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The CCRA blog is authored by Columbia undergraduate researchers, who are invited to reflect on all aspects of the research process and their own undergraduate research experiences, beginning (but not ending) with the Core.
Category Archives: New York City
What to Do During the Summer: Study Abroad
Even as a senior, I am still mildly surprised when – in January, in the thick of winter – my peers begin to talk about their applications for various summer programs. My bemusement betrays a basic thickheadedness on my part, … Continue reading
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On The Swim Test
It’s late, a Saturday night near the end of January. I’ve signed up to take the swim test the next day in the early afternoon. I feel unsettled, anxious, even paranoid. Usually, to prepare for a test, I have some … Continue reading
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A More Concrete Guide to Research Using Columbia Libraries
Thanks to contributions from former CC Research Ambassadors, this blog can already provide you with useful information about the libraries’ resources and how those resources can enrich your studies as you move through the Core. As a former student employee … Continue reading
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What’s the Research Symposium Anyway? A Guide From a 2x Winner
Every October, Columbia invites students’ families to campus for a weekend full of “intellectual, informational, and social events designed to let you experience, if only for a few days, what it means to be a Columbia student.” The highlight … Continue reading
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Dressing for the Core
You are a typical Columbia College undergraduate student. CDC guidelines permitting, in your first year you live and breathe Columbia’s neoclassical (or Beaux-Arts, depending on who you ask) -style campus; and as far as academics go, the Core is all … Continue reading
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Where is the FUN in Funding? – Finding Funding as an Undergraduate Researcher in the Humanities
As Researchers in the humanities, we are all well aware that our noble pursuits, unfortunately, require one thing: money. We are also well aware that filtering through multiple databases to find that one niche fellowship that aligns with your … Continue reading
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How Do You Balance Taking Classes and Having a Job?
The mindset behind taking classes as a student and having a job as an entry-level employee are very different. While taking classes, we want to absorb knowledge and ask questions under high intellectual demand. While working as an employee, however, … Continue reading
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Discovering Humanity Through The Core
When reflecting on what is most valuable about the Core Curriculum at Columbia, I always think about the community it fosters. But a closely related benefit of the core, which is both a product of and a contributing factor to … Continue reading
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The Core and the City
Arguably, the two most defining features of the undergraduate experience at Columbia are the core curriculum and the school’s location in New York City. One of my favorite parts about Columbia has been the freedom to explore the city and … Continue reading
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Musing Ecclesiastes at the Cathedral of St. John
It was surprising to think back that, after completing CC, the most moving text to me was the chapter of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament—I thought, walking toward the Cathedral of St. John on Amsterdam avenue. I’ve always known about … Continue reading
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