<p>Columbia is on the Upper west side near Harlem so there aren’t any towering skyscrapers nearby and the campus is not eclipsed by the surrounding areas. </p>
<p>The campus is very small and takes no more than 5 minutes to get from one side of campus to the other. It is enclosed from the surrounding areas by numerous gates and parts of the campus itself is elevated above the street level. it’s kind of cool leaning over a ledge 20 feet above 114th st. and staring at st. peter’s (is it peter’s?) cathedral.</p>
<p>there aren’t many trees but there is some nice landscaping nonetheless. there are patches of green here and there and a bunch of signs warning students not to tread on it lol. i found the campus extremely beautiful at night. the dim lights reflecting off the classic architecture makes for a very beautiful nighttime stroll.</p>