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Someone said that Chicago and Columbia have similar admissions standards, and that Columbia is even more selective because of its lower admit rate. That’s only true because Columbia doesn’t report to US News its GS stats at all. If they did, Columbia would appear much, much less selective than it does now.</p>
<p>The comparison between GS students and normal Columbia College students is not entirely fair because most GS students have special circumstances (as many Columbians like to remind us, this includes veterans - however, I’m a bit skeptical as to how many veterans there actually are in GS). But, if you look at things on a purely academic level, it’s pretty clear that Chicago has a more intellectual student body.</p>