<p>Scared about getting in…I only have a 93-ish gpa (w/ 7 APs) and there’s another girl applying from my grade (we are in 11th grad so next year) with a bit higher stats who’s a super feminist and has a ton of feminist related ECs (while mine are focused on neuroscience for what its worth). Will Barnard like the more feministy one instead of me, especially is her stats are higher? Cuz I know Barnard is known for its feminists.</p>
<p>Barnard graduates some neuroscientists as well.</p>
<p>I know however I’m not sure if I fit the Barnard “mold” according to them, especially with a lower GPA.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry about that aspect. Just do your best in school and on tests, write good essays, and show them you really know something about Barnard and really want to go there.</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s going to make any difference that you go to the same HS. Your out of school experience might be much different than hers.</p>
<p>Also, I am not a feminist, and one of my close friends is a hard-core one. As far as I know none of my friends’ EC’s were heavily feministic.</p>
<p>Actually, on a second thought, I don’t even know what a feministic EC would look like.</p>
<p>Feminist = believes in equal pay for equal work for men and women, appreciates the women before her who got her the right to vote, believes she should be judged by the quality of her contribution rather than her bra size.
Still sure you’re not a feminist, Adversa?</p>
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<p>That seems a fairly simplistic definition to me. And the last sentence is not a little insulting. </p>
<p>I believe that there are, indeed, fundamental differences in men and women. I am thankful for those differences! Of course, one cannot generalize this, as there will be women and men along the spectra for various attributes that overlap and pass each other. IE, there will be women who are physically “stronger” than some men, but that is not generally the case. And to ignore differences in people is to ignore possible advantages as well as critical disadvantages that will eventually arise as a result of those differences. </p>
<p>Of course we are grateful to those women who have gone before us in advocating for rights to vote, etc. Attendance at Barnard does not require you to wear any sort of label, “Feminist” or otherwise. Just be yourself.</p>
<p>It’s a common misconception that feminists don’t believe in any differences between men and women.
Time to teach our daughters to stop being so scared of a word.
They are all feminists. Some of them just don’t know it. Feminism: the theory of political, economic and social equality of the sexes. Equality. Not identically.</p>
<p>And the insulting last line you refer to reflects the insulting attitude not of myself but of a world that feminists would like to better. For all women.</p>
<p>Your lower GPA is going to be the problem. Not the other girl , not the feminism issue. Unless your school is known to Barnard and they have been taking kids from there with those grades, your chances are not good there. Especially if you have some Cs in the mix.</p>
<p>I am a feminist. I have spoken at conferences and taught women’s studies.</p>
<p>I believe there are inherent differences between men and women, but I also believe that we can’t know exactly what they are until we have a society that does not raise the genders so unequally. I believe that the greatest problem is that the male point of view is more highly regarded than the female.</p>
<p>I also love make-up and purses and raised a daughter who loves clothes too. We don’t think those things define us.</p>
<p>I deeply value motherhood and I deeply value my career. I value women who are mothers and don’t have careers, and I value women who have careers and are not mothers. And I value women who have both.</p>
<p>I want the world to value all these women, too.</p>
<p>I agree with Cpt. In that your record of achievement will be what’s important to the adcoms. The other young woman may be accepted ED at another institution or lose interest in Barnard. It is good advice to find other schools that you like equally.</p>
<p>Did you use the word feministy in you application essay? If you did you might want to think about heading down the road. Oral Roberts, maybe?</p>
<p>^ very nice explanation of a modern feminist point of view,mythmom.</p>
<p>This young woman hasn’t applied yet, and the tone of attack in the last post is hurtful. And after all, the business of college is to educate.</p>
<p>The fact that feministy is not a word is a greater problem than its political connotations.</p>
<p>The central strength of feminism derives from our willingness to support each other not take pot shots at each other across an imagined barricade.</p>
<p>And thank you testobsessed for the lovely compliment.</p>
<p>Hey elnamo, I was in the exact same situation you’re in. My GPA was around the same as yours and I was up against a girl who was leader of the feminist group at our school, had a higher GPA etc. We both applied ED and I ended up getting in while the other girl was deferred. If there’s one thing I learned is that you should focus on yourself and not the others around you when it comes to college apps. Do your best in school and show who you are in your essays, because that really is a big factor. It really is a holistic process 
Also, if you know Barnard is the school for you I’d say apply ED</p>
<p>@ElNamo, What’s a “93-ish” GPA?</p>
<p>Currently a 93 cumulative might become a 94 by the time I apply.</p>
<p>Currently cumulative 93 but how pulley will become 94 by the time that I apply</p>
<p>Oh didn’t see I already posted</p>