Barnard or Georgetown SFS

DigitalDad
Tue, 27 Apr 2021 03:42:39 +0000

anon46577322:

However, I’m not part of the lgbtq+ community, and I’m worried I might be ostracized/not fit in since i know hwc have sizeable queer communities.

The short answer and absolute reality is: it’s a non-issue - because the question is based on a false premise in the first place!

In reality, Barnard stands out nationally for its diversity. Less than half of the freshman class is Caucasian, 2/3rds of the faculty are female, about only 1/2 of the faculty is white. You will have a lot of religious conservatives of all faiths, mixed with secular followers, and agnostics.
And, yes, being a highly diverse and tolerant environment, any sexual orientation is welcome and not the least bit relevant to you going there to STUDY!

I don’t know how you arrived at the “knowledge” which community there might be “sizable”, or not - other than that I would agree that any queer person at Barnard, and in NYC, probably might be more comfortable to identify - where in other schools, or part of the country, they simply might feel it less distracting not to be “counted” by someone who’s attempting to estimate how (equally) “sizable” their community is.

anon46577322:

I’m not sure it’s worth 80k more than georgetown

I believe for most people the difference in cost of attendance between most highly selective schools would be hard to justify! While there are various reports and stats by periodicals, using all kind of arbitrary “metrics”, they don’t really apply to any one single person.

You might end up with a job after graduating from either school that happens to be better than what in that particular year and in that particular field you might have gotten from the other - and it might have nothing to do with that college, but rather timing and coincidence.

The only way to set aside “cost” is if you have have looked at both schools in every possible detail and from every possible angle and have developed a strong sense that one will be a much better match for you than the other. So it’s your own personal choice and preference.