<p>Random aside, Barnard is not looked very well on by either NYU or Columbia kids. It’s like sneaking in a back-door to get a degree that’s quite different from the one you worked for; don’t be surprised to get snubbed a bit if people hear that name.</p>
<p>As for the OP, you stand a decent shot with such beastmode SATs and SAT-IIs. And AP 5s never hurt anyone either. In all honesty, if you’re applying to CAS with your GPA though, don’t be surprised if you get deferred into LSP. That’s what they tend to do with kids with your sort of profile. One of my absolute best friends here (in the bedroom right next door to me right now, incidentally) was in your exact same situation. In his words, he goofed around in high school and didn’t try too hard but didn’t lack the intelligence to flex on the tests and pull in some good scores.</p>
<p>Because of that, they recognize your intelligence but are a bit concerned by your work ethic, so they drop you into LSP where you have the exact same core classes as everyone else. After 2 years, you have a GPA and a track record at the school, and they can measure you quantitatively against people who took all the same classes as you so they know what a 3.93 means with no subjectivity. i.e. There’s no debating whether a 3.6 in Stern is impressive as hell vs. a 3.85 in CAS majoring in anthropology.</p>
<p>Not saying that will definitely happen to you, but that’s what many of the kids in LSP will say about themselves. Maybe read up on the program a bit. Good luck though. =)</p>