Tengo Preguntas sobre Barnard! |What is so good about this school should I apply?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Barnard College
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<p>Hey, what’s up everyone!? I’m a junior and as of now, I don’t know much about Barnard. I’ve heard of the school before but I don’t know what it’s strong points are and other important things like that, so can you guys give me a 411 on this? thanks…</p>

<p>-What is Barnard good at? What are it’s strongest departments? I’m not sure what specifically I want to major in (possibly econ or poli sci) but I am sure that I am going down the pre-med track. How do applicants from Barnard do in med school admissions? </p>

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<li><p>Barnard is an all women’s school, correct? For anyone who attends the school, or knows someone who does, what is the feeling of going to an all womens school? Are you isolated or is there any gender mixing at all?! </p></li>
<li><p>Are the professors at Barnard all female as well? </p></li>
<li><p>I’ve heard it mentioned on this board that as a Barnard student, you can cross register for classes at Columbia. Does anyone know if there is a limit for how many classes/credits u can take over at Columbira per semester or anything like that? What are the rules concernign cross registration? </p></li>
<li><p>Finally, how selective is Barnard? I’m not exactly a top notch applicant. I’m very average. My weighted GPA by the end of junior year will be around 3.80 and UW will be around 3.4ish. I’m taking the SAT’s and the ACT in the next few months,but i anticipate my scores will be high. Do you stand a chance at school like this? </p></li>
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<p>Well, sorry that was really long, but i’m intthe process of doing college research and I need to find out ALL I can. Thank you for your help!</p>

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<p>bumpedy....</p>

<p>I know some of you guys can answer these. You're all just too lazy to read it all. Shame on you.</p>

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<p>My d has just been accepted to Barnard....</p>

<p>There are posts on this board (particularly look for ones by "Primefactor" that can explain this better than I, but Barnard is a unique women's college in that MOST classes have Columbia students in them (and therefore, guys). As I understand it, there are only a couple of classes closed to Columbia students (a First Year seminar and your Senior Thesis class). Conversely, Barnard students routinely take classes at Columbia. In fact , some academic departments are in effect "shared" by the two. Others are duplicated, but you can still opt to take many classes at either school...</p>

<p>Again, you will learn a great deal about Barnard if you go back and read some of the recent posts here. </p>

<p>Hope this helps some and good luck on your college search. Oh, as far as selectivity goes, it is pretty selective. You can read about this years "crop" of admitted students if you go to the Barnard website. There is a news story about that very thing there.</p>

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<p>Hey.. I'm going to Barnard in the fall, so perhaps I can answer your questions better when I get there.
But I'll try my best now.
Most of us seniors don't come on CC anymore, that's probably why you haven't gotten any answers... I came back for a wee visit today, after not coming on for agesss...</p>

<p>Ok so your qs...</p>

<p>-What is Barnard good at? What are it's strongest departments? I'm not sure what specifically I want to major in (possibly econ or poli sci) but I am sure that I am going down the pre-med track. How do applicants from Barnard do in med school admissions? </p>

<p>I know that English is a really popular major at Barnard.
And Barnard is excellent for English and art history. and phenomenal for dance.
I think I read somewhere that it's good for poli sci as well.
And I have no idea bout the pre-med...</p>

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<li>Barnard is an all women's school, correct? For anyone who attends the school, or knows someone who does, what is the feeling of going to an all womens school? Are you isolated or is there any gender mixing at all?! </li>
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<p>Yes, Barnard is an all women's college, under the umbrella of Columbia University. Barnard has its own faculty, own admissions criteria, own endowment, own board of trustees.. but it shares Columbia Univeristy's facilities and resources. Also there is open cross registration between the 2 schools. And Barnard is actually considered to be one of the 4 undergrad colleges under CU.
Because of this unique relationship, Barnard is not really an "all women's college" in the traditional sense. So you are definitely not isolated.. and you have plenty of contact with men.</p>

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<li><p>Are the professors at Barnard all female as well?
Nope they are not.</p></li>
<li><p>I've heard it mentioned on this board that as a Barnard student, you can cross register for classes at Columbia. Does anyone know if there is a limit for how many classes/credits u can take over at Columbira per semester or anything like that? What are the rules concernign cross registration? </p></li>
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<p>There is complete open cross registration between Columbia College and Barnard.
Apart from the Columbia Core, Barnard's 9 way of knowing, and the senior seminars, I understand that everything is open for all CC and BC students.
If you really really want to and if there is space I'm pretty sure you can take a few classes from the Columbia Core etc.</p>

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<li>Finally, how selective is Barnard? I'm not exactly a top notch applicant. I'm very average. My weighted GPA by the end of junior year will be around 3.80 and UW will be around 3.4ish. I'm taking the SAT's and the ACT in the next few months,but i anticipate my scores will be high. Do you stand a chance at school like this? </li>
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<p>This year the overall acceptance rate to Barnard was 26.9%.
So yeh, it is fairly selective...Not as selective as CC but still pretty damn hard to get into.
I am not an expert or a fortune teller so I cannot predict your chances.
Just try your best, and work hard.</p>

<p>Hope this helped a wee bit.</p>

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<p>For what it's worth (which may be little), Princeton Review ranks Barnard higher than Columbia for undergraduate education (combined scores of academic quality, campus quality of life, selectivity, and financial aid/scholarships.) If you take out the athletes and the internationals accepted at a 2-3% rate at Columbia, you'd find the two schools very close in selectivity, which is amazing, given that Barnard only accepts XXs, and only those who are willing to go to an XX school. The quality of faculty, especially in some of the humanities, is as good, or better. In fact, there are certain areas (i.e. theater), where Columbia sends its students over to Barnard. And the quality of advising is universally thought to be higher.</p>

<p>So if you crave the New York experience, you could hardly do better.</p>

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<p>Add dance to the majors which Columbia "houses" at Barnard.</p>

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<p>haha mini, I like how you used XX to mean girl</p>

<p>and about the guy thing, I know this question has been answered a lot but I just though I'd say that my friend's sister graduated from Barnard and ended up marrying a guy from Columbia, so no worries there haha</p>

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<p>There are a lot of Columbia - Barnard wedding unions hehehee :)</p>

<p>;)</p>

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<p>To clarify about the 9 ways classes--there are no specific 9 ways classes, so they're open to everyone, because they're just normal university classes. </p>

<p>Consider them more distribution requirements than a core curriculum.</p>

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<p>would you suggest trying to get onto a wellness floor? What are they like?</p>