Columbia GS or Swarthmore?
Hi guys I am a first year applicant of fall 2021 who has more than one year gap year experiences. I am struggling with two offers - Columbia GS or Swarthmore College. I’m interested in IB and hedge fund, planning to study math and CS.
Columbia GS has great location, alumni networking but I am worrying that will recruiters treat GSers as the second class citizens (compared to CC and SEAS)?
I love Swarthmore’s academic and vibe but it’s a pretty small college so I am worrying about whether I will be disadvantaged on school’s reputation, alumni networking and location.
Please feel free to give me your suggestion! Thank you!
Would definitely go to Swarthmore over GS. Smaller but stronger alumni and less competition for positions. Unfortunately GS is not perceived as being the same as CC/SEAS, and people reviewing your application will probably be from CC/SEAS. GS might also impact your on campus experience (getting into proper clubs, etc).
Swarthmore and don't look back. The smaller alumni network should be able to respond at a higher rate and be able to build connections faster.
There are plenty of successful GSers at Columbia. If you prefer Swarthmore go for it but you should not be concerned about being a "second-class citizen" at Columbia if you're not CC/SEAS. That extends to Barnard as well, everyone has access to the same recruiting.
100p true. I am a SEAS grad, some of the smartest people at Columbia are GS and when I was in club leadership we made sure to recruit GSers.
honestly, can't make a wrong decision here. You can get incredible outcomes either way.
if you like to party go to columbia. swarthmore sucks balls in that department speaking as a student
I graduated from GS last year. Having Columbia on the resume is definitely a plus for recruiting. Didn't recruit for IB but had no issues with getting eyeballs from family offices, hf and investment research type of roles, not to mention that I'm an international student
What is the difference been columbia college and columbia gs?
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