Wouldn t recommend. I ve made some long term frien...

Wouldn t recommend. I ve made some long term friends and made some great connection however the tuition is 100% not worth it. It rises every year. I studied journalism and a handful of my instructors were part time and it showed in how much they cared about their course, sad. The housing is way to expensive and there s no thought put in to how the roommate situation goes. They ll put you with anyone. The only reason you should live in student housing is if you re wealth, you re an RA (free rent), or only do it for the first year or first semester to make friends. Live on the north, south, or west side and commute downtown. The school overall needs a revamping in my eyes. I think of the freshman that enroll every year and the production the school puts on and how quickly all that energy dies. If you really choose to come here be prepared to have to seek out of lot of work, findings, and city life on your own. Columbia doesn t do much besides provide scraps and a roof with some instructors. A few teachers are definitely gems but the majority aren t memorable. And lastly PICK UP SOME CHEAP COLLEGE CREDITS AT HAROLD WASHINGTON DOWN THE STREET OVER THE SUMMER!!!! Will save you a bucket of money while attending columbia