<p>Because Barnard is "affiliated" with Columbia, admission-wise, is Columbia more likely to accept a transfer student from Barnard versus a transfer student from a nother school?</p>
<p>collegegirl26 is your girl - she actually transferred from BC -> CC. Read her comments in the larger, active Barnard thread.</p>
<p>i do know it's easier to transfer between SEAS and CC. how much, hard to say.</p>
<p>I think that in general, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to transfer from Barnard to Columbia, because of the core. Barnard students can pretty easily take just about any class at Columbia, except for many of the core courses, which are limited enrollment so that they will be open for the Columbia students who need them. So if you transfer, you would end up having to pick up courses as a sophomore or junior that your classmates took as freshmen, which would cut into the time you have for advanced courses in your major. There are probably a few situations where the transfer would make sense, but for most students it is likely to create more problems than it solves.</p>
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<p>A girl who wants to tell everyone she goes to Columbia but has qualms about misrepresenting herself? ;)</p>
<p>Seems to me that the can just stay where they are and just show their friends their Columbia diploma when they graduate:
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Seems to me that the can just stay where they are and just show their friends their Columbia diploma when they graduate:
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<p>As we've established, BC students are not Columbia undergraduates nor are they Columbia alums. As part of the arrangement, BC is an affiliated institution and its graduates get a degree signed by the presidents of both institutions.</p>
<p>A diploma from someone who did their undergraduate studies at Columbia University doesn't have a second seal (e.g., a CC or SEAS seal). Also, the President's signature on a diploma from someone who did their undergraduate studies at Columbia precedes the word "President" rather than "University President," thereby indicating that Barnard alums were not undergraduates of Columbia University and merely get a degree signed by the presidents of both Columbia and Barnard. Also, on a diploma from someone who did their undergraduate studies at Columbia, both the President's and the SEAS/CC/GS dean's signatures appear on the right, one on top of each other.</p>
<p>Could somebody translate the top line of the diploma- the one in the big bold letters? I never took Latin.</p>
<p>From my limited, self-taught, knowledge of latin it says: "Faculty of Columbia University".</p>
<p>or the one below?</p>
<p>"Located in the City of New York"</p>
<p>That's probably it.</p>
<p>Done here.</p>
<p>Ta-ta...</p>
<p>there is no special consideration given to SEAS->CC, this is a myth that has been debunked a few times on this board i think</p>
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Could somebody translate the top line of the diploma- the one in the big bold letters? I never took Latin.
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<p>My English version says:</p>
<p>The Trustees of Columbia University
in the City of New York</p>
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there is no special consideration given to SEAS->CC, this is a myth that has been debunked a few times on this board i think
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<p>Um, no.</p>
<p>couldn't help but notice the thread.
to the original question, there may be advantages AFTER you transfer as in getting the credits recognized by the school and by the major, BEFORE you transfer and for admissions, i'd say no.</p>
<p>and to the response that it causes more problems than solves,
i'd say transferring is very much a personal decision that arises from a lot of factors that extends beyond something of prestige or admissions.
and in my case, yes I thoroughly believe that my transfer has been more than rewarding even if I have to take Lit Hum with students who are 2 years younger.</p>
<p>any specifics, please feel free to PM</p>