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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oberlin is ranked #26 of National Liberal Arts schools.[/quote]

That sucks.[/quote]

Forbes ranks Oberlin #19 among liberal arts colleges in the US, a notch below Vassar and a notch above Barnard College of Columbia University. [/quote]

The person I know who graduated from Barnard tells everyone that she graduated from Columbia. Tee hee. [/quote]

She doesn't tell "everyone" she's from Columbia. She says "Barnard" to those who know Barnard. To those who might be scratching heads, she says Columbia to save follow-up questions. [/quote]

No different than Columbia College students who say Columbia University to distinguish Columbia College that's part of Columbia University in NY from Columbia College in Missouri, Columbia College in Vienna, VA, Columbia College in Centreville, VA, Columbia College, SC, Columbia College, DC, Columbia College, CA, Columbia College, Fl, Columbia College, Chicago, Columbia College, OR. [/quote]

LOL. Yes it is. She is trying to pretend she went to Columbia when she went to Barnard. [/quote]

I just know Barnard is loosely affiliated with Columbia.  "Pretend" is a bit harsh.  I have no dog in this fight.  [/quote]

By definition, a university consists of a number of separate colleges. Barnard College is a college of Columbia University. It began as the women's college when many colleges, including Columbia, were men only. They kept it as a separate college even after Columbia went coed, but it is most definitely part of Columbia University. 
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That's what I thought. There is no entity "Columbia University" all by itself. Someone could be attending Columbia College, but normally he or she say "Columbia University" to avoid follow up questions from confusion. Same with Columbia SEAS, which is a separate entity within Columbia University. It's same concept as Oxford or Cambridge.  Nobody knows St. John's College. They say "St. John's College of Cambridge" or just say "Cambridge" and get it over with. [/quote]

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