Help me decide! Barnard or Dartmouth?

calmom
Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:21:10 +0000

I already have my heart set on Barnard, but my parents don’t think that it’s wise for me to pursue a life in the city (maybe because they grew up in the city and ended up hating it). I do understand their arguments that NYC is an expensive city and that the housing market is a pain, but there’s no where else for me.

It’s not your “life” – its 4 years. When you graduate, you may or may not get a job in NY. In the meantime, its the best bargain you are ever going to get on NYC housing. (My daughter as a senior has one of the studio apartments on 110th St --a real apartment with its own bathroom and cooking facilities all to herself. She has been in heaven all year long, and it is very hard for her to contemplate letting it go when she graduates next month).



However, one of my own personal reservations about choosing Barnard is the relationship between Columbia and Barnard. I’d actually prefer not to take any classes at Columbia, but I’ve heard that the resources at Barnard are minimal and that it’s extremely likely that I’d be forced to take some classes there.

Barnard has extensive resources, depending on your major… but I don’t quite understand why you would want to avoid classes at Columbia. Can you elaborate?