Brown v. Columbia

rhg3rd
Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:45:45 +0000

Supermoderator Andre is full of it! He never went to either. Brown is actually very good in mechanical engineering. It also has a highly reputable applied math department. Are you thinking of Columbia College or Columbia SEAS? There’s a big difference. Columbia College’s core is substantial which can make hard science majors difficult.

SEAS no longer allows “Engineering Math” and “Engineering Physics” majors as it did 30+ years ago when I was at CU. Instead, there is a SEAS Applied Math & Applied Physics department, which is all respects inferior to the excellent Mathematics and Physics departments.

At Columbia practice/playing fields are at Baker Field at the Northern tip of Manhattan. It can take 30+ minutes to get there by IRT subway and walking. However, there may be some team vans shuttling up the West Side highway to Baker Field.

If you would be happy with mechanical engineering as a major, go to Brown. Columbia SEAS brings in many 3-2 engineering transfers and has a tendency to teach some of the upper level classes at night.

If you are looking to do math or physics, go to Columbia College. It also offers an absolute first rate education with its core.