9 Ways of Knowing

gl0ry
Wed, 23 Feb 2005 17:34:55 +0000

Hey primefactor,

i’ve been lurking on the barnard board for some time now reading all your responses to the posters and I have to give a multitude of props to you for taking the time to give such detailed answers. They’ve been of great help. I’m a first yr prosp. and I was just wondering if you can answer a few questions I have:

9 ways of knowing : How effective are these courses? I used to be enthralled with CC’s core curriculum but after reading about barnard’s, I feel that the latter provides a much more comprehensive if not practical set of studies for the students. So I wonder if the classes are what they crack up to be - how are the professors, workload, etc. Which ones are taken the first year. And whether there, being 9, will produce hindrance from completing the classes needed for your major.
I know CU has the special pre-med concentration that allows you to take on additional math/science courses in addition to your reg. ones. Does that program extend to Barnard students?
Overall, in your classes comprised exclusively of Barnard students, how do you feel is the level of engagement, intellectual imput, etc. Are the students generally passionate about their beliefs and what they do and do you tend to get a lot of active participation in small group discussions.


Thank you so much, these are just a few that’ve been swimming in my head lately…if i think of more, i’ll post 'em. :)