<p>Hey, some of you have responded to my other posts about my concern if Barnard is the right fit and my longing for Columbia. I am deeply trying to accept my rejection from Columbia and make the most out of Barnard (if I attend)…I understand they are two separate schools…</p>
<p>I was just wondering which Columbia facilities to which we have access and to those which we do not. Thanks!!</p>
<p>Barnard students can pretty much access all Columbia facilities. Here are some differences for now:
<p>Those things might change in the future. Who knows.</p>
<p>Note that Barnard has its own excellent recruiting services and their guidance by professors/advisors far exceeds Columbia’s.</p>
<p>Also, my d has said nothing about her Columbia e-mail address not being valid after graduation. I will ask her about it. If that is true, it’s no biggie because she prefers her Barnard one any way. 
But her diploma will say Columbia University and it will be awarded by the president of that University in a ceremony with the rest of the University community. But only after the Barnard college ceremony at which Hillary Clinton will be the guest speaker! While Columbia College’s is, oh, I think the attorney general?? Sorry, I forget his name. :)</p>
<p>And the access to dorms question is one that arises frequently. From what I have read, Barnard prefers to keep it the way it is so that males do not have free access to the all-female halls in the quad. After that first year, Columbia students can and do live in Barnard halls (like Plimpton, for example), and Barnard students can and do live in Columbia facilities.</p>
<p>Actually, my daughter has used her gmail address consistently through college. She arranged some really great internships for herself, and I remember her being upset because she accidentally replied to a couple of job application related emails with here <a href="mailto:cutesy-name@gmail.com">cutesy-name@gmail.com</a> address rather than <a href="mailto:real.name@gmail.com">real.name@gmail.com</a> address. I doubt that she uses the barnard.edu or columbia.edu address for anything other than to receive official college email and to plug into the facebook network, and I think the facebook network thing is changing anyway. So I wouldn’t place too much weight on the email.</p>
<p>I think one problem for both Barnard & Columbia is the email convention of ab1234@ (barnard) or xyz12342 (columbia) – rather than realname@ or rname@ – who wants an email with a bunch of numbers in it?</p>
<p>The main difference between the two schools is their required curricula: “core” Vs “nine ways of knowing”. The libraries, 22 according to D2, are available to all students. Social life including sororities are enjoyed by students of all three undergraduate colleges. Competitive athletic teams have students from all three schools. Freshman dorm life will be separate but not completely so.</p>
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<p>Barnard students have access to Lionshare. I log in regularly. The change occured this year, thanks to an agreement between our respective career services. Lionshare isn’t great, but you do now have access to more job positions.</p>
<p>I would say mardad has the best answer. The nine ways of knowing and the core are our biggest division. Some majors even have shared departments (for example, all Architecture majors from both sides of the street study at Barnard and all Comp Sci majors at Columbia). </p>
<p>Barnard and Columbia students share practically all events, all libraries, and can use each other’s dining halls (…this is not much of a benefit to Barnard students; our dining hall is generally preferred by Columbia students too).</p>