Columbia University!

[Stormgal]

Could not get u? Why do u say this?

I don't know, everyone that I met from Columbia university has that little "textbook" only smarts. People who are like not from the real world - but from a world where textbooks and campus are priority. People who don't know what it's like to work in order to live, people who have never suffered, but who have their parents pay for all and everything. Brats- that's probably the proper expression.

Like I said before, I would rather attend NYU, but if they don't accept me, then my other choices will be Pace or Fordham. It's just that I don't believe in a culture where textbooks rule and no one has had any real life problems

[Meraj]

I don't know, everyone that I met from Columbia university has that little "textbook" only smarts. People who are like not from the real world - but from a world where textbooks and campus are priority. People who don't know what it's like to work in order to live, people who have never suffered, but who have their parents pay for all and everything. Brats- that's probably the proper expression.

Like I said before, I would rather attend NYU, but if they don't accept me, then my other choices will be Pace or Fordham. It's just that I don't believe in a culture where textbooks rule and no one has had any real life problems

Hi

I asked someone who studied in CU about your comments. He told me
" ... come and you will see."

However, NYU is a good school too. So best of luck.

-Meraj

[MsDemeanor]

Meraj-
I'm looking pretty seriously at Columbia as well for a different field than CS...

If the department has the people you want to work with, I would say go for it.

I don't find stormgals arguments convincing As a reason not to attend there as a grad student.- it's mostly based on the fact that she didn't like the people she met from there, not on some sort of low job placement after graduation, or poor research facilities.

When I visited Columbia, I ran into a lot of undergraduate brats- who fit that stereotype of rich little girls (especially the girls, my god, they were bratty, I agree). But the grad students didn't at all. Most I met were either funded or working in industry to get the tuition paid. Many were holding down full time positions while completing PhD's. They knew how to work for a living. Most were applying the stuff they were doing in school to the jobs they were holding- and several had even applied for and gotten their OWN grants from NIH etc. Can you imagine being able to say to your professor- "Hey I got this grant, do you want to work with me on it..." That takes a lot of dedication, hard work and determination.

[gforce]

Pretty surprising information on Columbia.
Any more opinions??

[ChoBaka]

Meraj-
I'm looking pretty seriously at Columbia as well for a different field than CS...

If the department has the people you want to work with, I would say go for it.

I don't find stormgals arguments convincing As a reason not to attend there as a grad student.- it's mostly based on the fact that she didn't like the people she met from there, not on some sort of low job placement after graduation, or poor research facilities.

When I visited Columbia, I ran into a lot of undergraduate brats- who fit that stereotype of rich little girls (especially the girls, my god, they were bratty, I agree). But the grad students didn't at all. Most I met were either funded or working in industry to get the tuition paid. Many were holding down full time positions while completing PhD's. They knew how to work for a living. Most were applying the stuff they were doing in school to the jobs they were holding- and several had even applied for and gotten their OWN grants from NIH etc. Can you imagine being able to say to your professor- "Hey I got this grant, do you want to work with me on it..." That takes a lot of dedication, hard work and determination.

Grad students at Columbia are highly self-motivated and have good industry contacts because of the school's location. New York attracts a lot of self-motivated go-getting achievers. The undergraduates tend to be bratty and rich, but they are also smart and go-getters themselves.

[gruvenlife]

I'll be there next year!!! (MS in EE)

I really want to go for PhD though.. trying really hard to come up with some funding before the semester starts!

[MsDemeanor]

Well, we'll have to have a TM get-together. hee hee, although I won't be there until January- locking into a contract that I have to finish. And there there is still UW as another option... but I really prefer NYC to Seattle.

[gforce]

A TM meet?!? I'm game for it.

[MsDemeanor]

G-Force,

My door is always open.... as soon as I get a door (A very expensive, NYC door that is...

No official letter yet, just a few ambiguous questions about my language abilities...

Still, it is looking good, for someone who has yet to submit a complete application...

[gruvenlife]

It looks like hard work and perserverance pays off! I just received funding (TA) for this year at CU. 2100/mo + Tuition + Health. If you're curious my stats are posted somewhere in the forum. Thanks for all the help and support!!!