Columbia is a good school. Very generally, many of the kids I ve encountered who come out of there are very scholarly and philosophical, but lack the practicality and utilitarian skill to be good additions to a diverse workforce. They may become excellent think tank speculators and or possibly even educators, but if I wanted to hire someone for an operational role, I would much rather go to NYU.
Columbia U has produced three US PresidentsObamaFDRTheodore RooseveltNot as sterling as Harvard and Yale, but still quite impressive. It s a notch better than NYU.
Columbia is one of the best. It has a very good reputation in NYC, although, it is tough to get into.Good luck