<p>In New York I don’t think Barnard and Columbia students are viewed differently for employment purposes. This is probably not true for the rest of the country. For professional/grad school they are definitely not viewed differently because academic institutions are completely aware of how seamless the transition for Barnard to Columbia is and how many classes are shared.</p>
<p>I think there is enough testimony to say that some Barnard students do experience some discrimination and some Columbia students mete it out.</p>
<p>For some students (monydad has talked about this) this is a problem. My daughter didn’t find it so.</p>
<p>Every school has pluses and minuses. It’s up to each student to measure how much this might bother her.</p>
<p>For my D, Barnard was the perfect school. She preferred it to Columbia, wanted a Woman’s College (to make women friends which wasn’t her strong suit) and wanted to be in NYC. She adored her school and her time there.</p>
<p>Others have differing experiences.</p>
<p>She has landed an excellent judicial internship. She is working for a female judge who chose two women as interns. Did her Barnard experience affect the judge’s choice? We’ll never know.</p>
<p>In my own professional career, sadly I’ve received more help from women than men. I say sadly because I like men, and some of the obstacles they created for me were totally unnecessary.</p>
<p>For my D the empowerment of being at a woman’s college richly compensated for any catty anti-Barnard remarks.</p>
<p>She did make wonderful friends, too, which was her goal.</p>
<p>And since she still lives in NYC she finds Barnard connections invaluable.</p>