Columbia University in the City of New York Top Questions

The prototypical Columbia student is an independent, well-read, secular Jew, slightly hipster Econ-Poli Sc major, who didn't get into Princeton or Yale.

I think the main stereotype I encountered was that there was zero college community at Columbia. There are also stereotypes about working all the time, being incredibly liberal, and being idealistic and very socio-politically active.

douchey, resumee building, fake id owners from connecticut or NJ. many of them will hold jobs that pay well, and sound painfully boring... kind of smart...vaguely enthusiastic about liberal politics...

Snobby, pretentious, self-righteous, negative, over-achiever, genius, well-rounded, and the list goes on!

We're all Asian or Jewish.

I was told at the last Days on Campus that Columbia is considered the most studious of the Ivy's. That was definitely news to me.. also, I keep hearing of widespread cocaine use.

Overachieving, studious, pretentious

I've heard that Columbia students are generally unattractive, rich, arrogant, and/or all Jewish. Also, we're afraid to go beyond 125th St.

The place: a place devoid of human warmth and friendliness; average facilities and academics at the undergrad level; relies on the strength of its name to draw students-in; cash and resource starved; more red tape than the US government. Students: inferiority complex run wild; look diverse from outside, all the same on the inside; appear tolerant, but really just uninterested; not as smart as other top schools, not as cool as lower ranked schools.

Urbane, uber-liberal, tortured intellectuals. Depressed coke-heads. Nerdy and/or hipsters.

some stereotypes include our nerdiness, our anti-social behavior, and a wealthy ivy stereotypes.

Columbia pushes the "diversity" stereotype. Also that Columbia is in Harlem and unsafe.

smart, snotty, preppy, rich

We are smart and nerdy

We don't party/don't have fun. We study all the time. We're all really smart and well-read. We're all democrats/educated hippies.

Stereotypes about the students include that they are weird, uber-liberal hipsters that end up going into either law, finance, or medicine. Stereotypes about Columbia include: a terrible administration that tries to tie down the students, horrible sports teams, no community feel on the campus, horrible advising services and career services, and that the Core curriculum is unbearable.

rich, preppy, nerdy, obnoxious, really smart

Columbia boys are socially akward (especially the freshmen) or really full of themselves (softmore and above). Columbia girls aren't as attractive as Barnard girls.

That Columbia is a city school with no campus life, and that the student body is really decentralized.

Columbia students are elitist or stuck up Ivy-leaguers.