I don’t know Barnard’s admissions policies off the top of my head, but many/most colleges would have required the transcript with the application, espicially id not on the HS transcript So likely, it was not wasted money. But I know that Columbia would not give credit for DE classes, so it’s not a surprise to me that Barnard does not either. As I said upthread, privates that give credit for DE will be in the minority.