<p>Ehh spoke to my dad today… he doesn’t seem to think engineering would be right for me anyway. The truth is, I LOVE chemistry but just don’t know what to do with it other than research so I was hoping engineering might fix that a little.</p>
<p>If you are not sure what you want to do, Barnard would be an EXCELLENT place to explore options…</p>
<p>As far as summer plans go, I’m going to Oxford in July (ironically the program is run by a Barnard professor). I pretty much plan on writing excessively, eating an obscene amount of scones, and hitting up all the city’s 2nd hand book stores…basically to summarize, I’m ridiculously excited.</p>
<p>@shmeepo : thats sounds like a ton of fun! i hope you have a blast! :D,
what program at Oxford are you attending?</p>
<p>Oxbridge Academic Programs
what’s everyone else got planned?</p>
<p>bummmpppp??? heyy chicas! where are you?!</p>
<p>Hey guys! I applied for Barnard Class of 2014 (RD - so I’m not even sure if I’ve gotten in yet), but I’m taking a gap year.</p>
<p>So I’d be with you guys!</p>
<p>Hi sjogren! I’m still not POSITIVE on whether or not I’m applying to Barnard. Anyone want to convince me? Haha since we have nothing else to really talk about XD.</p>
<p>For sure! Haha, I really need a distraction from my English essay. </p>
<p>I wasn’t sure if I wanted to apply to Barnard at first either. The whole all-women thing, the cost, and a lot of the small liberal arts schools I’ve visited had really pretentious atmospheres. Then, sometime in December, I decided to apply for the heck of it - and I’m glad I did. I have a bunch of different reasons but these are the main ones:</p>
<ul>
<li>NYC (pretty much self-explanatory right?)</li>
<li>quality of education (I know you probably get told this by every person who has heard of Barnard, but it’s true - the academics are unparalleled) </li>
<li>access to Columbia (Not in the sense that I’d tell people I graduated from Columbia instead of Barnard, but just the fact that students have access to all the benefits of a large and respected research institution, contained within a small school atmosphere)</li>
<li>Urban Studies (The Urban Studies department has an excellent reputation and is well known)</li>
</ul>
<p>Also, when I went on a visit to the school, none of the girls I met seemed stuck up. I mean, they obviously knew they were going to an exclusive private school, but they didn’t flaunt it. The students were funny, welcoming, and friendly (sorry if the words are too generic!). There weren’t a lot of the fake artsy-hipster types that turned me off to NYU (no offense intended to anyone currently attending/planning to apply there). </p>
<p>Soo, yeah. I’m sure I have more reasons, but that’s all I can think of right now!</p>
<p>Nice to meet you all! :)</p>
<p>It’s not been a while since I knew about Barnard, but Im so into it right now!!
Im thinking of applying through Early Decision though.
Anyone who is interested in Early? :)</p>
<p>Why should you apply to Barnard? (I applied ED, was deferred, and am now praying that I get in RD. I really, really, really, really want to go.)</p>
<p>Heck, there are really too many reasons to even begin to cover here.</p>
<p>Like sjogren, I didn’t realize I wanted to apply. I was kind of opposed to the idea of an all-women’s school, until I visited, and then I realized it was perfect.</p>
<p>I’m exhausted and am ready to fall over, so I won’t go into details now, but even if you read through different pages on the Barnard website you’ll see that the school offers SO, SO MUCH - great academics (great faculty, great classes, great opportunities), great location, diverse and hella-talented study body, and more.</p>
<p>It’s the place to be.</p>
<p>I feel sick thinking about it. I really want to get in and I really want to go.</p>
<p>Barnard doesn’t offer Chinese :(. Can I take it at Columbia (my goal is just to become fluent in the language… not major or anything so I don’t need to take like 20 million history/culture classes to fill requirements) if I complete my major (most likely Chemistry) at Barnard?</p>
<p>You can take any course at Columbia (other than their “core” courses) that you need to, including Chinese.</p>
<p>Here is a link to the Chinese program at Columbia:
[url=<a href=“http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/chinese/courses.htm]index[/url”>http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/chinese/courses.htm]index[/url</a>]</p>
<p>Thanks churchmusicmom 
you always seem to save the day with this stuff!</p>
<p>Hi sjogren and hyeonyun! welcome to our thread! im glad you girls joined us! :)</p>
<p>@hyeonyun: i wouldnt apply early decision for financial reason& i think having more than one option can really make you think bout what you truely want (even though currently im pretty sure its Barnard!)
@sjogren : if you get accepted RD & you gap a year,will you still have a spot? </p>
<p>@rainbowrose: hey dont give up on Barnard! we still have months to come before even applying & Barnard is filled w/ opportunities for you! i recommend visiting the campus 2 times, my APUSH teacher made us visit colleges & i had gone to Barnard in the summr but didnt really like it much, but the 2nd time around i felt this “connection” lol i dont know how to explain it but my APUSH teacher told us about this feeling you get when you know thats the college you want to attend& well i guess thats what i felt visiting the school def. helps!</p>
<p>@mdh625, I got that feeling at Brown slowly from spending 3 weeks there. Now, that feeling is gone.</p>
<p>I change my mind a lot and I’m probably going to apply to Columbia ED since I’ve been attracted to it for a while and it offers everything I want AND it’s right across the street from Barnard. I’ll probably apply to Barnard RD WHEN I get deferred from Columbia.</p>
<p>I just hope they don’t reject me because they think I’m applying as a back-door way through Columbia. Barnard is definitely a close second but I think I want to be in school with more guys and I’m also not a very liberal person XD. I’m sure I’d be VERY happy at either school though and can’t really see myself anywhere else in the northeast.</p>
<p>@rainbowrose: Barnardians interact alot of the guys from Columbia if thats 1 factor thats holding you back. When i was at the s^3 program, i was at the diana center a few times & i would always see guys there hanging out. When i bought a hoodie at their store, one of the cashiers said she had more guy friends than girl friends! not only that but she was only takin lik 2(or 1?) course(s) in Barnard, the rest were from Columbia.
Why dont you apply to both RD? Its up to how you feel though :), i mean if you truly prefer Columbia go for it! im sure you have a nice chance of getting in, especially ED :D</p>
<p>since you change your mind alot mayb RD is better for you, because what if you, all of a sudden, decide you love another school?</p>
<p>I’m set on early decision. Having had 4 siblings go through the college process, I’m very certain on the type of school I want and Barnard embodies all of my criteria (stellar English department, NYC, loads of internships, an intellectual feel without the dog eat dog competitive vibe, and a strong advising system). Ironically I rather grudgingly allowed my mom to drag me to a Barnard tour after seeing Columbia…once the tour ended I was totally and irrevocably set on attending…it just…fit. </p>
<p>@rainbowrose I’m interested in Chinese as well. I lived in China for a while so I took Mandarin for 5 years and then (silly me) decided to drop it. If the gods smile upon me and I end up at Barnard I’m DEFINITELY journeying across the street to check out the Chinese courses.</p>
<p>@ shmeepo: im glad you are so determined about Barnard </p>
<p>im pretty sure about it but i still want my options open, being the 1st generation here & 1st to attend college i was clueless about EVERYTHING until this summer prgram i went to which was a slap in the face b/c i had no idea whatsoever that extracurricular activities are important!! 
i thought it was all about grades so i never really involved myself
but now im trying my best to be more involved& regret not doing it sooner because clubs are alot of fun! … i wish i could go on a time machine& tell my freshmen self to go join the swimmin team& join clubs! **sighh</p>
<p>@mdh625 As far as extracurriculars go, I’m sort of in the same boat in that I’m not too involved in school…I just don’t really care for the club environment. However, you can still show you’re passionate about what you do by pursuing things outside of school. I only do one club in school but I do a TON of choirs and local fundraising for causes I think are important. One thing you might consider is volunteering at a non-profit whose cause you really believe in over the summer (American Cancer Society, Habitat for Humanity, a local homeless shelter)…it’d be a great experience.</p>