kmhuether

How does Barnard help with Grad school admissions?
Will attending barnard increase my chances at columbia grad schools?
What can I do when I enter college to increase my relationship with columbia to hopefully increase admission chances?

mardad

Your starting a little early, but that's a good thing. A small school allows you to get to know the professors and staff in the department in which you are interested. You might even get a job in that department doing research for the professors. And of course study hard.

churchmusicmom

My daughter just went through the process of applying to grad schools, and she found that the Barnard faculty and her advisor were extremely helpful in the application process. She is a neuroscience major, but I imagine that the faculty at Barnard would be helpful across the board.

I have a question, though. I know my daughter eventually wants to teach and do research in her field at the college level and she would love to have the opportunity some day to do that at Barnard and/or Columbia. And she did learn that doing both undergrad and graduate work at the same institution (which you would be doing if you go to Columbia for grad school) would essentially preclude her from consideration, as they want more diverse experience than that. So why do you already think that you want to go to Columbia for grad school? You may want to keep in mind that you should attempt to get experience and an education in diverse environments, and limiting yourself to the Columbia University environment (even though it's excellent), will not probably, in the long run, be a good thing. I would suggest that you make use of all the University opportunities you can. Look into University-wide summer research opportunities as well as internships that might be available during the school year, depending on your field of interest.

Best to you and congrats on starting a wonderful adventure at Barnard!!!