| Barnard is a seperate school with a seperate faculty and admissions department. It is affiliated with Columbia, because Columbia historically was all male - in past times Barnard basically served as Columbia for girls. Now it's a highly controversial topic that seems to spark scandal every time it's mentioned, especially on this board.
Barnard is a respectable institution in it's own right, but it most definitely is not Columbia in a literal sense. Your cousin telling people she goes to Columbia when she really goes to Barnard is the kind of thing that sparks the heated debate and controversy I mentioned above. Some Columbia students take offense at Barnard girls doing this, and although I believe that they're usually grossly overreacting, she's still asking for trouble. |