IM ACCEPTED AND I CANT STOP CRYING
FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATS TO ALL WHO GOT ACCEPTED. `For the sake of posterity, would those who have been accepted please share their stats? It would be of tremendous help in giving some of us a piece of mind…
I’m probably going to post what I think my strengths / weaknesses were in the near future (for the people who asked).
And for the people who were accepted, did you get your financial aid packages yet? I thought they were supposed to come out at the same date as decisions but I guess not.
Does anyone know when they are going to come out then? Hopefully in the next few days? Thx
Congrats to all those accepted! Best of luck to all those deferred! And don’t give up for all of those rejected! Everything will be okay and happens for a reason. I have a question for some of those accepted. Would you mind sharing some of your stats? I’m applying to Barnard for RD and was wondering how my stats compare. Thank you all so much!
@Nataliavas13 I believe for most schools they come out in the early spring like February and March, so I’m assuming the same for Barnard. I could be wrong. And congrats!
i got accepted! my SATs were not sky high, and I didn’t have a crazy GPA. i poured my heart out into my essay, i have really strong ECs (2 presidencies) , and I also believe my recs were really good. i also play an instrument, 2 sports, and have started my own business. hope this helps! its not all about grades/scores! good luck to those who got deferred! i will pray for you to make it through!
Accepted!
SAT: 1460 / 20 Essay
Pretty strong GPA, however I’m not sure what it is exactly.
My recommendations were strong.
I think the tipping factor might have been my interview which I enjoyed immensely.
Good Common application/supplements.
4 Leadership positions; 3 in school, 1 out of school
My composite ACT score wasn’t the greatest TBH, but my English and Reading scores alone were very high. My extracurriculars were pretty good, I invested a lot of time and effort into one club in particular. I think my greatest strength was my personal essay. The topic was really unique and I embedded a lot of Barnard’s principle philosophies into the story. I also did an in person interview and toured the college, which I think helped. My biggest piece of advice for the RD Barnard ladies is to show the readers how badly you want to attend in your supplements. Make sure you know what ideals Barnard stands for and exhibit your knowledge on them. Good luck ladies!! <3
should we make a results page for future applicants???
@aliasp Yeah that would be great!
I was accepted. My gpa was pretty strong, 4.86, and my extracurriculars were strong as well: I work a 20 hour week, have an internship on the executive council of a non-profit conversation organization, and am the president of many clubs such as my school’s amnesty international. I’m also in the IB program, so my course load is extremely rigorous. My essays were my strongest point, and my recs were really good. My SAT score was really low for Barnard’s standards, a 1270, so that shows its still possible to get in without having outrageously good scores. I think what really helped my application along was that I wrote a lot about my culture as a Native Hawaiian student, admissions committees seem to like that sort of stuff. Good luck to everyone who was deferred, and RD applicants 
Hello! Firstly, congratulations to all that were accepted. Barnard is an extremely prestigious and selective school, so you should be proud. Deferment is also pretty damn good.
I was fortunate enough to be accepted. My ACT is a 30; 4.1 weighted GPA/3.8 unweighted; took all of the most difficult courses available each year, including 7 APs overall; spent every year in a leadership position for High School Democrats of America and currently serve as the Alabama Chairwoman for HSDA; involved in a ton of local and national progressive organizations and started a chapter of HSDA on my campus; worked as the PR Director for a US senate primary candidate this summer; most prominently, perhaps, I’m currently suing my county school board for bias and discrimination, and it’s made national news. It was the subject of my common app essay. I live in Mobile, Alabama.
Hi Gals,
If you don’t mind me asking, I was wondering if one of you who was rejected or deferred could post what the letter said? I only ask because I read an article a while back about how mean Barnard’s rejection letter was, and I wanted to see for myself. It’s not a huge deal though…I’m just curious.
I’m a prospective Barnard applicant, would anybody mind sharing their stats? I’m super keen on attending
Hey guys, I was accepted! I’m multiracial & first gen.
33 ACT, 1470 super score on the SAT, 4.4 W GPA, 5 on ap world, ap hug, ap lang, and apush.
I have been published in Teen Vogue, held a national position and state position for Girl Up, taught a coding class at my old elementary school, am a Her Campus High School Ambassador, french club president at school, and member of the academic team, kode with klossy scholar and some other awards.
My essay was about my experience with an eating disorder.
My recs were from my french teacher and my calc teacher. I haven’t read them but I think they must be good! My recovery mentor also wrote me a rec.
My interview was amazing as well! We really connected and she even spoke to my girl up club via Skype.
I hope this helps someone!
Accepted!
UW 4.00 W 4.083
Rank top 10%
SAT: sitting 1460 SAT superscore 1490 Essay 20
My school has no honors or APs but I’ve been taking college classes since I was 14 and I’ll have an AA degree when I graduate high school
I tutor college and high school students in math, astronomy, physics, and chemistry. I’m a part of my school’s science club and we compete locally where I’ve won awards 2 years in a row. I’m VP and co-founder of my school’s book club and we ran successful book drives and donated books to libraries and preschools. I’ve been a girl scout for 10 years and working on my gold award. I’m also chief editor of the yearbook and treasurer of photography club. I earned this very competitive scholarship in my district where I had to write essays and interview about current events so I could afford to go to a summer session.
My essay was about pushing a giant telescope, but really I used it as a metaphor for struggles in my life.
My recs were from my junior year english teacher, and the professor who taught my physics course, and I had another from the coordinator for the scholarship program.
My interview was super fun! We talked a lot about racism and current events along with talking about Barnard.
I was really nervous my extracurriculars weren’t enough, but I think my essays were really helpful because I love storytelling.
Okay, here’s some advice. (And excuse my tough love language but…)
Forget about your grades, forget about your SAT scores, your ec’s, your essays, everything. You aren’t a statistic and neither are your fellow classmates. If you’re looking at your application like it’s a grocery list rather than a poem or novel, than that’s your first mistake.
You need to understand yourself. Who are you? What motivates you? If you’re answer is: well I want to help people, I want to make a difference. Okay, that’s cute, so does 99% of the other applicants. WHY do you want to do those things? That’s the important question. Someone once told me that there are only two things in life that motivates us: fear and love. What do you fear? What do you love? Because those things are unique to you and only you. Understanding yourself and letting that introspection come out in your application is what’s going to give it life and show that you are a unique person.
I’ve been reading these posts in absolute shock. How the hell did I get in? My future classmates accomplished SO much and seem so incredible. I’m even more shocked at the stats of those who got differed or rejected since they’re more or less superior to me in every bracket: grades, ec’s, awards, everything. The only thing I could come up with is that all of my accomplishments, however small in comparison, have a specific kind of passion and motivation behind it. I understand who I am and why I do the things I do and why I’m passionate about the things I love enough to fight for them. l bet that your hobbies, all of them, however diverse, are all linked by one single reason: a very deep, personal one. It’s the key behind what motivates you. Find that reason. Then show it (don’t tell it). Let it come out in your writing. Make those connections between everything you are and everything you do.
I hope that helped. Stop comparing yourself to everyone. You’re your own bold, beautiful woman regardless if you’re a Barnard woman or not. But you need to know yourself, first, and come to that conclusion on your own before you can even convince anyone else of it.
Best of luck to prospective students, or any high school student in general. Don’t worry, you’ll be okay.
Best post in this entire thread. Well said @fruitsaladyum
Thank you. I was reading these, cringing, as a parent of an ED applicant who was deferred. No one will ever know why they did or did not get in. That’s just not how it works. Asking folks what their credentials were is anathema to the reasons I presume many of you view Barnard as so appealing in the first place. If test scores, GPA, AP’s, how many clubs you were in and/or captain of etc. were it, then go apply to a really good state school. There are many great places where your quantifiable credentials are almost predictive, but that’s not where you are. The selection process is arbitrary. 1/7 or thereabouts get in. Some of this is just math, and much of the rest of it is just luck when so many are so worthy, so unless you’ve cured cancer or walked on the moon, stop trying to figure it out. I’m sorry but I volunteer with HS kids for whom a meal and a safe place to go at night is their most pressing issue. Be disappointed, be sad. But if you’re here, talking about this, having the opportunity to consider such a place, you’re one of the fortunate ones.