What's with all the bad reviews about the campus, administration, etc.?

Colleges & Universities Columbia University
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<p>I met hundreds of fellow students during my 4 years there, and many more in the almost 3 years since graduating. Among all those students, I have met exactly one who was deeply unhappy with their experience at Columbia (he really was much more cut out for a small, brainy LAC).</p>

<p>If you really want more details on a particular part of that poster’s rant, Rachael, by all means ask and the dozen or so current/former students will hold forth. As for my own contributions, I invite you to read the posts here, some of which I’m rather proud of:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/columbia-university/237231-columbia-vs-princeton-ed.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/columbia-university/237231-columbia-vs-princeton-ed.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Understanding Columbia as an institution and a culture is a complicated endeavor. Many rural LACs or state research universities are very much alike, but Columbia is almost completely unique in the world, for a variety of reasons, and draws a unique blend of talent to its student body.</p>