Oh okay so my main essay was about learning to be brave and adapting to Taiwanese culture when I was an exchange student. I’m v. proud of it minus the many MANY grammar mistakes.
For my woman in history supplement I wrote about Harriet Jacobs. Ive never particularly been interested by any person in history? I was reading her memoir at the time so I just wrote about wanting to meet her at Central Park some year in the future
Majoring in unafraid I wrote about diving overcoming my fear of getting hit by the springboard each time I went on.
For why Barnard I wrote about how I loved the environment where students are active in their community and capable of making change, at the time they had recently gotten their break housing back because students protested against the new policies. I also wrote about wanting to go to a small school where I could continue to learn Chinese. And a couple other things. It was a list basically with 2-3 sentences for each point.
@NotAMathlete As much as I’d love to, (and someone correct me if i’m wrong) It’s not particularly wise to have other applicants read your essay. If you could find a parent, it might be better to ask them.
On my tour one of the guides was telling us how people mispronounce Barnard all the time with names like “Barnyard” and “Bernard” so sure enough someone in my tour group asks, “Can you study abroad at Bernard?”
@charmandquark I think it’s a good read! I know it’s probably one of the most popular lit class books/plays, so you’re not alone.
Confession: I just watched some videos from the Barnard channel to double-check the official pronunciation and I’m so relieved that I’ve been pronouncing it right! :))
@emedylinaira I have the same problem. My mom loves Barnard actually but she doesn’t like that it’s far from home. I really hope she lets me go if I get in
@1077mmm I want to double Major in psych and human rights (a joint major with Columbia) and minor in womens, gender, and sexuality studies. I want to be a therapist and an activist when I grow up!!! (“grow up” I’ll be 18 in a few weeks ahhh)
My daughter has been very interested in Barnard from years back. Her mom, however, is not interested in sending her to a girl’s college because she thinks they are full of leftist radical feminists. That has led to some interesting debates between them…
And of course she applied to 2 girls colleges so that was fun times with me having to intermediate from 3,000 miles away.
Sadly, lots of people - young and not, of any gender - think like that. Would a college like Barnard or Scripps (very very close to coed schools) be non-women’s-college enough to let her go?
Unfortunately this is the result of the aspersions inflicted upon women’s education by the establishment from the 30s till now. And that is why women’s colleges must continue to exist. Because these biases are still embedded in some parts of society.
@mech423 honestly I don’t think it should matter if coed colleges are next door or 300 miles away. That should not be a consideration. All we should care about is that our daughters get a great education.
@khanam I 100% agree. That’s why I applied to so many women’s colleges. (Also, because I happen to be one of the leftist radical feminists your wife is afraid of )
@khanam Having had several family members attend Barnard, I can assure you that it is not dominated by radical feminists. There are probably just as many at Columbia. When I visited Barnard, I was stunned at how integrated it was with Columbia. They sit side by side, and classes are mostly mixed and my sister joked that she was forever finding guys using the bathroom in the morning. Each day there is massive traffic back and forth between Barnard and Columbia. Indeed, if you want a women’s college experience, Barnard isn’t for you. It’s too integrated into Columbia.
@klingon97 I honestly do not have any problems with leftist radical feminists. And I honestly don’t have any issues with co-ed non revolutionary environments either. Its my daughter’s mom who cares. I just care about the quality of education, the varied interactions she might have and the overall experience. If that includes some activism so be it, if it doesn’t thats her choice as well.
From what I know of Barnard - the Columbia relationship does bring a co-ed atmosphere but there is also a reason Barnard chooses to be fiercely independent and not be radcliffed away. Hopefully, if my daughter gets admitted to and chooses to enroll at Barnard, she will have the ability to pick and choose the aspects that appeal to her the most. To each her own.
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