For my main essay, I wrote about living in between the two separate worlds of diverse Florida with my mother and small-town, bible-belt living in Ohio with my father and and how living separately from my mother influenced me and how I integrated core values from each lifestyle and parent into my own character as well as morals and values, something along those lines.
For my woman in history supplement, I wrote about Malala Yousafzai and how the feats she has accomplished at my age and younger inspire me and also remind me that age does not stop you from making a difference and I also wrote about the types of questions I would ask her and etcetera if I were to meet her.
For the majoring in unafraid supplement, I wrote about overcoming an adult’s bullying who bullied me and made me move my life around to make sure I didn’t cross paths with her unless absolutely needed to during my first two years of high school and how I realized I was in charge of my own life and destiny and shouldn’t be afraid of anyone else and etcetera. I definitely thought this one could have been better written, but I was low on time for this one.
For why Barnard, I wrote about identifying with the atmosphere Barnard has and wanting the type of community that is present there and how I have seen how strong and supportive communities of women can be through my mother who in a leader in her niche for women and how watching and witnessing these communities made me want to be apart of one and help empower other women to reach their dreams and that I thought I could do that at Barnard.
Barnard fiercely independent? What does that mean? I asked my family members and they hadn’t a clue. Indeed, all tenure decisions must be approved by Columbia University. But my point is that no one I have ever spoken to mentions “radical feminists” at Barnard. Unless you include people protesting against sexual abuse, and I wouldn’t classify that as radical.
@klingon97 Some women’s colleges have been absorbed (like Radcliffe, Pembroke) by their male only parallels which went coed or they themselves became coed (Vassar, which was meant to be absorbed by Yale but decided to become coed).
Barnard was planned to be combined with Columbia a somewhen in the 70s or 80s but it’s faculty resisted fiercely and refused to go along with any plan that would dissolve the Barnard mission to provide an education geared towards women. I’m surprised you don’t know about that with the family association. I thought this is common knowledge.
The Barnard professors’ tenures are approved by Columbia university just like Columbia college’s tenures are approved by Columbia university. This is a part of their arrangement with Columbia university. It, however, doesn’t interfere with their focus on women’s issues, both academically and otherwise.
A women’s college that doesn’t focus on women’s issues, rights, agendas might as well be coed. What exactly is the purpose of having Barnard exist if it doesn’t provide a unique feminist perspective? Very bluntly when I discussed Scripps with my daughter we had absolutely no idea what they stood for and what exactly was the draw that any woman would have for Scripps. It’s just another college but just enrolls women. There is nothing unique about them. Barnard, Smith, Bryn Mawr on the other hand have clearly been more than just a college full of girls.
And since when has feminism become a bad word? I don’t consider Barnard to be radical in any way. That’s the term used by those that are uncomfortable with a women’s focused agenda. I consider the focus on women’s issues to be appropriate at a women’s college and I also don’t think there is any reason for their curriculum or culture to be the same as a coed school’s. I’d rather see them agitate on issues you and I might not have the courage to take a stand on. It’s more than protesting sexual abuse. It’s also about taking on sexism, racism, sexual orientation discrimination, identity mismatches etc. And many of these issues effect women disproportionately.
Ah too real! I’ve prepared my tears for both releases, honestly. I’m also excited about seeing Melisandre again for the first time since last year ;w; Good luck to you! Man, everyone in this forum is so chill and friendly
@missandei I’ve read all the books except for the most recent one, so judging by previous events, I’m pretty scared about what’s going to happen for this new season! But I’m excited to have something to watch on Sunday night again! Good luck to you as well! If this forum is any indication to how friendly and awesome people are at Barnard, I hope I get the chance to be there!
@khanam I didn’t mean to start such a long discussion. I was only reacting to your comments about “radical feminism” at Barnard and my point was to say that that didn’t describe Barnard. I asked my friends if “women’s issues” were a dominant topic of discussion of Barnard, and they said no, graduate school and medical school admissions were as more and more Barnard students are focused on professional schools! As for merger and integration with Columbia, that continues to be a perennial topic of discussion. Students, faculty and alumni have different points of view (the member of my family who goes there now is very much in favor of merger).
There are of course other pressures and issues. Financial aid is one. Many feel that the only way for Barnard to remain “need blind” and “full need” is to merge with Columbia as there is a disparity in aid policy between Barnard and CC (Columbia is no loans, whereas Barnard isn’t) and Barnard doesn’t have the resources to match these policies. Then again, Barnard devotes a very large portion of its income to FA and makes a point of attracting low income students.
Another interesting issue arose this year with it being alleged that the existence of Barnard leads to inequality within the University since there are more freshman women admitted each year than men (Barnard + Columbia). It is thus much harder for men to be admitted to the university than women. This discussion has been deflected by the argument that Barnard is “independent” but even the university’s President admitted that it was an issue.
Is it just me or did the last part of that email sound like a rejection? Haha I know it’s probably what they say to everyone as a general reminder, but still scary!
The words “extremely competitive” in a date notification email do not make me feel very good about my chances.
I’m freaking out internally to be honest
LOL that email. I’m going to a secret show for one of my fave bands tomorrow night and the policy is no phones whatsoever and I can’t remember if it starts at 7 or 8. Y I K E S
I just got it too! And I suddenly feel a lot more nervous. I’ve been waiting for this since December so I’m just ready to see an answer, good or bad, at this point! But more importantly, good luck to everyone!
I was trying to telepathically connect w/ my admissions officer last night and was only 65% joking. I am so desperate at this point that I would burn incense and try to channel the ghost of Zora Neale Hurston.
@missandei Dude same–regardless of the decision I will be covered in tears and emitting shrieks of intense emotions. I’m not even going to be home when decisions come out–I’ll be on public transportation. xD
@extrapeppermint lololololol. xD I’m dead. Dude I’m freaked out too–but not surprised. Apparently over the last 5 years there’s been a 40% increase in applications so.
@VM0123 I’ve read all of the books and I own them too- admittedly a lot of the things that happen in the show don’t happen in the books (esp. the most recent) so I don’t know what to expect with the coming season! Its exciting, really if we get in, let’s have a viewing party. Lots of carbs and lots of GOT!
Same! I’m not going to be home either. I’m going to be coming home from a scholarship interview. Considering how much I’ve dreamed about going to Barnard since Freshman year, there are going to be tears!
@missandei I guess that’s what is so exciting about it! Even if you’ve read the books, sometimes you don’t even know what is coming. I agree, any watch party of GOT must have lots of snacks!
