Current Columbia University student, here to help

applechip19
Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:49:13 +0000

I am a junior and would like to ask several questions about the learning environment at Columbia and admissions?


Do classes mostly consist of lectures or discussions? Are they intellecutually challenging and exciting?
Do most students actively participate in discussions? Or do most of them just sit back and hardly pay attention?
How are the students you’ve encountered so far? Do they seem to care about/enjoy learning?
My private school uses a 100/100 GPA scale. I have a combined GPA of 94~ so far; is it high enough?.
I have 3 Bs in my freshmen and sophomore years; will they hurt my chances? The rest of my transcripts are As though.
Is a SAT subject score of 740 too low? From what I’ve heard at CC, most people say that it’s best to get a score of 750+.
I am a Korean and I heard that Columbia has quite a large number of Korean students. I am interested in knowing their admission stats if that’s possible.


Thanks in advance. :)