<p>My guess is that very few of the posters who said Columbia is much better than NYU actually attend Columbia, but are prospective students (who will probably not get in given the low acceptance rate) and people unaffiliated.</p>
<p>Even PaxPax is admitted and hasn’t started yet. Any actual Columbia student in this thread who says NYU is much worse, is completely delusional and not representative of students and alums. Once you graduate / look for jobs / grad schools you realize that NYU is actually a solid school with some very competitive students. NYU’s overall admitted student stats are less impressive, but that doesn’t mean their education is bad or that their output is bad. There are top notch specialized programs as well as awesome research and professional schools as well as all the opportunities of New York city that make it a desirable school. </p>
<p>While we might not think about NYU students much or worry that we are better/worse, putting NYU students down (in a non-joking way), only makes Columbia students seem immature and highly insecure.</p>