Barnard... Columbia

<p>who sounds like that?</p>

<p>Actually, Barnard students can live in Columbia dorms...in strict balance with the number of Columbia students that live in Barnard dorms. </p>

<p>And, contrary to what someone said earlier, during our info session we were told that the Columbia core classes were explicitly the one group of classes not open to Barnard students...there may have been a few others too.</p>

<p>Whups...I now see that Primefactor effectively addressed the latter.</p>

<p>Re the dining hall question, the Barnard dining hall is also open to Columbia students. My son says Barnard has better food.</p>

<p>Hey, if women know anything, we know cooking! Sorry, sorry... but yeah, the Barnard dining hall's not bad, and can actually venture into the "really good" zone sometimes.</p>

<p>Haha, I have had John Jay food, and it is terrible. I think I might have to venture across Broadway and sample the food next fall when I start. If you were talking about my friend as using Barnard as Columbia backdoor, that is not true. I mainly asked to see how much hanging out we would be able to do on campus if she went there. She said she loved the almost "motherly" feeling of Barnard and that is why she wants to be there. She applied to like 3 of the 7 sisters I think, but Barnard is her top choice of them.</p>

<p>Ladies, as a Columbia grad, let me tell you, you have he best of both worlds--Pretty much total access to both campuses and a sense of the hominess that Barnard affords.
The whole IVY thing is nonsense----</p>

<p>i was just wondering is it possible for barnard students to transfer to columbia after a year (any accounts of this) ?</p>

<p>You have to apply as a normal transfer student, just as someone from any college would. It happens every now and then, just as CC-BC transfers do.</p>

<p>I just wanted to some information on ap credits, if they don't get you out of course requirements what is the point of getting the credits? to graduate early??</p>

<p>Well, graduate early or test out of/place higher in things (languages, calculus, for example). Or just to take some of the stress off-- you need 124 credits to graduate, which is 15.5 credits a semester if you have no AP credit. But if you have some credit already, you can take a 12-14 point semester once in a while and not worry.</p>

<p>ok that makes sense. so would say its worth taking the ap exams?</p>

<p>Absolutely. If nothing else, it's nice to have that buffer zone.</p>