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I find the fact that Columbia has the simple “college atmosphere” with a strong sense of school pride, despite its infamy as a city school, most appealing...

 

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A few months ago, an admission officer from Columbia came to Korea. I was already a big fan of Columbia then, so I readily went to the admission seminar...

 

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When I was a child, my parents both worked full-time. So my grandma cared for me after kindergarten on. As I lived with my grandparents, I was absorbed into their lifestyles...