Princeton VS Columbia

GR_Elton
Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:53:33 +0000

Third, I think Princeton as more of the place to go if you want to go into scientific research (like becoming a professor), though that’s certainly not always the case, and Columbia as a place for journalists and writers. That’s not a hard and fast rule, and a huge generalization, but perhaps someone would like to correct me if this is totally off base???



That is off-base. Columbia’s journalism school is the best in the country, but it’s graduate-only. Undergraduates at both institutions go on to a wide variety of careers–there is no real tilt at Princeton toward those seeking academic careers nor any at Columbia toward those seeking journalism careers.