Nobody cares but since admission standards differ, its not ethically correct to claim it even if its technically correct.

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Anonymous wrote:If someone went to Wharton undergrad, would you object to them saying they went to Penn? Sometimes they may just say it because people have heard of one not the other and its simpler to explain.

Not at all. My cousin attended Wharton-Penn, and it's been referred to as both by family members.

You’ve got them backwards. Saying you went to Wharton but you’re a linguistics major at Penn is like saying you went to Columbia as a Barnard student.

Anonymous wrote:Wife attended and always claims she went to Columbia. No, it was Barnard. But the two seem synonymous in NYC.

My mother in law who is 80 graduated from Barnard. She tells people she graduated from
Barnard. Women of that generation were proud to say so.

Anonymous wrote:Barnard is a fine school but all the Barnard students I know would not have been accepted to Columbia. So yes it irks me when they say they go to Columbia.

Right. Because you know all the admissions profiles of everyone accepted to Columbia. Mk. 🙄

Anonymous wrote:Barnard is a fine school but all the Barnard students I know would not have been accepted to Columbia. So yes it irks me when they say they go to Columbia.

I agree with a previous poster that saying you attended Barnard - Columbia sounds desperate. My friend who attended Barnard just says they attended Barnard.

Anonymous wrote:If someone went to Wharton undergrad, would you object to them saying they went to Penn? Sometimes they may just say it because people have heard of one not the other and its simpler to explain.

Not at all. My cousin attended Wharton-Penn, and it's been referred to as both by family members.

Anonymous wrote:It's like the college equivalent of the Holy Trinity - God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Columbia is God. The School for General Studies is Jesus - the humble carpenter showing the way toward a higher education. And Barnard is like the Holy Spirit - no one knows what it is but acknowledges that it's there.

Then ironic that the General Studies “actors” are the kids with the most money — and least financial aid — who are paying through the nose for the appearance of prestige. That’s a double no, no.

Barnard is a fine school but all the Barnard students I know would not have been accepted to Columbia. So yes it irks me when they say they go to Columbia.

It's like the college equivalent of the Holy Trinity - God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Columbia is God. The School for General Studies is Jesus - the humble carpenter showing the way toward a higher education. And Barnard is like the Holy Spirit - no one knows what it is but acknowledges that it's there.

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Anonymous wrote:I went to Columbia and had many friends at Barnard; the two schools socialize quite a bit; I could see how if I were a Barnard student, I might say Columbia just to save the explanation (sometimes people don't know what Barnard is). Both great schools!

When would this ever be the case?

It happens.

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Anonymous wrote:I went to Columbia and had many friends at Barnard; the two schools socialize quite a bit; I could see how if I were a Barnard student, I might say Columbia just to save the explanation (sometimes people don't know what Barnard is). Both great schools!

When would this ever be the case?

Barnard students can say whatever they like, just remember to be proud of Barnard, it's a great Women's college. And don't just list Columbia and omit Barnard on the resume, the employer may have an issue with it when doing background check.

Anonymous wrote:I went to Columbia and had many friends at Barnard; the two schools socialize quite a bit; I could see how if I were a Barnard student, I might say Columbia just to save the explanation (sometimes people don't know what Barnard is). Both great schools!

When would this ever be the case?

Anonymous wrote:Colmbia GS is a bigger crime

Oh yeah. It is a national tragedy that we have an elite institution offering to the same education to people who may have had to care for a family, or were in the military, or were first responders, rather than exclusively to 18-22 year olds straight our of high school. Clearly this is the first big step in the demise of western civilization. Where ARE our national priorities these days??? Sheesh.

I went to Columbia and had many friends at Barnard; the two schools socialize quite a bit; I could see how if I were a Barnard student, I might say Columbia just to save the explanation (sometimes people don't know what Barnard is). Both great schools!

Anonymous wrote:Colmbia GS is a bigger crime

No. GS is a REAL college of Columbia. Barnard is an affiliate college of Columbia.