Columbia University in the City of New York

The core curriculum is challenging but worth it. Beautiful campus. Students are extremely intelligent. The history faculty is excellent.

Course load can be overwhelming. It's easy to get lost in a sea of students. The computer science department is too theoretical.

The community and diversity

There is too much to do and not enough time with schoolwork

Being in the City, but living on a gorgeous campus

Can be difficult to make worthwhile friendships because of courseload/nature of the city

The environment was amazing. People were happy, friendly, and excited about life. Yes, I would go again, and recommend it.

The price is a little high, but worth it.

It has an amazing library and some incredible resources. The professors tend to be excellent, and it is a well-connected school.

General snobbery. The fellow who gave us a tour there was a complete jerk, and he acted as though we were not worthy to tour his school! He made constant errors while talking-up his school (he...