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Extra Halloween style points if you manage to snag cigarettes from, like, Paris or Shanghai or something
Ever wondered if you could cultivate the same air of superiority as an international student? Here’s your chance to dabble in the sullen, scholarly ways of foreigners on Columbia’s campus. Claire Friedman brings you yet another Columbia-inspired costume idea: an International Student.
You Will Need:
- Cigarette
- Puffer jacket with fur on the hood
- Skinny jeans
- Scarf (preferably patterned)
- Alluring accent
- Trust fund
Execution:
Step 1: Don your jacket, jeans, and scarf.
Step 2: Head for a hip outdoor location (ex. outside of Mel’s, the 1020 line, or a bench in front of Butler).
Step 3: Light your cigarette and engage in intellectual conversation with unwilling passersby. Other topics of conversation might include clubbing, Adderall, or clubbing.
Cost:
Depending on how accurate you want your costume to be, this outfit’s price ranges from $40 to infinity.
Pseudo-intellectual satirical illustration from one of our own.
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@Bizmatron69 Bwog is a bunch of delusional fuckheads under the impression that they possess some semblance of intelligence and/or sense of humor lol
@International alum Chill, guys. I was one of the international students on a full ride and I still find this quite funny.
@international student Bwog, your “humourous post” is just another example of Columbia’s poor supportive system for international students in general. To my knowledge, there are a large portion of us who don’t feel that Columbia is doing everything it can to help us feel as included as possible. And as more and more of us pour in, the least of what we need is another alienating comment like this. So thank you Bwog, for not doing your job–which really is to help the school administration understand that they can’t keep admitting international students at this rate without providing a proper supportive network for them.
@international student jesus christ, if you’re going to be filthy rich the *least* you can do is let people rub it in your face every once in a while. (this goes for that domestic 40% too).
@International student Hilarious! I appreciate your humor, Bwog, even if no one else does
@Righteous Anger!! Jesus Christ, everyone learn to appreciate a joke. This is actually hilarious if you’re not so uptight.
@As an International Student I find this hilarious. Cheer up people :)
@International Alum CC'14 Just gonna say I was on aid but I’m not butthurt about the ‘trust fund’ bit. It’s kind of on point. Given the fact Columbia doesn’t do need-blind admissions for international students anymore, the international student population SKEWS towards the wealthier side of the spectrum.
Mark Hay (CC’12) wrote a piece for CPR touching on this a few years ago, and it’s really worth a read. http://cpreview.org/2011/10/didactic-deceit/
Also if I had an accent I seriously doubt I would’ve ever gotten laid.
@Anonymous Go tell that to all those students from small developing countries who are here on full scholarships and can’t even afford to visit home once a year, Bwog. As to the rich international students, don’t forget at least 40% of Americans who attend this school are at CU paying full tuition and, to my experience, can be pretty loaded as well. Dumb and distasteful.
@Oh lighten up It’s just a joke
@Anonymous If this were literally about any other minority at Columbia it would get destroyed quickly. Unfortunately I know many a Columbia student who thinks this way. Why reinforce a stereotype?
@anon ^^ gets offended by the Onion because they’re dumb enough to think it’s serious
@Meh. Its “just a joke” to you because it’s not about you. Odds are, if it were, you’d be kvetching about it too.
@Anonymous how do i make myself more attractive to women ie less ugly? everytime I try to hook up, it’s rape culture, but when my more attractive friends do it, it’s sexy.
@Anonymous you are disgusting
@Yuck again Because international students on financial aid don’t exist right? the person creating these posts is one self righteous dumb ass
@Anonymous It is true though that Columbia doesn’t do need-blind admission for international students… I’ve always guessed that one of the reasons we have a high percentage of international students (they brag about this too) is that they admit lots of rich students to offset the cost of financial aid for everyone else.
@Anonymous Also, http://columbiaspectator.com/2012/04/30/fewer-international-students-receiving-columbia-funding
@Anonymous “Need-blind”
@cc '16 not entirely true — when i applied, admission was need-blind for students from mexico and canada.
@CC '18 It isn’t anymore :/
@also cc'16 that’s not true, they got rid of it the year after class of 2015. So unless you deferred, anyone in your year from mexico or canada did not have need-blind admissions.
@anon It’s true though- if you don’t have citizenship you aren’t eligible for financial aid… It’s also a well known fact that international admission is not need blind.
@bonus points if your parents are arms dealers
@International student “Columbia’s campus”
@yuck this is wonderfully sensitive and appropriate, good job bwog
@alum This is amazing