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THE 40-YEAR DECISION ATHLETICS AT COLUMBIA: AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME

Choosing a college isn’t a four-year decision; it’s a 40-year decision. From campus to classes, academics to culture, there’s a lot to consider. Columbia University and Columbia Athletics provides the opportunity of a lifetime: not just in the four years competing for the Lions, but in the 40-years following. #ONLYHERE at Columbia, can you get an ELITE IVY LEAGUE EDUCATION, play NCAA Division I ATHLETICS, and set yourself up for LIFE!

WHAT ATTENDING COLUMBIA DID FOR ME

Former Columbia student-athletes reflect on their Columbia University athletics and academic experience:

Note: Former student-athletes Lisa Carnoy, Jonathan Lavine, Rolando Acosta, and Andrew Barth are all on Columbia University's current Board of Trustees.

STATISTICS

RECRUITING PROCESS MINDSET: This is a 40-year choice, not a four-year one. The goal is to use your athletic abilities to get into the strongest academic school possible. Attending a high-academic institution can change your life after your playing career is over! Graduating from an Ivy League school can open doors for you because employers know immediately that you went to an extremely competitive school. Student-athletes who graduate from Ivy League schools are in high demand on the job market.

COLUMBIANS MAKING AN IMPACT
In Order: Barack Obama, Alexander Hamilton, Alicia Keys, Allen Ginsberg, Amanda Peet, Andrew Yang, Art Garfunkel, Ben Platt, Chelsea Clinton, Cynthia Nixon, Amelia Earhart, Dr. Jennifer Ashton, Dr. Ruth, Emmy Rossum, Erik Garcetti, J.D. Salinger, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Franco, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julia Stiles, Kate McKinnon, Langston Hughes, Lauryn Hill, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Presidents Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt, Ruth Bader-Ginsburg, Sally Krawcheck, Sami Gayle, Sandy Koufax, Sara Ali Khan, Timothy Chamalet, Trish Regan, Ursula Burns, Warren Buffett, Zora Neale Hurston, Bill de Blasio.
THEY COMPETED FOR COLUMBIA!
In Order: Katie Meili (swimming), Beto O'Rourke (rowing), Brian Dennehy (football), Chet Forte (basketball), Cristina Teuscher (swimming), Erison Hurtault (track and field), Gene Larkin (baseball), George Stephanopoulos (wrestling), Jack Kerouac (football), Lou Gehrig (baseball), Matthew Fox (football), Tinsley Mortimer (tennis), Sid Luckman (football), NIcole Ross (fencing), Nzinga Prescod (fencing), Margaret Lu (fencing), Paul Governali (football), Erinn Smart (fencing), Norman Armitage (fencing), Katy Bilodeaux (fencing), George Starke (football), John Witkowski (football), Eddie Collins (baseball), Frank Seminara (baseball), Marcellus Wiley (football), Robert K. Kraft (football), Jim McMillian (basketball), Osama Khalifa (squash), Amr Aly (soccer).
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