Barnard College of Columbia University?

[Anonymous]

One of DC’s friends shared on social that she is attending Barnard but the school is described as Barnard College of Columbia University. Since when??

Aren’t they two totally different schools with different admisisons? What’s the deal?

[Anonymous]

Are you a troll or just ignorant?

[Anonymous]

Barnard was established because women were not allowed at Columbia.

[Anonymous]

No I’m not a troll. It’s a sincere question. I didn’t know it was part of Columbia. I thought they were different schools.

So if they’re the same why would a girl apply fo Columbia and not Barnard if Barnard is presumably easier to get in. I still don’t get what the deal is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No I’m not a troll. It’s a sincere question. I didn’t know it was part of Columbia. I thought they were different schools.

So if they’re the same why would a girl apply fo Columbia and not Barnard if Barnard is presumably easier to get in. I still don’t get what the deal is.

OP, are you applying to Barnard? Or are you talking about someone else applying to Barnard? If it's not you applying, MYOB.

[Anonymous]

Hello :

Barnard is a separate college for women as undergraduates, with top educational standards. It is part of Columbia University. Columbia College and SEAS(School of Engineering)are also undergraduate divisions within Columbia University. Eac institution within Columbia University has its own admissions.
Barnard grants diplomas which say: Barnard College (in) Columbia University.

Women can apply to any three divisions as undergraduates: Barnard College, Columbia College, and SEAS.

There is also another division called School of general Studies which accepts students age 21 years and older who are non-traditional students ( eg, people who have taken some years off from education, veterans, and others who wish to receive an undergraduate degree, and who are not directly from high school or from a gap year between high school and college).

Barnard is an excellent college for women and is a charter member of the Severn Sisters. Athletes at Barnard can participate in the consortium with Columbia College and SEAS and play in Ivy league sports on Columbia teams. All three schools have cross-listing courses and many dorms are shared. Women at Barnard can have the benefits of being at an all-women college if they want, or partake in coed education with Columbia. The two campuses are next to each other and share many things such as libraries, eating facilities, and dorms, although separately owned by each division within the university.

Barnard, like Columbia overall, is a mostexcellent place and very stimulating. Morningside Heights is a fantastic place, very cultured, cosmopolitan and with two of the most famous gothic cathedrals in the United States almost next to campus 9 St. John the Divine and Riverside Cathedral. ( See the pictures on Google)

[Anonymous]

It’s a great place to be if you’re OK taking the chance of being murdered right across the street: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Tessa_Majors

[Anonymous]

Nonsense. It is a VERY SAFE place. Normal precautions apply to anyone in any city, especially not walking in some parks alone at night.

That poor girl was stabbed in a park in the evening after dark when walking alone.

Morningside Heights is either the first or second safest precinct in all of New York City. NYC is one of the safest cities in the world, and certainly one of the very safest in the US

[Anonymous]

The park where she was stabbed is not next to campus. That park was down a cliff some practical distance away from the campus. She was walking alone in that park when it was dark.

No one needs to walk that distance and go to that particular park, called Morningside Park, down a rocky promontory, some distance away from he campus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hello :

Barnard is a separate college for women as undergraduates, with top educational standards. It is part of Columbia University. Columbia College and SEAS(School of Engineering)are also undergraduate divisions within Columbia University. Eac institution within Columbia University has its own admissions.
Barnard grants diplomas which say: Barnard College (in) Columbia University.

Women can apply to any three divisions as undergraduates: Barnard College, Columbia College, and SEAS.

There is also another division called School of general Studies which accepts students age 21 years and older who are non-traditional students ( eg, people who have taken some years off from education, veterans, and others who wish to receive an undergraduate degree, and who are not directly from high school or from a gap year between high school and college).

Barnard is an excellent college for women and is a charter member of the Severn Sisters. Athletes at Barnard can participate in the consortium with Columbia College and SEAS and play in Ivy league sports on Columbia teams. All three schools have cross-listing courses and many dorms are shared. Women at Barnard can have the benefits of being at an all-women college if they want, or partake in coed education with Columbia. The two campuses are next to each other and share many things such as libraries, eating facilities, and dorms, although separately owned by each division within the university.

Barnard, like Columbia overall, is a mostexcellent place and very stimulating. Morningside Heights is a fantastic place, very cultured, cosmopolitan and with two of the most famous gothic cathedrals in the United States almost next to campus 9 St. John the Divine and Riverside Cathedral. ( See the pictures on Google)

This is absolutely not true. Barnard is NOT a part OF Columbia. Affiliated, yes. A part of Columbia lke the College and SEAS, no. Barnard has its own board, trustees, administration. Diplomas say Barnard, not Columbia.

[Anonymous]

Barnard is part of the wider Columbia University.

Great options for women who attend Barnard College.

[Anonymous]

I went there. It’s a terrific school. I took some classes at Columbia, but most at Barnard. Used the CU libraries. Some dorms were mixed. I enjoyed my experience.

[Anonymous]

Excellent opportunities. First-rate academic. Columbia is just across the street and fully open to the Barnard students. All courses are cross-listed with students from both sides of the street taking courses at the other side. The college cares about its students and provides value for the money. The new Milstein Center with its library is magnificent. A top experience and opportunity for anyone.

Morningside Heights and the neighboring West Side have fantastic cultural opportunities.

New York opportunities and downtown internships are just a subway ride away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nonsense. It is a VERY SAFE place. Normal precautions apply to anyone in any city, especially not walking in some parks alone at night.

That poor girl was stabbed in a park in the evening after dark when walking alone.

Morningside Heights is either the first or second safest precinct in all of New York City. NYC is one of the safest cities in the world, and certainly one of the very safest in the US

I have lived in that neighborhood.

The article says she was walking alone in Morningside Park after 7:00PM (when it would have been pitch dark in December). Before you bother jumping on me, I am NOT victim blaming. The fault for her attack is squarely on the 13 and 14-year-old kids who killed her. But alone, after dark, in any major city, you stick to the streets (where lots of people will be out at 7:00PM) and not in the parks. The park is on the edge of the island. There's no need to cut through there to get anywhere. Even if getting exercise, stay on the populated streets.

So no, you don't risk your life going to Barnard. Just remember that you're in NYC and not in your idyllic suburban hometown and act accordingly.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Further, even in a suburb, who on earth goes into a park alone after dark ? It is too dangerous anywhere, city or suburb.

Morningside Park is quite a distance from the campus and out of the way. Absolutely no reason to be there or to cut through there. It is also below a promontory. A terrible sad loss for sure. But this is very, very rare and in no way reflects the safety of the campus and college atmosphere.