Is Columbia right for me?

cc2015student
Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:41:10 +0000

Hi! I was actually in the exact same situation as you two years ago–I was deciding between Columbia and Duke. I made my decision based on my feeling of profound excitement about Columbia. While I love Duke, and am seriously considering it for medical school in a couple years, I eventually decided that it wasn’t a fit for me. Since you can’t visit us, I recommend visiting our admissions website and looking at the site for our Econ/Stats program here [Joint Economics-Statistics Major | Columbia University - Economics](http://econ.columbia.edu/joint-economics-statistics-major). To answer your concern about Columbia, we absolutely do have school spirit, but it comes in two forms: firstly, we have spirit surrounding our athletics; however, the more overwhelming sense of community on campus is fostered by a sense of bonding over things like the Core, New York, and everything else Columbia students have in common, including our traditions, like the Varsity Show, Bacchanal, and Orgo Night. I can’t comment on Duke since I do not attend there, but I will say I’ve had a great time at Columbia so far in my two years here.