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From Columbia University
This is a place unlike any other. Where a renowned Core Curriculum is fueled by an incredibly diverse community. 6,000 undergraduate students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries find a home on our residential campus in Morningside Heights: your corner of New York City. Undergraduates in Columbia College and Columbia Engineering can choose from nearly 100 areas of study and enhance their classroom conversations through research at 200+ research centers and institutes. Your Columbia education will be the foundation for a lifetime of learning, collaboration, and the unending pursuit of truth and understanding.
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Virtual Student Q&A Chat: The Core Curriculum
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Join us for an informal conversation with current undergraduate students from both Columbia College and Columbia Engineering. Take this opportunity to chat and engage with current students, and learn more about the Core Curriculum. Q&A Chats are presented as livestreams on YouTube, and participants can use the chat feature to submit questions for the student presenters to address. Please note that there will not be time to address all questions, and questions unrelated to the Q&A topic will not be answered. Note that the times listed above are in Eastern Time. Please coordinate with the time zone of your location. English-language auto-generated closed captioning is available for all of our virtual events.
Virtual Student Q&A Chat: Living in NYC
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Join us for an informal conversation with current undergraduate students from both Columbia College and Columbia Engineering. Take this opportunity to chat and engage with current students, and learn more about what it is like to live in New York City. Q&A Chats are presented as livestreams on YouTube, and participants can use the chat feature to submit questions for the student presenters to address. Please note that there will not be time to address all questions, and questions unrelated to the Q&A topic will not be answered. Note that the times listed above are in Eastern Time. Please coordinate with the time zone of your location. English-language auto-generated closed captioning is available for all of our virtual events.
Virtual Financial Aid Information Session
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Information sessions provide an one-hour overview of Columbia University campus history, the undergraduate Core Curriculum, student life, New York City, research and internships, undergraduate admissions and the financial aid process. Sessions are presented webinar-style through Zoom by a current undergraduate student and a staff member of Undergraduate Admissions. Participants can ask questions through the Q&A function on Zoom, and time is set aside to answer questions throughout. Note that the times listed above are in Eastern Time. Please coordinate with the time zone of your location. English-language auto-generated closed captioning is available for all of our virtual events.
Virtual Student Q&A Chat: Columbia 101
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Join us for an informal conversation with current undergraduate students from both Columbia College and Columbia Engineering. Take this opportunity to chat and engage with current students, and learn more about Columbia. Q&A Chats are presented as livestreams on YouTube, and participants can use the chat feature to submit questions for the student presenters to address. Please note that there will not be time to address all questions, and questions unrelated to the Q&A topic will not be answered. Note that the times listed above are in Eastern Time. Please coordinate with the time zone of your location. English-language auto-generated closed captioning is available for all of our virtual events.
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The Core Curriculum
For more than 100 years, the Core Curriculum has been the defining element of a Columbia College education. It’s a communal learning experience that cultivates community-wide discourse and deliberate contemplation around seminal works, contemporary issues and humanity’s most enduring questions.
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Beyond academics, I loved engaging with the community through Peer Health Exchange (now S-HEAL), where I educated high school students on health and wellness. This experience enhanced my communication skills and deepened my commitment to public health.
Writing for The Spectator allowed me to make scientific concepts accessible, improving my ability to articulate ideas clearly. Additionally, Columbia’s vibrant arts scene, from Miller Theatre performances to Wallach Art Gallery exhibitions, provided a rich cultural balance to my studies.
Overall, Columbia offered a holistic education, blending rigorous science, arts, and community involvement, preparing me well for the future.