<p>Give it up! Your reasons aren’t credible and will not impress anyone at Columbia. Time for you to move on from the idea of transferring to Columbia.</p>
<p>If you mean what you say, which you obviously don’t, there are other options. If you want NYC, there’s NYU. It’s in the Village and not in dull Morningside Heights. If you want Econ and English departments that are as good as Columbia’s, there is Penn. The only problem is it’s more pre-professional than Georgetown and in a worse city and neighborhood. If you want more diversity and less pre-professionalism, try Wesleyan. </p>
<p>Entering as a transfer with the Columbia core is a burden not a plus. However, if you want a near equivalent to the Columbia Core, Reed College has two years worth of Humanities that is a lot like Columbia College’s Lit Hum., Contemporary Civ., U. Writing, plus some art history all rolled into one. Lastly, if you want something a little different from where you are, try Northwestern.</p>
<p>Best of luck at Georgetown!</p>