Barnard vs. Wellesley and Smith

monydad
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:42:23 +0000

D2 took some creative writing courses at Barnard, she liked them.

I think an important element would be to give careful consideration to what your life might be like at each school, and which group you think you might feel most comfortable with. Do overnights, see if the women dress like you do; whether you “fit”. Find out what people do on weekends and decide whether that’s how you want to live.

I don’t know what STRIDE is, maybe that’s a big deal, and would be quite important for you. I’ve no idea.

“What I don’t get is why USNews insists on ranking Barnard separately …”

US News ranks Barnard separately because it is a separate college. However it is a Columbia affiliate, which is an integral part of it and gives its students access to tremendous additional resources beyond the stand-alone college. US News simply does not have the framework to deal with this type of currently-unusual relationship.