Columbia University Visit Report by fogfog

Visit Activities:

Admissions Interview: No - I HAVE TYPED THIS REPORT 3 TIMES AND IT KEEPS TIMING OUT___so here are the BRIEF answers. CC needs to fix their site--this has happened all day with the reports!!!

Information Session: Yes - Literally hundreds of unregistered students and parents arrived--overwhelming the admissions office. We (registered) ended up in the overflow in the math building.

Campus Tour: Yes - A soph (newbie tour guide) shadowed by a Sr. They did an excellent job EXCEPT you only see the outside of buildings--no interiors. No dining halls, no dorms, no classes, no labs, no libraries.

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Campus:

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Tour guides were nice--and kids around campus call to each other--a lively happy place to be...

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Admissions was flooded with visitors-- The woman who gave our info session in the math building was EXCELLENT which saved the day for us.

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Outside of buildings and gardens are in great shape. no clue how the interiors are since no tours go inside.

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Lovely grounds.

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Only way to know--is to know someone and be their guest or look at pics online. tours do not go in dorms.

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As safe as one can be in NYC. Blue lights etc. Kids have an orientation to the city and city life when they enroll.

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Off-Campus:

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Its NYC. So there are transitional areas. Sports complex is in bad area.

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Its NYC! There are tons of things to do.

Campus Visit Notes for Columbia University

Visit Description:

Arrived via train. Used the red line #1

Hotel/Lodging Recommendations or Comments:

The Lucerne
Pricey and excellent

Dining/Restaurant Recommendations or Comments:

The Lucerne for Breakfast--Eggs Benedict and excellent coffee.

Its NYC so we had Peking Duck for lunch and then Sushi for dinner!

Other Comments (Transportation, local attractions, parking, etc.):

Used the train into Penn Station, then the subway everywhere.