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COLLEGEPOND ADMITS 2016


Number of
University Name Course Name
Students
Stanford University MS&E 1
IEOR 1
Berkeley Product Development Program 1
MIS 1
MSOR 1
Columbia University Chemical Engineering 1
Sports Management 1
ECE 5
University of
Chemical Engineering 2
Pennsylvania
CS 4
Sports Management 1
UT Austin
Chemical 1
IEOR 1
Cornell University
Chemical- PHD 1
Environmental Engineering 2
Material Science and Engineering 1
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CMU
MS of Science in Energy Science
1
Technology and Policy
MSIM 9
University of Michigan Supply Chain Management 1
Ann Arbor ECE 4
Chemical/Material 1
Environmental Engineering 1
John Hopkins University
Molecular Microbiology and
1
Immunology.
ETS Zurich Process Engg 1
Kelley MIS 8
University of California
CS 5
Los Angeles
IEOR 2
University of Illinois at
MSF Program 1
Urbana Champaign
Chemical- PHD 1
Pratt University IS 1
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COLLEGEPOND ADMITS 2016

CS 3
Pennsylvania State
IEOR 4
University
ECE 2
University of Maryland MIS 15
College Park SCM 1
CS 1
IEOR 1
Purdue University
Chemical Engineering 1
MIS/BA 2
ECE 1
University of Minnesota
MSBA 1
Twin Cities
MIS 2
IEOR 7
Virginia tech CS 1
Construction Management 1
BA 1
IEOR 2
Texas A&M University
MS Energy 1
Sports Management 1
University of California, MIS 1
Santa Barbara Chemical-PHD
University of California, ECE 1
San Diego CS 1
ECE 1
University of
MIS 1
Massachusetts,Amherst
CS 1
University of California
CS 2
Santa Cruz
University of Southern SCM 1
California ECE 1
University of Rochester Finance 1
University of Washington MISM 9
MIS 6
Material Sci and Engg 1
University of Florida
Environmental Engineering 1
Civil and Coastal Engineering 2

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 #13 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Tell me about the University? Where can I get Indian food?

Columbia has a unique culture and school spirit. Feedback#3 None near the campus, though
The intense workload and level of academic rigor there are plenty in NYC. I would recommend
bring students together in a culture of cozy ordering online from Fresco (Awesome desi-
complaints. Columbians constantly whine about food at your doorsteps).!!
their amount of work, but they also find a way to
come together and persevere, and friendships are
formed in this shared struggle. The Columbia
How do I travel around?

experience is an incredible one, and any student
Feedback#2 No concession for students.
lucky enough to get in should definitely take
Subways available every 5 mins. They have
advantage of such a w onderful, rare opportunity!
monthly pass for approx $120 unlimited rides.

OR single o ne w ay ride for $2.75.
How is the location? Feedback#3 There are no student discounts on
any public transport. Buses and Metros are
Columbia is located in The Manhattan district of awesome and all you could probably need for
New York. Need we say more? The city has transportation. Columbia students have one
something for everyone, as long as you're w illing to benefit though, a shuttle runs in the entire
look. While the area immediately surrounding campus periodically and usually comes handy if
campus does have its fair share of bars, you have to leave for home late in the night. Oh,
restaurants, and cafs, there is so much more to be if it's too late in the night, Columbia patrol
explored a subway ride away. Students should cars/Public Safety will also drop you home if
embrace the freedom of the city, and go out and you show your ID
explore it. If you like art, go explore the Museum
Mile or galleries in Chelsea. Check out the dingy
venues downtown or in Brooklyn if you love music.
If you miss the outdoors, go frolic in Central Park
What are my options for
for a few hours o n a spring d ay accommodation?

Feedback#1 $1000 per month at an average is
Whats the weather like? the rent of apartments in the vicinity.
Feedback#2 UAH & I-house - These require a
New York is fortunate enough to get all four separate application to be filled o ut. Off-campus-
seasons. While the majority of the academic year People prefer staying between 110th street and
occurs during wintry months, students do get to 125th street close to Broadway and Amsterdam
experience the loveliness of fall and spring in the Avenue. Single room - Approx $900. Shared
city. These are made especially enjoyable in room - Approx $500
contrast to the oppressive cold which marks a Feedback#3 195 Claremont Av, Carleton Arms
Northeastern winter. Winds are strong due to Riverside Drive, 156 Claremont Av. These are
campus being located near the Hudson River, and locations of University apartments where some
snow is a fairly frequent occurrence. One thing of my MS friends stay. Obviously there are so
which seems to o ccur no matter what the season is many more. $ 700 - $1200 is the rent.
rain. Many students from drier climates find
themselves scrambling to buy rain boots and
umbrellas within the first few months of arriving at How many Indians in the
Columbia. Minimum temperature -15 and
Maximum temperature 30. Actually sunny, winter, University?
rainy and windy are not enough to describe the
climate here. Add snow, hail, blizzards, humidity, There is a majority of Indians in the Masters
hot and pleasant to it as well. course. Around 60%, but the courses are taken
by undergrads and PhD students as well, so it is
not necessary you will see the same proportion
in the classes you take. Desi-folks are plenty in
number. Roughly 100 Indians in CS department 7
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How are the studies? Are there Internship
Opportunities?
Feedback#1 I'm studying Mechanical Engineering in
the Energy track. As far as I know this track is one of Feedback#1 I really hope it is easy. But yes,
the best within Mechanical Engineering here. This getting internship in startups is not that difficult
department here is very good overall with some good especially for the energy track.
research going on. Specializations available- Energy, Feedback#2Decent. Many networking
Robotics, Nanotech or Standard Track. Only 4 mech opportunities available but depends on your
courses compulsory and a math course. Electives can specialization and interest
be taken from any department or from any Columbia Feedback#3If you are a fresher (like I am), be
school. Its a one and a half year course i.e 3 semesters. prepared to be mentally and physically stressed
Feedback#3Think twice before applying to Columbia out, because getting internship is not easy. You
for MS in CS. If you want to party in US, do not apply will see tons of companies coming every week and
for CS here. If you are not passionate about CS or just that is quite reassuring, but you will almost always
applying because it's an Ivy League school or because be ignored when compared to kids with work-ex.
it's New York or whatever, YOU WILL SUFFER. I have And by work-ex I mean Flipkart, Samsung, Google,
never worked so hard in my life ever before, but the Cisco etc. So it is not a piece of cake unlike those
end result is just fabulous. I have learned more in the Infosys/TCS interviews back in India. On a positive
past 6 months here, than in my entire 4 years in note, I have seen a lot of my friends get in
under-grad. 4 courses in one semester takes a big toll Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Twitter, Factual,
on you. Teachers are GOD-level. I feel so blessed to be Zynga, Amazon etc. and being in Columbia means
a student of such amazing professors. They are very these companies w ill come to you first before they
warm, they LOVE their students and help them out in go to other colleges. The career fair Columbia had
every way. Courses are again fabulous, because last year saw more than a 100 hundred
professors are so great. Believe me, if you hated companies. Students from Brown, Yale and NYU
algorithms or programming languages and came to Columbia to visit our career fair, so you
translators back in undergrad, you will end up loving will have a lot of company names flying around
it here. There are some light courses, some heavy daily.
ones. It's quite essential to balance things out here. I Feedback#4 Plenty of internship opportunities
am currently enrolled in the Machine Learning track for internships since Columbia is well connected
here. You will find some of the best professors and and you will be based in NYC
courses if you are interested in machine learning. But Feedback#5 Because of the name 'Columbia'
let me warn you It's not easy!! It is a lot of math and itself, there are tons of companies that come here.
stats. There are some really amazing courses for NLP, So internship and job opportunities are plenty.
Networks and Security, Distributed Systems and However, the interview process is extremely
Vision as well. rigorous and it is difficult to convert a call to an
Feedback#4 I am a Masters in Computer Science offer. Also, since it is located in NYC, there are a lot
student at Columbia in the Machine Learning track. It of startups here. The career fair (for engineering)
is a 1.5 year course where you have to finish 30 is filled with opportunities. There are so many
credits. Apart from courses you can also do projects companies that come here that I couldn't even
for courses. There a lot of notable ML faculty and visit all of them in a span of 4 hours. So you have
researches so plenty of opportunities in this field to pick and prioritize the companies you want to
Feedback#5 Columbia is an awesome university. The visit at the career fair. it's really important to
faculty in the CS department is really good. Some of apply for internships early here due to a lot of
the professors here are really established luminaries competition. So I suggest that you tell students to
in their fields so it's great to learn from them. As for read the book "Cracking the coding Interview"
CS, it is a very very hard course. The workload at before they come here. It is a must to land an
Columbia doesn't make it easy at all. I suggest that internship.
you tell students who are on the fence about CS to not
take it up. CS is meant for only those students w ho are
really interested in the field. Interested students will
love it here since there is a lot to learn. As for the
workload, assignments come thick and fast and there
is minimal free time. But the courses here are brilliant
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Anything to do on Campus? What do youll do on weekends?

While Columbians are definitely proud of their Feedback#2 1020 bar, Times Square, Brooklyn
school, the majority of that pride comes from Bridge, Central Park, Riverside park etc.
academics, not athletics. Columbia boasts modern Feedback#3 Riverside Park, Central Park,
athletic facilities at the on-campus Dodge Fitness Morningside Park, Lovely pier on the Hudson
Center. Additionally, Columbia has a club sport and river. Riverside Park is my favorite. It has
intramural scene which is most active on campus multiple football courts, basketball courts, beach
lawns during the warmer parts of the year. It is in volleyball area, ping pong tables, skateboarding
fact one of the best experiences of my life. I don't and bmx rinks if you are into that, tennis courts,
think you will face any problems if you are coming street gyms, and a lovely view of the Hudson
here to learn and grow. There is knowledge and river. Then there are places downtown like
opportunity everywhere here, you should just have Brooklyn Bridge, Empire State, One Word Trade
your priorities straight and have correct attitude. I Center, Rockefeller Center.
know the tuition and rent and everything is quite
exorbitant here, but trust me you will recover it
very soon. Every penny is worth it here and you
How is the placement scenario?
could not ask for more from a MS program.
Firms hat frequently hire grads from Columbia:
How expensive is the living? Morgan Stanley, MTV and W orld Bank Group.
Companies in the city: American Express, AOL,
Feedback#2 Around $200-250 per month. C-town, Apple, Deloitte, Tumblr and J P Morgan.
99 Cents are places to get groceries. Feedback#1Off campus opportunities are
Feedback#3 Be ready to get ripped-off in every limited. there are 2 career fairs every semester. I
possible way. Roughly, monthly expenses come to don't remember w hich month.
$1000+ even when you have tried to live like a Feedback#2 Off campus part time jobs
beggar. It can go much more depending on lifestyle. abundant. For a full time job with the company
C-Town Supermarket: SASTA AUR ACCHA (Big of interest, it is difficult without a reference. I
Bazar), MET/METs: student discount and Fairway would suggest getting an internship and
(you will find everything here and it is of good converting it to a full time. Career fair takes
quality but a slight bit expensive). place twice each semester. No fixed month.
Feedback#4 If you cook regularly it can be <$500 Feedback#3 I have not seen anyone do anything
otherwise greater. C - Town , MET are stores to go off-campus ever. Campus is the best place to be
to for groceries. and you will not get more opportunities off-
campus than you will on-campus. Columbia
career fairs are a bit late. In fall its around
October and in Feb during spring. Another lovely
thing about Columbia is that there is a separate
career fair that brings only start ups. New York
city has the highest number of startups after SF
obviously. So you will have that advantage as
well.
Feedback#4 Again since you are based in NYC,
many off campus opportunities as well. Spring-
End of Feb, Fall- End of September.

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