<p>I know there is a diversity of strong women at barnard, but what are they like socially? Do people party? Where? Do they mostly go out in the city or go to campus parties at Columbia? Where are they from? What’s the school/social balance? Are they super serious or do they like to have fun too? Any insight from wither current or incoming students would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Pretty much yes to all of the above, even if yes is not an applicable answer.</p>
<p>Yes, we party (though not as much as many other schools, I don’t know of anyone that parties on weekdays for instance [the weekend begins on Thursday in this case]), though if you want to go to college mostly to party, this is really the wrong school. Usually parties are at Columbia. I personally do not party much at Columbia, I much prefer going out into the city, but I’m a theater geek and I like rushing for tickets. Some girls rarely leave Morningside Heights and are happy with what Columbia community and the neighborhood offers.</p>
<p>We’re from roughly everywhere, though I <em>think</em> there’s a pretty significant east coast population, which is to be expected. It’s not noticeable or anything. Not sure what you mean by school/social balance. Personalities are varied, though most of us care a lot about our schoolwork. I wouldn’t say that makes us super serious though.</p>
<p>By balance I mean, how’s your social life? Do you have the opportunity to meet lots of people? What do you do for fun (other than the theatre)? Do you have the opportunity to meet boys? Do you think the girls at barnard were the popular girls in high school or the nerds or maybe just the smart, nice girls who had plenty of friends despite their high gpa?</p>
<p>It’s a college much the same as any other, so there’ll be clubs and classes and random encounters. Meeting people is easy and inevitable. It’s hard to compare that sort of thing, but I found it easier to make new friends at Barnard than it was for me at Boston College. You would have to go far out of your way to not meet boys.</p>
<p>There’s nothing really noteworthy or particularly different about fun and such. I like movies, museums, restaurants, etc. If the weather’s cooperating, it’s nice to just sit in a park and read. Probably the only difference is that everywhere’s close by and pretty convenient in NYC.</p>
<p>Admissions does what it can to get a mixed crowd, and I think they succeed at it pretty well. A lot of girls here are confident and high-powered, but I don’t think that puts anyone into a certain stereotype.</p>
<p>I’ve been interacting with some of the girls going to Barnard next year (class of '14, yeah) on Facebook, and it seems that we all share a common love of culture and learning. Judging by descriptions, there’s a few would-be bohemians, some theater geeks, a couple of nerds (I certainly count myself as one), funky fashionistas and JAP’s, to be honest - but they all seemed generally friendly and accessible. This description also applies to the two girls I met at the PC-program who are also heading to Barnard next year.</p>