Is Columbia right for me?

FutureVpFinance
Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:56:54 +0000

Zhanger: 66 is nowhere near retirement in the OP’s college lifetime. And Duke has academics/prestige/job opportunities.

OP: I love being in NYC and the opportunities are much closer to endless when you can have lunch on Sunday with the same IB analysts you met at a networking event on Tuesday, or take a part time job during the semester at a fashion company/hedge fund/etc. You’ll miss the school spirit, though (Lord knows I do). At the same time, my friends at Duke love the atmosphere, but when they come to NYC to visit they were convinced I had the better scenario lol. I guess that just means they both have their pros and cons.

You can PM if you have more specific questions. I can’t tell you which school to choose, but if you need info on Columbia I’d be glad to help.