<p>How much money could I expect to make through Barnard Bartending or a part-time job Bartending in the city?</p>
<p>Barnard Bartending can send a lot of money your way. You can sign up for jobs as you like, so it’s really a work-as-much-as-you-want situation. Base rates are $20/hr with tip and cab fare back to Barnard, and can get up to as much as $37/hr on NYE. I take home an average of $90-100 each job I work – if you’re pacing yourself at one job a week, that’s a decent amount of spending money.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that Barnard Bartending very rarely involves standing behind a huge selection of liquors and making weird crazy drinks. It’s mostly pouring wine at private events and helping with food preparation, passing and serving food, and dish-washing. </p>
<p>Barnard Bartending also does not require that you have a bartending license, as NYC bars will. To work for Barnard, you need to take their bartending class and pass the test they issue with at least 85%. You’re then admitted into the agency and can work for them until you graduate. You’re absolutely not permitted to accept bartending or party-helping offers from outside parties if they do not contact you through the agency… otherwise you’ll be booted.</p>
<p>Do you have to be a certain age to participate in Barnard Bartending?</p>
<p>and can first years apply?</p>
<p>Barnardbartending.com</p>
<p>Looks fun. You need to be 18</p>
<p>Yes, first years can do it (assuming you are age 18). My daughter enrolled in the first Barnard Bartending course offered, passed the test easily. (Note, it was NOT an easy test! Requires a lot of memorization - but my d. enjoyed the learning all the recipes for mixed drinks, even though mysteryflavored is right and you are usually just pouring wine and helping prepare and serve hors d’oeuvres. You still have to learn to mix the drinks for the test, though. ).</p>
<p>There almost always was plenty of work available and sometimes the catering was for some very interesting VIP-type parties-- also, often if there was leftover food my d. was given the option of taking home some food, helpful on a student budget. My d. funded her summer internships largely with bartending money earned over spring break – one very nice thing about Barnard is that unlike many other colleges, they do NOT kick student out of their housing over winter & spring break periods, so it is very possible to hang around and get agency work.</p>
<p>The way the agency works is that you are paid cash for the jobs, but you pay an agency fee ($10? $20?) back for each job you go out on.</p>
<p>Actually, Barnard does kick students out during winter break. The only way to stay is if you have permission (being a senior, working for the bartending agency, etc) AND pay $100. The latter addition is a new policy they just implemented this year.</p>
<p>Bartenders pay the agency $10 for each job worked, but it’s upped to $15 if the fee isn’t payed within two weeks after working the job.</p>
<p>I should also mention the bartending class you’re required to take and pass costs $100.</p>
<p>I think the pass rate for the class is something like 20%. If you’re serious about memorizing the drinks, you’ll probably be okay. The class is 5 weeks long, so to memorize 250 drinks as well as brands and qualities of different liquors you can most likely plan on a solid 5 weeks of studying.</p>
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Well, I guess it’s good for my d. that she graduated last year, then. There are a few other changes in housing & meal requirements that would have definitely made for a more expensive senior year than she enjoyed. As for the permission part – I didn’t know that, but I assume my d. did and that it wasn’t that hard to get. She also arranged permission to stay in her housing at Barnard for a few weeks after she graduated by signing on to work at a reunion. </p>
<p>My d. is pretty good at memorizing stuff, and I think she really enjoyed learning about all those drinks at age 18! Here in California the law would not allow her to serve alcohol before age 21 – even in restaurants, if wait staff is under 21, someone else has to pour the wine. </p>
<p>My d. made the money back from the course with her very first job - I think she got lucky and was given a big tip, and earned something like $290 on the first job, but that is higher than typical. And my d. is very prompt with paying bills – which is probably why I never heard about any agency late fees.</p>
<p>A little concerned with letting an 18 year old learn how to bar tend. Of course, it would make my daughter extremely popular with her high school classmate at XMAS break, but geesh.</p>
<p>After attending the LA reception for admitted students, my daughter came away most interested in the babysitting program. Admittedly, she loves working with kids…</p>
<p>Anyone have any insight on the sitters program?</p>
<p>My daughter also signed on with the babysitting agency but I think that the pay is better with bartending. ($20+ an hour plus gratuities, as compared to $7.50+ per hour). So bottom line, the money is better with bartending.</p>
<p>My d. never really enjoyed babysitting – she has done it since middle school and has some particular adult friends that she has always been very willing to babysit for, but in general she’s not really into taking care of small children. She had plenty of complaints about the bartending work as well (in terms of the way she was treated by some customers) – but she also had some fun, such as working events that were attended by some sort of celebrity or well-known politician. </p>
<p>As Mysteryflavored said, despite the detailed lessons in mixing drinks, my d. rarely actually was asked to do so on the job – mostly it was opening and pouring wine, along with helping with food service. They are actually considered bartenders and “party helpers”. </p>
<p>I really think that it’s more of a question of whether the person prefers doing childcare or catering/food service. As noted it’s possible to do both – once signed with either agency, it’s up to the student to watch job postings and sign up for jobs that they are interested in.</p>
<p>Any 18 year old can bartend in NY. I don’t know anyone who came out of the class feeling inspired to drink any more than they already did – in fact, more than anything, learning how some drinks work gives you a better idea as to how much liquor you’re actually consuming and allows you to set and adhere to limits more easily.</p>
<p>okay, Barnard dream may be dead, but why don’t they allow other Columbia University students to participate? Is it to keep an all girl vibe without blantantly discriminating?</p>
<p>The Barnard Bartending class is open to anyone. The agency is for Barnard students only. Columbia has its own, separate bartending agency & class series. (and to answer the next, inevitable question – Barnard students can be part of the Columbia agency –<a href=“http://columbiabartending.com/the-agency/”>http://columbiabartending.com/the-agency/</a> – however, the Columbia bartending class costs more; the base rate for bartenders working for the agency is less per hour; and it appears to be harder to get into the agency after completing the class – hence I can see why my d. opted for Barnard’s agency)</p>
<p>Hello, everyone! I’m so sorry if this question has been asked on this thread, but can someone tell me somewhere where I might find some flashcards/studying tools in order to study for the exam over this summer?</p>
<p>I think you need to wait until you enroll in the bartending class. ;)</p>