Columbia University
- Guys & Girls

Just Right

There is a decent amount of good-looking people at Columbia... some very good-looking people. Lots of these types of people are pretty social and easy to meet, starting freshman year, at bars, frats, special event parties, and more casually, in class, around your dorm, at the library, or at the gym. If you want to be social, it is really easy to be social and meet lots of fun people who actually have both great looks and good personalities. There isn't a lot of dating here, mostly hooking up, but maybe dating comes a bit later. I love the social life here in comparison to other fratty, huge schools. I feel like I know so many of the people, have plenty more to meet, and I honestly love how adult it feels to go out to bars and nice parties almost every night of every weekend.

Passionate Students and Lots of Clubs

You'll find all sorts of people here. Also, many students turn to clubs in order to fill any gaps in their social life, so Columbia students are generally very passionate about things. Basically, students are very diverse, so it's not like the population is homogenous. As far as fashion goes: this is not an Uggs and sweatpants college. We are laid-back but still, we wear real clothes.

The guy scene is tough from a woman's point of view; easily a large percentage of men are gay, while the straight ones are shared with Barnard women across the street. The girls are not bad either, and they are abundant.

Columbia's "Characters"

There are a few notably well-dressed individuals on campus who fit the typical "fashionable New Yorker" look. For the most part, everyone has their own style. In terms of personalities, the average Columbian is what I'd like to call a "character". You can find pretty much any type from Cthulhu worshipping sci-fi nerds to passionate Socialists to drag queen divas. Nearly everyone I've met here is uniquely interesting if you take the time to get to know them. When it comes to relationships, hook-ups occasionally happen and some friends are able to maintain long distance relationships, so it's really up to each person.