thanks for informing me. =)

Epaminondas

^still not using it right