Office Lore
Our office has a number of staff members who graduated from CC or SEAS as undergrads. There are this many Columbia undergrad alums currently working in Undergrad Admissions.
What is seven?
This superhero has filmed several of his movies on our campus.
Who is Spiderman?
The first class at Columbia had this many students.
What is eight?
In 2023-2024, this type of area of study began to be phased out at Columbia.
What are concentrations?
Manhattan translates to "island of many hills" in the language of these people.
Who are the Lenni Lenape and Wappinger people?
Olivia is known for her Softball playing abilities. She has shown off her skills on this many teams.
What is three?
Ella went to high school with the granddaughter of this notable Columbia Law School alum.
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
The Columbia tune "Roar Lion Roar" was born in this decade.
What is the 1920s?
Columbia hosts two language exchange programs. These three schools are a part of these opportunities.
Who are Yale, Cornell and NYU?
This subway line is the longest in New York City.
What is the A?
This many folks in our office graduated with their Masters degrees this year.
What is five?
This Columbia attendee famously was photographed on the roof of Low Library before setting her sights on higher grounds.
Who is Amelia Earhardt?
Columbia had the first televised sporting event in this sport.
What is football?
Engineering Preview at Columbia (EPC) has not always been called EPC. It used to be named this.
What is Columbia Engineering Experience or CE2?
The New York Knicks have not been in the final since this year, until 2026!
What is 1999?
What is crew?
Jake Gyllenhaal had a brief Columbia stint where he was a resident of this residence hall.
What is John Jay?
Roaree is our beloved mascot, but in this year, Matilda the Harlem Goat was introduced as our mascot.
What is 1910?
There are this many partner schools in the STARS College Network.
What is 32?
What is 1883?
The legend herself, Diane McKoy, has been in the Columbia Undergraduate Admissions Office for this many years.
What is 46 years?
This Columbia alum wrote an op-ed titled "Enough is Enough".
Who is Julia Stiles?
Alma Mater's scepter was stolen and left on the doorstep of the Dean of this school.
What is Cornell?
The largest Columbia applicant pool, combined CC and SEAS, was this large.
What is 61,031?
The second governor of New Amsterdam. He made a road that is now know as Broadway.
Who is Peter Stuyvesant?