NYU | Columbia | Georgetown Tours

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This summer, I had the amazing opportunity to visit NYU, Columbia, and Georgetown for campus tours and information sessions. Each school had such a unique vibe, and seeing them in person made everything feel a lot more real. From campus culture to quirky traditions and career opportunities, here are some key things I learned and why I’m even more excited as I start applying.


NYU:

  • NYU feels like you’re living in the middle of New York City, not just going to school there. "The campus is the city."

  • The Entrepreneurial Lab was one of my favorite parts. People from all kinds of majors come together to pitch ideas and build startups. This is where companies like Twitter and Buzzfeed started.

  • Career support is strong. The Handshake platform and professional development center help with everything from resumes to mock interviews starting freshman year.

  • Everyone I saw seemed driven, creative, and already involved in something exciting.


Columbia:

  • The Core Curriculum stood out the most. Every student takes the same set of discussion-based classes, which creates a community that’s curious and sharp.

  • Columbia has some fun and unexpected traditions. There’s a swim test, a matcha-making club, and a story about the football team helping move books when the original library started sinking.

  • The Tree Lighting Ceremony on College Walk is a big moment that marks the start of the academic year. It made the campus feel magical.

  • With small class sizes and a low student-to-faculty ratio, Columbia feels like a place where people go deep and learn from each other constantly.


Georgetown: 

  • Georgetown really focuses on community and values. The idea of cura personalis, or care for the whole person, is built into everything from classes to campus life.

  • The campus is right in DC, so students are constantly involved in real-world projects like consulting, policy research, and internships.

  • I loved how global it felt. More than half of students study abroad, and there’s a program that lets you spend a semester downtown working on hands-on, DC-based projects.

  • Between the commitment to service, the international focus, and the close-knit campus, Georgetown felt like a place where people care deeply about what they’re doing and why it matters.


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