Whether you hate to love it or love to hate it (or somewhere in between), the Core Curriculum is the quintessential Columbia experience. Now it's just time to figure out how to survive it.
Columbia sits at the very north end of the Upper West Side, a diverse Manhattan neighborhood that stretches south to the edge of Central Park at 59th Street. Within walking distance is a chunk of the city filled with historic architecture and current controversies worth keeping on your radar as a temporary resident of this part of the island.
Whether you hate to love it or love to hate it (or somewhere in between), the Core Curriculum is the quintessential Columbia experience. Now it's just time to figure out how to survive it.
Outside the campus gates, there’s an entirely different set of movers and shakers, better known as the eccentric, dramatic, and sometimes corrupt politicians of Morningside Heights and West Harlem.
