The Fall 2021 incoming class comprises a diverse group of students. Below, a few of them share their stories, highlighting their experiences and backgrounds before coming to GS to now—all of it culminating in their enrollment at Columbia University.
Columbia University has partnered with national nonprofit Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP) to host a Humanities Academic Boot Camp from August 1-6.
The School of General Studies at Columbia University and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health have established a Dual BA-MPH Degree Program Program that will fast-track world-class training for students pursuing public health careers.
Andrew Satz '15GS, '18SEAS is the founder of EVQLV, which uses data science to tackle some of healthcare’s major challenges. An ambitious alumnus, he reflects on his GS experience and discusses the future implications of his business.
Pritika Swarup’s ’21GS journey has been anything but traditional. Having graduated this past spring with a degree in financial economics, Swarup is learning from her past experiences, investing in herself, and preparing to take the beauty industry by storm with her new skincare brand, Prakti.
This year’s Columbia University Medical School Fair saw the largest attendee turnout in its history for the traditionally one-day on-campus event, that instead spanned over the course of several weeks in the Spring 2021 semester and allowed students to engage in more one-on-one conversations with prospective medical schools and programs.
GS Welcomes Record Number of Students to Fall 2021 International Dual Degree Programs Incoming Class
The Columbia University School of General Studies (GS) welcomes a new cohort of students to its International Dual Degree Programs with partner institutions Sciences Po, Trinity College Dublin, and Tel Aviv University.
This year’s virtual Reunion took place over two weeks and brought together GS alumni, students, family, and friends from all over the world to reconnect and celebrate virtually through a variety of new and exciting events.
Postbac Premed Program alumnus, Ivan Dominguez, describes filming the first successful face and bilateral hand transplant.
Mayumi Otsuki ’18GS knew that it was time for a change. After sending her youngest child off to college, she was inspired to do the same for herself when reflecting on her decision to be a stay-at-home mother for nearly 20 years due to cultural expectations that she encountered.
50 School of General Studies students were recently named as 2020-21 fellows -- three of these fellowship winners are the first GS students to receive their respective awards.
For many years, Gianna Paniagua enjoyed success as a freelance sculpture artist despite her childhood dream of becoming a doctor. As an infant heart transplant recipient, she had been advised by her team that a career in medicine would be too strenuous on her body. After undergoing several treatments and procedures as an adult, though, her team gave her the green light, and Paniagua enrolled in the Columbia University Postbac Premed Program soon after.