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| − | + | A '''transfer student''' is someone who thought Columbia would be better than his or her first-choice college. He or she then endured an even steeper admissions battle than four-year students. Naïve at first, but respectable. In [[Columbia College]], transfer students have to do the entire [[Core Curriculum]] in 2-3 years, depending on when they transferred, and have to forge social lives without the starting point of a first-year hall culture. | |
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| + | *[[DeWitt Clinton]] - C 1787 - from [[Princeton University]] | ||
| + | *[[Gary Cohen]] C'81 - from [[University of Pennsylvania]] | ||
| + | *[[Barack Obama]] C'83 - from Occidental College | ||
| + | *[[Rider Strong]] C'04 - from Occidental College | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:55, 17 July 2010
A transfer student is someone who thought Columbia would be better than his or her first-choice college. He or she then endured an even steeper admissions battle than four-year students. Naïve at first, but respectable. In Columbia College, transfer students have to do the entire Core Curriculum in 2-3 years, depending on when they transferred, and have to forge social lives without the starting point of a first-year hall culture.
Famous transfer students
- DeWitt Clinton - C 1787 - from Princeton University
- Gary Cohen C'81 - from University of Pennsylvania
- Barack Obama C'83 - from Occidental College
- Rider Strong C'04 - from Occidental College
