“Obama did not attend “Columbia College.” He attended Columbia University’s “School of General Studies.” This is an alternative program run by the University and has evening seminars” and “special programs”, intended for part-time, or working students. It’s OK, but it ain’t “Columbia College.” Pretty much “walk-in” admission.”
I am pretty sure that you just made this up. There is no Columbia College in NYC, and Columbia University is not an alternative program with walk-in admission. I will never understand why FR posters make things up and post them. That is what the libs do, not conservatives. Please cite a source for your information.
Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Graduate School of
Arts, School of the Arts and Sciences, Faculty of
Arts and Sciences, Graduate School of
Barnard College (Affiliate)
Business, Graduate School of
Columbia College
Continuing Education, School of
Dental Medicine, College of
Engineering and Applied Science, The Fu Foundation School of
General Studies, School of
Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
International and Public Affairs, School of
Jewish Theological Seminary (Affiliate)
Journalism, Graduate School of
Law, School of
Nursing, School of
Physicians and Surgeons, College of
Public Health, Mailman School of
Social Work, School of
Teachers College (Affiliate)
Union Theological Seminary (Affiliate)
Source: Columbia University website.
Doc, to reiterate, The School of General Studies is a handy place. One could drop in and take a course not offered by one's own institution, or whatever. It is not the same as going to Columbia College. If you go to Columbia General Studies long enough, and take enough courses, and matriculate, you can get a degree from the University. You still did not go to Columbia College.
Columbia College is (a) small, (b) elite, (c) very hard to get into. Columbia General Studies requires you to be (a) breathing (b) be able to pay tuition one way or another.
I in no way wish to disparage Columbia General Studies, and this fantastic opportunity it offers folks who are not "mainstream" to acquire an education or follow some discipline in which they are interested. But, in this, it is no different or no more unique than Harvard, or Yale, or any another big-time University. So, BHO, Jr. is, or may well be, a graduate of Columbia University. He did not attend Columbia College. And his records at the University remain sealed, or lost, or hidden, or something, as do his records at Occidental.
The missing "thesis," IMHO, is probably nothing more than a required term paper in a particular course, and would not be filed in the Columbia Library.
The media went to great trouble to access every single course GW had taken at Yale, and only dropped the inquiry when it developed that he had generally higher grades than Kerry. Point is, both sets of records were AVAILABLE. Hello?
PS
In the late 50s, I took a science course I needed at Columbia General Studies because of scheduling conflicts at my much smaller college. Not bad!