<p>The campus is stunning. I’m at Columbia for the summer doing research and I live on West 114th Street directly behind Butler Library. It’s a really regal, Greek-Inspired Campus in the middle of Manhattan but since it is enclosed, it doesn’t really feel like you’re in a huge city. Add to that the fact that Columbia is surrounded by parks–Riverside to the West, Morningside to the East, and Central Park about 4 blocks South East–and it feels even less like the stereotypical idea of New York, concrete and steel.</p>