<p>There is football, there are parties, and there are men all at Columbia. Barnard is included in – and ACCEPTED at – everything Columbia does, and doing so personally just means crossing the street. As far as finding the boy of your dreams, recall that you’re in the largest city in the country and your social life is not limited to the 0.25 mile radius that surrounds your dorm.</p>
<p>You won’t get an Animal House experience at Barnard, but honestly, if you’re interested in Barnard at all, that probably isn’t something you’re looking for in the first place.</p>
<p>As a novelist, how important is it to you to be surrounded by diversity, countless employment/internship opportunities, and intellectuals? What about being in a small college where everyone really is looking out for you? Being close to your family? In my mind, there’s no contest, but your priorities may be different.</p>