Columbia College Chicago Top Questions

There really isn't a strong community of students at Columbia. Departments are just too big for students to know people outside of their classes. Additionally, the lack of a central campus and limited student housing adds to the disjointed feeling of the school.

The only I problem I had with that school was during the winter. Its locaion was in downtown Chicago, right off of lake Michigan. When winter came that part of town received the brunt of the chilled winds coming off of the lake.

The worst thing about my school is that it can be a great challenge to have Christian morals and beliefs that are not challenged on a daily basis. Although there are many people who share my beliefs at my school, and many who don't and are accepting of those beliefs, I find that with such a liberal community (which I truly adore for the most part), many people are uneducated and callous towards my beliefs. Without trying, or even meaning to, other students have been very offensive. I believe that this school is quite tolerant, but sometimes difficult.

The fact that there aren't any greeks at my school I would say is the worst thing because I myself would like to participate in a sorority but I figure that my education is more important right now so it can wait until after I graduate.

the fact that its so expensive. but that dosnt really bother me.

The worst thing about my school is the lack of athletics and extra-curricular activities. My school definitely allows for a unique environment, and it used to boast that it had no sports teams and homecoming games. The school brings a sense of orginality for students who are looking for a different school setting, but I feel that people who attend Columbia College and want athletics get left behind. To me it seems as though something is missing. While there is more focus on the individual, which does have its benefits, I feel there is less school pride.

The weather. It's Chicago. It's either too hot or too cold to go outside.

The fact that no matter how many classes you take or what classes you take, every teacher acts as though there the only class you have. There is usually little time to get all the homework done as well as collaborate which is what this school is about. The teachers at this school make it even harder when they decide that you need to work in small groups and everyone in your team lives in completely different places.

the administration, they are very unorganized, and rude.

It is so expensive, and only the black inner city kids get any real financial aid/scholarships from the school.

The worst thing about my school is the financial service building. No matter how much help you need with funding your education their on;y respond is to get a loan. Not every student can receive a student loan. There are some students who depend on scholarships and financial aid to fund their educational needs and goals.

It doesn't seem to be worth the money. I wish I would have stayed in California and went to a state school. I 've been to a state college in the past & I see no difference academically between it & Columbia. Columbia does have good resources for work after graduating but I don't know if it's worth that extra money when with research you can get the same information yourself.

Columbia is a school that, although highly focused on submersing students in their major, is not very challenging academically. I think most art schools have a stigma of being "easy" because they're not as focused on academics, and although I prefer not to go along with that stigma in some aspects I have found that to be very true at Columbia. It was hard for me to be challenged here to the best of my academic capabilities and although my program was very hands-on and offered some extremely interesting courses, overall I did not feel challenged.

The worst thing about my school is that many of the majors are separate. Most of a student's time at Columbia is spent at his or her major so they rarely interact with other majors. So the lack of overall community would be the worst thing.

The cost of living in Chicago is a little harsh. I mean, I know it is Chicago, but moving from Cincinnati, Chicago is definitely more expensive in every sense of living.

Many of the teachers at our school are not known working professionals like the school advertises, but grad students. which is not very reassuring career wise going into creative industries such as film, theater, etc. The dorm rooms at this school are more money than they're worth because they are not kept up very well other than rutine matinence when something breaks. Some of the classes at the school are not needed and seem to be there only to waste the student's money. School concentrates on plder techniques in the industry rather than what they are using today.

There isn't anything that I hate.

I can't think of anything that is bad or needs improvement.

The worst thing about my school is the time space in between classes. Because Columbia uses the city as its campus, the buildings are all over downtown, so you may only have ten minutes to to get to your next class five blocks away.

The social scene -- Columbia attracts a lot of trendy kids who somehow manage to rule the whole social scene.