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Columbia University - Comments on Appearance of Campus

Posted Date Posted By Comment
May 12 2008
sagesser
Amazing campus in the middle of an amazing city.
April 22 2008
rubybrett
The "quad" was just like that of a rural New England campus- only in the heart of Manhattan.
March 30 2008
wmmk
Great campus, but South Lawn was covered by tarps, as it apparently almost always is.
August 31 2007
livingtea
Although the school is in NYC, the campus is full of trees and greenery. The only bad thing was that there was some construction going on near the gates, with bulldozers and fencing :(
August 27 2007
arachnophobia12
Columbia's campus was so beautiful. There were nice, prep-school like buildings, and it's in a nice section of NYC- Washington Heights.
August 21 2007
lavieboheme
So pretty. And in the middle of a city too.
July 29 2007
karen61990
It was gorgeous. the grass is always taken care of and the landscape is serene. it was very clean. A lot of construction though. =( would have given a great first impression. (wasn't my 1st visit
July 11 2007
skylandsmom
Gorgeous self-contained campus with buildings designed by some our most talented architects.
June 26 2007
seempand
I loved the campus. The buildings were beautiful (just like the pictures) and it has a very good atmosphere.
June 24 2007
MLeigh
It was cold and raining, and still managed to be gorgeous.
June 14 2007
fruitloops89
Appearance from the outside was decent. However, once you step inside, it is absolutely gorgeous. Aside from being a bit small, the environment fosters a great atmosphere for learning.
June 13 2007
blondie625
So unbelievably pretty. The pictures online don't even do it justice.
February 24 2007
advantagious
Really liked the campus--and the fact that there IS a campus, with green space too! Most of the buildings were very distinguished looking--very academic.
February 18 2007
LuckMC11
i thought it was a pretty campus, lot of space to walk around, pretty condensed which is good since u dont have to walk that much..lol
November 29 2006
dolphins3636
Beautiful campus.
November 29 2006
HSDropOut
OMG, I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED the campus, its right in the middle of the big city, but yet once you are on campus its like being on a small private college that is all along.
September 22 2006
Chet2006
Just as you would imagine an Ivy in New York would look like!
August 29 2006
brand_182
Well it is a beautiful campus, but there was a lot of stuff going on that day on the main lawn area. There was a huge white tent and some other stuff in front of the library that really took away from the first time impression. The college is very cool
August 16 2006
ubetteraccept_me
The campus was amazing. I loved how it blended with the city beautifully, and yet it was still obvious which buildings were Columbia's. I also liked how all the buildings looked the same (especially the blue roofs haha).
August 13 2006
senioritis42
If you're looking for verdant lawns and expansive, green quads, Columbia is NOT what you're looking for. The campus is gray, and unlike some other urban campuses, the landscape is actually one that fits in a city. There is minimal greenery, bu
August 12 2006
dot_parker
The perfect college campus.
August 06 2006
downtown128
gorgeous campus