<p>Hi,
I currently attend a top 15 university and I realllyyy want to transfer to Barnard.
I am currently a poli sci/econ major but I am becoming very curious about the sciences.
The sciences at my school however, have large large classes and the grading curve is known to be one of the worst in the country (not that im expecting barnard to be easier).
anyway,
what are the main science courses like at barnard?</p>
<p>wait, so nobody knows?</p>
<p>Hopefully a current student will address this. I am the mom of a 2009 graduate who majored in neuroscience. </p>
<p>It’s my understanding that the introductory level courses are large classes but the higher level classes for majors are much smaller. My D has classes for her major that had less than 10 people in them, I believe, though that was not the norm…</p>
<p>I will also note that my D started college having absolutely NO interest in being any sort of science major. Barnard does require two semesters of a lab science, and she selected Psychology initially because she thought it would be the “least science-y” of the sciences. It was as she was taking her intro to psych course during her first semester at Barnard that she “discovered” neuroscience. Then, over the course of her years there she not only took the required science courses for the major—she took EXTRA organic chemistry. 
She is now pursuing her PhD. </p>
<p>Trust me, we did NOT see that coming! So watch out for Barnard—it has a way of changing you. For the better, IMO, of course. </p>
<p>Best to you in your decision and in your college career!</p>
<p>^ thank you for your response. </p>
<p>What is “large” exactly? Large at my non LAC school is about 300 or more. Is Barnard about the same?
I really do want to transfer.</p>
<p>I am not really sure how large “large” is at Barnard. Certainly intro level science classes at Columbia would be that large. I want to think Barnard-based ones, though are more in the 100-200 range? I really wish a current student would address this, though. I just do not know…</p>
<p>Point is, the classes are well-taught and the labs that accompany them are small sections. And the upper level classes can be very, very small.</p>