<p>anyone else going to Barnard? And yes, I'm VERY aware it's not the same thing as Columbia, but I was rejected from Columbia and am considering Barnard....</p>
<p>Does anyone have any input? Do Columbians really feel animosity towards Barnard girls? (I'm not starting a debate)</p>
<p>According to Barnard’s official documents:
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<p>JomJom is not a Columbia student so don’t go by what he says.</p>
<p>JomJom I beg you to stay away from this thread and, if you must, undermine our credibility on the other thread which you are already doing quite well.</p>
<p>Barnard is a great school, the women there are very smart and hard working. It is a great option and you get a lot of exposure to the Columbia resources and way of life, if you really liked Columbia there is overlap in the college experience between the two schools.</p>
<p>First hand I can tell you that there is little animosity between B and C, it’s mostly with first years who still think getting into Columbia validates themselves as God’s gifts to humanity (this isn’t a particular problem at Columbia, you see it in all places with freshmen). Once their self confidence is broken a little by an upper-classmen argument, a club election or hard class, they realize that there’s much more to do before they can validate themselves as such. In general the schools and student bodies get along just fine. I have many Barnard friends just out of chance, I haven’t made any real effort to specifically find Barnard friends.</p>
<p>Still spoke the truth…</p>
<p>The short answer to your question is, no, not really, there’s no animosity. Not that you can’t find a few examples of people with some animosity, but by no means is it widespread.</p>
<p>For the long answer to your question, take a look at several of the egregiously whiny and way-too-long threads on the subject - a few searches will turn them up. May they rest in peace.</p>
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<p>This is not my opinion. This is what Barnard officials stated on Barnard web site.</p>
<p>^That’s not the question here, so no one cares.</p>
<p>I agree with confidentialcoll on this subject. A lot of Columbia students and Barnard students get along very well.</p>
<p>Just make sure you’re prepared for the other aspects of a Barnard education (their core, majors, stuff like that) before choosing it.</p>
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<p>Yes, even though Barnard is legally separate and financially independent from the Columbia University</p>
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<p>No animosity toward Barnard. as long as Barnard students accept that fact that
“”“Barnard is legally separate and financially independent from the Columbia University”“”</p>
<p>^ You’re a winner. I wish you and your virginity all the best. Take care now.</p>
<p>jomjom,</p>
<p>Are you attempting at some sort of performance art? I can’t decide if you’re intentionally a caricature or not.</p>
<p>I don’t mind the core and their majors at all, actually students can major at Columbia, which I really like.
I’m going up for the admitted students open house I think.</p>
<p>I now assume that JomJom goes to a rival school and is trying to undermine this board.</p>
<p>JomJom: I will report you if you continue attempting to derail threads, by dogmatically arguing an irrelevant point. please save me the time and the pleasure of reporting you.</p>
<p>Can any one tell me how the academics compare to NYU?
That’s basically what I’m deciding between. I know there are huge differences, I just keep juggling them</p>
<p>NYU has more name recognition, but wouldn’t be nearly as academically challenging. Barnard is a small focused liberal arts college, and you will have some columbia students to compete with in your classes. Barnard on it’s own is selective, so you have more qualified students and the focus is uniquely on educating students in small classes.</p>
<p>Right, unless you’re specifically going for a performing-arts degree, or applied mathematics, NYU offers few advantages over Barnard. And there’s even a pretty decent theater program at Barnard.</p>
<p>But… there’s also a Barnard board on CollegeConfidential. You’d be better served asking questions there, as that’s where the Barnard students are lurking to answer you.</p>