<p>haha yay we’re both texans 
so how did you hear about Barnard?</p>
<p>@theatregirl, haha well imagine, I come from a foreign country where people dont even KNOW that I could go to school in the states… people in my school, though it does follow an american system, are so much more familiar with ivies. Actually, when I told my classmates that I still have no idea what Im gonna major in, they looked at me like I was crazy… argh.</p>
<p>I’m just about to start the Barrons English Lit book, hopefully it will help me understand.
@eternaltorture, you are so lucky!! A friend of mine is at Columbia right now (she was actually the one who told me to apply to Barnard) and she says that its super pretty. How is life there? I bet its incredibly diverse, you see so many different people and all. All we have here are tourists, tourists and tourists.</p>
<p>It is super pretty.</p>
<p>I’m from New York and it still seems that no one has heard of it, haha. The campus is GORGEOUS! The area it’s in isn’t exactly Manhattan so it’s not as urban as some parts of the city, which definitely makes it feel more home-y, I guess?</p>
<p>Last time I was there Barnard was exactly in Manhattan. It has a neighborhood feel to it rather than a business district feel but it is definitely an urban neighborhood.</p>
<p>It is beyond dispute – Barnard is in Manhattan.</p>
<p>agreed I saw where Columbia is and since Barnard is across the street I’m sure its no different-definitely in Manhattan!! :)</p>
<p>@lorrainedelis, nice to be in the company of a fellow Texan. :p</p>
<p>I first heard about Barnard a few years ago, but I think it was via the internet?</p>
<p>I plan on majoring in anthropology.</p>
<p>I’m from NJ Not sure what I want to major in yet! Maybe art history, journalism, or European studies. Or linguistics. Or psychology… :P</p>
<p>@lorrainedelis,</p>
<p>Haha yes, I know that! 
But other schools I’m applying to require it, sigh… I receive my ACT score and it’s slightly below Barnard’s standards… Guess I’ll be retaking the ACT in December 
Still debating whether or not to try increasing my SAT score since the second time I took it, I actually decreased by ~100 points…</p>
<p>I guess NYC’s pretty awesome lol You can pretty much find anything you want here…
And Barnard’s somewhat known here, at least among my friends since majority of my friends are applying to Barnard RD and one ED!</p>
<p>I know, it would be so awesome if we all got in! Then we can hang out and stuff But if I did, I probably will have to check the financial aid first XD I’m planning on either Social Science (Economics) or Biomedical Sciences and maybe if possible take some classes on Film and Jazz Studies!</p>
<p>@artemisakadiana,</p>
<p>It is! My friends went on a Barnard campus tour and they loved it! They stayed overnight and that one visit made one of my friends decide to apply ED to it! The students there were very friendly and approachable! (They even met the admission officer responsible for our district’s applications !!)
I wish I went :(</p>
<p>@eternaltorture: ya that would be so fun! thats good that you have friends applying! no one I know is so I hope it is easy to make friends (sounds like it is!) but I guess our first concern is getting in haha…since you live a few blocks away would you live at home or in the dorms? </p>
<p>also, how many of you were concerned at first about the all girls thing? I really was but now its almost a plus. I just love Barnard!!</p>
<p>Well, I heard that there was a lot of interaction between Columbia and
Barnard. Some of the more complex majors have classes in Columbia, so
those will be co-ed, we’ll get to eat in the Columbia caf and stuff. I
mean, it’ll just be like going to all girl classes, living in all girl
dorms and thats it. Im personally not too worried about it.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that most classes at Barnard are open to Columbia students & that there are no restrictions on visitors in the dorms. So there will be guys in Barnard classes and, if your roommate has male friends or a boy friend, there may well be guys hanging out in your dorm room. (Of course, you & your roommate will need to agree on some ground rules there.) Every floor on the dorm has a co-ed bathrooms as well as female-only bathrooms, to accommodate visitors … and you are likely to end up using whichever one is closest most of the time (unless you have strong objections to the idea of running into a guy at the sink). </p>
<p>It very definitely is a female-dominated environment… but rather than “all” female I think most of the time you would have a sense of it being mostly female, with a smattering of males.</p>
<p>yayyy!! Barnard Class of 2015 (hopefully)! :D</p>
<p>im just soo left behind with my apps >.<</p>
<p>@lorrainedelis</p>
<p>I think it’s pretty easy to make friends! We’re all girls I get really nervous around guys, lol… I would love to live in the dorms since I would like to experience dorm life but it really depends on my parents! My dad is against me living in dorms and whatnot (If I go to a college/uni in NY) but I don’t know about my mom yet…
I’ll think more about the dorms after I get in XD lol</p>
<p>I’m actually not that concerned about the girls thing… I like girls (not in a sexual orientation way) since I’m more comfortable around them! I get really self conscious around guys :/</p>
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<p>My friend had her Barnard interview yesterday! She said she felt confident all the way until the meet up with the interviewer… She said she had a mental breakdown and didn’t know what to say and the interview lasted 30 minutes… She doesn’t feel too good about it and wishes she can do it again
The interviewer asked her how was school, what major she wants to choose and why, and that’s all my friend was willing to tell me since she didn’t want to talk about it :(</p>
<p>I don’t know what you mean by “more complex majors” have classes at Columbia. Barnard is as rigorous academically as Columbia. Students often choose which class works better in their schedule. For instance, you can take s bio class at Barnard or the same class at Columbia. I have often heard that the Barnard classes are more difficult.</p>
<p>For example, Barnard won’t let students take Columbia’s English classes for major credit, or so my D has told me. Her American Studies classes were available to her at their campus.</p>
<p>Your daughter was mistaken about the English major – it says on the Barnard web site,
. See: [url=<a href=“http://www.barnard.edu/english/requirements.php]Barnard”>http://www.barnard.edu/english/requirements.php]Barnard</a> College Department of English<a href=“I’m%20assuming%20that%20the%20other%204%20could%20be%20transfer%20credits%20from%20a%20different%20college”>/url</a></p>
<p>I do think that artemisakadiana’s post suggests that she doesn’t quite appreciate the degree of integration of the schools. I think its more realistic for a Barnard student to assume that she will likely be taking about 1/3 of her classes at Columbia, as I believe that is the statistical average. (My daughter took more, but it had nothing to do with her major – all of her courses for her major were taken either at Barnard or while studying abroad).</p>
<p>haha same here¡ I like being around girls too, it more relaxed, so i think it’ll be a plus! and whenever we want some men, they’re right across the street or there’s millions of them in the city! :)</p>
<p>yikes I don’t think I’m going to do an interview. I know it would be good, but I don’t think I’ll be up to nyc before my apps are sent in and stuff and I’d be so nervous I’d mess it up b/c Barnard means so much to me! </p>
<p>does anyone know if Barnard has a good art program? I don’t think I want to major in anything art, but I’d like to minor or just take some art classes.</p>
<p>If you are interested in learning the strength of a department or course offerings, here is how to check things out:</p>
<p>First, go to the Barnard on-line bulletin at [Barnard</a> College, Online Course Catalogue](<a href=“http://www.barnard.edu/catalog/]Barnard”>Classroom & Campus Spaces Catalog | Barnard College) – and scroll down the page to the part where it lists “Courses of Instruction” – when you find the page for the department you want, you can go there to get a listing of courses-- plus there will probably also be an extra link to the web pages maintained by that department. (For example, when you click the link to “Art History” - near the top of the course listing page you will find a link to the department site: [Barnard</a> College Department of Art History](<a href=“http://www.barnard.edu/arthist/]Barnard”>http://www.barnard.edu/arthist/)</p>
<p>Then, go to the CU Directory (called “pencil book” in Barnard-speak, for reasons I never figured out) – at [CU</a> Directory of Classes](<a href=“http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/]CU”>http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/) – there you can look up courses by subject and department. (For studio art courses, in addition to the Barnard art history department, you will also want look under “visual arts” – there are much broader offerings at Columbia, but note that there are some extra fees for some of the classes – they seem to range from about $80 on up – of course you are paying for materials used in class, but that could be a factor to consider if you want to minor in a subject.)</p>
<p>From there, you can go to Culpa - [CULPA</a> - Columbia Underground Listing of Professor Ability](<a href=“http://www.culpa.info/]CULPA”>http://www.culpa.info/) – where you will find student reviews of courses and profs at Barnard & Columbia. You need to take Culpa info with a grain of salt – students usually feel the urge to post reviews only when they have strong emotions about a course, and the motivation is higher if the student feels like venting their anger or frustration than if they want to heap praise on the prof. But it is at least a preview as to what students are saying about various instructors.</p>
<p>I’m using your interest in art as an example, but I would say that the approach would make sense for just about any area of interest. Much more objective info than simply “does Barnard have a good X department.” Keep in mind that faculty and academic standards are pretty high at Barnard/Columbia - they don’t really have any “bad” or “weak” departments, though of course there are individual courses and profs who fall short of the mark. </p>
<p>You can do more research by looking at the names of faculty who teach subjects you are interested in, and checking their bio’s posted online, or just googling their names – there are many who are incredibly accomplished. But do be careful not to make the mistake of confusing level of accomplishment with teaching ability – those are two different things. Sometimes those two abilities mesh, sometimes not so much.</p>
<p>heyyy girls question on the second supplement essay top (Pick one woman in history or fiction to converse with for an hour and explain your choice. What would you talk about?) can be pick a character from a not so popular book?</p>