anyone have a child at bard?

[Anonymous]

Is it over the top woke, or could a normal kid who likes sports and finance do OK there? I know Soros made a huge donation, which is great for the endowment and the school's financial stability, but what does that mean for the political climate on campus?

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It’s not really a sporty finance kid type of place. More of an artsy creative type of school.

[Anonymous]

Artsy, creative vibe with very strong ties to NYC. It’s remote like Wesleyan, not remote like Colgate or Hamilton. Definitely off the beaten path, but it’s 10 minutes from an Amtrak station and less than 2 hours from Manhattan. You do need a car to really be able to take advantage of the area.

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Anonymous wrote:Artsy, creative vibe with very strong ties to NYC. It’s remote like Wesleyan, not remote like Colgate or Hamilton. Definitely off the beaten path, but it’s 10 minutes from an Amtrak station and less than 2 hours from Manhattan. You do need a car to really be able to take advantage of the area.

Colgate and Hamilton might be considered remote if proximity to New York City is a priority. However, Bard's atmosphere of seclusion is otherwise greater than that of Colgate or Hamilton, in my opinion. While Colgate and Hamilton are both set near authentically rural countryside, Colgate is adjacent to its charming village, and Hamilton, beyond its own village, offers access to suburban amenities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it over the top woke, or could a normal kid who likes sports and finance do OK there? I know Soros made a huge donation, which is great for the endowment and the school's financial stability, but what does that mean for the political climate on campus?

Soros is to the right of “woke”

[Anonymous]

Way too woke.

[Anonymous]

if your child is interested n music, first you need to have a trial class with the possible professor to see if it's a good match. Music students have different paths to follow before you pick a school. They will be studying with that teacher for 4 years.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s an excellent school. Location is fantastic and the campus/Hudson Valley is so beautiful. Their modern music/arts building is also beautiful and state of the art.

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The campus was really pretty and kind of unique. It is wooded and almost felt like more of a summer camp. Very eclectic buildings. It seems like a great place for artists/creative types. One of their buildings had been designed and built by students.

It was too artsy for my kids but seems like a nice place if looking for that vibe.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not really a sporty finance kid type of place. More of an artsy creative type of school.

Agreed about importance of touring. My DC attended 3 different progressive and/or liberal private schools over the course of PK to 12, yet found the 3 Bard tour guides too eccentric and quirky. It’s the only school where the tour started with a lengthy land acknowledgment reading by the tour guide, for example. As a parent, I liked the beautiful campus, the excellent art museum, and could see artsy and creative types thriving. I personally preferred Skidmore.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it over the top woke, or could a normal kid who likes sports and finance do OK there? I know Soros made a huge donation, which is great for the endowment and the school's financial stability, but what does that mean for the political climate on campus?

I have a kid there. It’s for quirky folk, creative, intellectual types. Eccentric for sure.

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The school is not isolated. Yes, it is a small campus. You can take a train to NYC if you need that city fix. The kids can write, are creative and think outside the box. Go visit the campus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not really a sporty finance kid type of place. More of an artsy creative type of school.

Agreed about importance of touring. My DC attended 3 different progressive and/or liberal private schools over the course of PK to 12, yet found the 3 Bard tour guides too eccentric and quirky. It’s the only school where the tour started with a lengthy land acknowledgment reading by the tour guide, for example. As a parent, I liked the beautiful campus, the excellent art museum, and could see artsy and creative types thriving. I personally preferred Skidmore.

Ugh. I hope they handed out barf bags ahead of time.

[Anonymous]

Lots of kids from Einstein HS go to Bard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not really a sporty finance kid type of place. More of an artsy creative type of school.

Agreed about importance of touring. My DC attended 3 different progressive and/or liberal private schools over the course of PK to 12, yet found the 3 Bard tour guides too eccentric and quirky. It’s the only school where the tour started with a lengthy land acknowledgment reading by the tour guide, for example. As a parent, I liked the beautiful campus, the excellent art museum, and could see artsy and creative types thriving. I personally preferred Skidmore.

Ugh. I hope they handed out barf bags ahead of time.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely a great place for artistic creative types, but also very remote and isolated.

It is neither remote nor isolated.

My DD visited Bard on a road trip to see Skidmore, Vassar, and Sarah Lawrence a few years ago. She immediately crossed it off the list, as there was not town with stores or restaurants anywhere nearby that we could see. Maybe we were wrong and missed something? In any case, she wound up at Oberlin and is graduating in May!