<p>Wisdomsomehow – You’re so lucky your parents support you. I really hope that somehow my parents will end up excited about this whole process. I have to gather everything for financial aid tomorrow so that’ll be fun -_- haha. College is soooo expensive, I would feel sort of guilty going to a private school knowing that the state university is muchmuch cheaper, but I think the experience I’d have is worth the money. </p>
<p>Congratz on submitting your app, Mikeye!!</p>
<p>Ok I’ve officially submitted every scrap of Barnard. Stupid payment system!
Just to check:
You’re done when “My Colleges” says
(Green arrow) Application
(Green Arrow) Supplement
(Red Arrow) Payments: Submitted
And all Teacher Recs are submitted, right?
Is there anything else to do?</p>
<p>My parents are basically completely ignorant of and uninterested in which colleges I’m applying to, as long as I want to go:) But I won’t be able to go unless I get full aid~~which is as unlikely as winning the grand prize in lotto…actually, come to think of it, it’s worth that much…ha!</p>
<p>Oh wait…everything’s green now…
You’re done when everything’s green right?</p>
<p>Ladies, I completely understand your excitement and enthusiasm about Barnard, but some of you seem to be saying that your parents “don’t support” you or that you know you cannot attend unless you get full-ride level support from them or from other scholarships. </p>
<p>I am a parent of a recent Barnard graduate. We are not a wealthy family and it was indeed a stretch and pretty stressful financially to send our daughter there. She worked at least one job (and sometimes two) her four years there. Barnard is wonderful and, for our daughter, we believe it was the perfect match. But, in all reality, she could have gotten a wonderful education in our state school.</p>
<p>All I am trying to say is, please try to understand that if your parents are not “supportive” of your going to Barnard, it’s not that they are not “supportive” of you. It’s a very, very expensive proposition and even though they do award decent financial aid, you, and they, will be expected to contribute pretty much to a sacrificial level. Your parents are the only ones who can really determine the feasibility of that for your family. </p>
<p>You should understand also that “full ride” scholarships are pretty rare commodities. </p>
<p>PLEASE in this process, be sure you have some safety schools which you know you can afford and where you can be happy. And don’t make this about your parents being supportive of you or not. I am pretty sure they are…in all the ways that count.</p>
<p>End of “rant”. :)</p>
<p>I actually appreciate that rant. That’s exactly what my parents say.
My mom is extremely supportive of my college choices. My father supports the school choices, he just doesn’t support me. Because of where my sister ended up, he doesn’t think I’m smart enough to go to those schools, and constantly shoots me down. He’s more into math/science stuff, and I’m more into the humanities. We’re not really close, and honestly, I care…but only to a certain level. My dad has always been like this, and I’m sure it will get better when I get out of the house.</p>
<p>As for the finacial aid issue, Barnard is extremely expensive. My parent’s are already paying for my sisters college education, and my mothers treatment, so right now I can’t really afford it. 
I’m definitely not expecting a full ride, but I hope it will be a reasonable amount. If not, I’m not going to put my family out of their house. I hate the idea of going anywhere else, but realistically, if I HAD to, I would. </p>
<p>Don’t be too discouraged guys! After visiting my sis’s school, I’ve realized your college experience is a lot about the people that are around you and the “network”. If you have to settle for another school that satifies these two qualities, then you have nothing to worry about. :)</p>
<p>Congratz all for submitting your apps. I’m about to submit mine, and then we can officially make this thread a “waiting thread”.</p>
<p>Katy and inconspicuous, you’re done! Congratz!</p>
<p>churchmusicmom - Thanks for the insight. I am completely willing to take a loan out in my name and take on the committment of paying it back, but I know there has to be some cosigning going on, etc. My mom is really supportive of me overall, genuinely, but I know my dad is disappointed in the choices I’ve made in regards to being so immersed in writing and dancing… but I think it comes with time that he’ll accept it. I think the entire “libeal arts college” label makes him shirk away from any of the private schools I’ve applied to since he wants me to go into business or medicine/science. It IS with good intentions though, he just wants me to be secure in the future. </p>
<p>My sister (6 years older than I) already went through the whole college application process, and she was accepted to the Ivy of her choice, but since we just moved and bought a house around that time, we really didn’t have any money to send her there. So my parents spent weeks convincing her to take the full ride she got at a school in-state, and now she’s making a lot of money with a finance company. So I see what people are saying about it being the type of person you are and the type of networking available and not so much the school. My sister in retrospect did not have a very pleasant experience at her college (I guess socially and academically she was not satisfied), but is thankful for where she is now, working alongside those who went to pricier, more selective schools. Her story gives me hope that I’ll be fine wherever I go, and I have to make it work. </p>
<p>As of now we’re better off financially, but it’s enough to be comfortable. I have a job so I’m self sufficient (besides being able to drive) but I’m sure my parents are still paying off a lot of things. When I gather everything for the financial aid application, I’ll have a better view of where we stand. </p>
<p>Happy New Year’s, everyone!</p>
<p>Many students from “liberal arts colleges” go into finance or medicine. In general, they do not offer vocational tracks, but they do offer courses that form the basis of the disciplines that lead to those tracks such as economics (as opposite to business) and bio.</p>
<p>There was a time when Barnard trained 1/2 of all female American doctors. I think your father misunderstands the nomenclature.</p>
<p>And if you are interested in dance and writing, you can pursue them at a state school, too.</p>
<p>The school does not mandate the major.</p>
<p>I’m not. I’m going into magazine work, so im going to major in art history. 
Happy New years!</p>
<p>YAYAYAYAYAY! Just submitted most of my apps. The weight is officially off my shoulders.</p>
<p>YAY! Congratz!</p>
<p>To expand a bit on what Mythmom said, Barnard attracted my d specifically for the dance program and because it had strong academics; and she specifically was interested in the English program initially. However, due to the exposure that Barnard’s “Nine Ways of Knowing” required to a variety of subjects, my d did a complete “about face” and fell in love with Neuroscience. She is currently working on her PhD…and because of Barnard and the excellent preparation and support she received, she was admitted to all her top choice schools for her PhD with full financial support at each (all expenses plus a good stipend).</p>
<p>Skittlerose, you might share that with your dad! :)</p>
<p>Sorry for barging in the conversation guys >.<
Anyway…my mom doesn’t care where I go as long as it’s either: Barnard, Vassar, Cornell, or Harvard 
(I’d rather go to Barnard though) she’s really close-minded about schools and stuff…and she’s thinks I’m gonna get scholarships for all of them (which is highly impossible)…but thankfully I submitted all my apps in october :)</p>
<p>Hey xmixpyonx! It’s cool, your not intruding at all
Wow, why didn’t you apply early if you submitted so early? Those are all pretty good schools, but all so different. Would you miund if I asked why your applying? Just curious
churchmusicmom, I’m actually semi-debating neuroscience as well. Only time will tell, though 
So now were all in wait mode. Did you guys get in anywhere else early? Where else are you all applying?</p>
<p>Oh my gosh, so I was on facebook researching some of the ED applicants, and my oh my. I would say 85% go to a private school of some kind. Oh my gosh.
Of course, that isn’t a big deal. Still, it makes me feel incredibly unsure.</p>
<p>My daughter came from a large public GA HS. Don’t let that worry you too much…</p>
<p>Have any of you received the tracking email yet? When do you think it’ll come?</p>
<p>I haven’t. Does anyone know, or have some insight on that?</p>
<p>I applied ED and got my tracking email four days after the deadline.</p>
<p>what is a tracking email? I submitted Dec 3, and haven’t gotten anything except for Common App emails saying I submitted successfully.</p>