Barnard v Columbia

DigitalDad
Sat, 01 Jan 2022 18:45:52 +0000

mynameiswhatever:

Is it true that applying to BOTH Columbia and Barnard is a death knell for both applications

Easy answer: No!

Columbia College and Barnard College have completely separate admission processes and are reviewed solely by the respective college, without knowledge of the other. Their is no direct relation between the colleges, but they are under a common “umbrella”, Columbia University, and through that share access to the same University facilities, courses, faculty, athletics,… (Desperately attempting to avoid any terminology that will upset certain readers…)
Many friend circles are a mix of students from both.

It is not uncommon for female students to apply to both colleges, as both colleges have very distinct selection criteria and methodology. If accepted by both, then the young lady will be able to deepen her understanding of each college’s advantages over the other and decide which looks like her best fit.

In the case of my daughter, she had already decided along the way, that she would choose Barnard over Columbia College - and for others, the choice might go the opposite way.