Columbia Fun Factz
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What is Columbia blue?
You hate it, yet you use it. #OpentoWork!
What is Linkedin?
Walk into any Columbia Business School mixer or Midtown happy hour, and you’re bound to see a sea of finance guys wearing fleece vests made by this brand.
What is Patagonia?
This term refers either to the biggest monthly bill you have, or a word in the phrase “living blank-free within your head”
What is rent?
This is literally the only train that stops at Columbia.
What is the 1 train?
A Baroness and an icon, this famous administrator stepped down in disgrace.
Who is Minouche Shafik?
its green and mowed and you should touch it.
What is grass?
In the world of luxury fitness that many finance grads aspire to, this club’s $300+ monthly membership is often justified solely by the eucalyptus-scented towels.
What is Equinox?
This alcoholic concoction consists of water, vodka, MiO, and regret
What is a borg?
Famous for their signature combo over rice, there are two of these food trucks within a 1 block radius outside the campus gates
What is Hooda Halal?
This famous actor dropped out of Columbia to finish his studies at an inferior school, NYU while filming scenes for the film Interstellar.
Who is Timothee Chalamet?
Transactional relationships abound in these sweaty social hours, where you awkwardly shuffle from conversation to conversation to beg for employment
What is a networking event?
This accoutrement is donned by people who surely have never experienced cold weather, but feel comfort knowing they are being swaddled by the feathers of the finest geese
What is Canada Goose?
A term either used to refer to the act of killing, or as an exclamation to describe something as awesome.
What is slay?
This is the bar you’re always excited to attend to get a game of pool or darts in, and yet always is full of only freshmen undergrads
What is 1020?
This famous archive includes some of the biggest names at Columbia, some of whom even took a visit to a certain infamous island.
What are the Epstein files?
You swear to the recruiter you spent hours crafting this personalized document, but actually, you just asked ChatGPT to "make me sound highly employable."
What is a cover letter?
Your date happily exclaims, “thank god you own this, I was tired of seeing green text bubbles from other guys.”
What is an iPhone?
In the olden days, you used to swipe this to get in the station, but now all the cool kids just tap their phones
What is a metrocard?
Whether you're taking a study break or walking your dog, you know you've left the immediate campus bubble if you find yourself walking down a massive, steep set of stairs into this eastern border park
What is Morningside Park?
This incredible guy makes all the amazing surveys that get sent to your inbox, which you most likely don’t fill out.
Who is the Quality of Life chair?
This three-letter acronym represents the holy trinity of consulting firms where ambitious graduates go to make PowerPoint slides for 80 hours a week.
What is MBB? (McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Bain)
When Tinder and Hinge do not suffice, this dating app can connect you with the richest and brightest of the world...if you can get invited.
What is Raya?
A term used in the looksmaxxing community to refer to you outclassing another person
What is mogging?
To survive the NYC housing market and sign a lease without a wealthy guarantor, landlords require your annual salary to meet or exceed this seemingly impossible multiple of your monthly rent.
What is the 40x rule?