<p>Late to the party, but agreeing with SpiritManager and atidrep – I had a lot of concerns about the Bard stereotype, as did my daughter. She enrolled with both of us braced for her transfer applications to be filled out in the first semester…but once she saw what Bard is really like, she never looked back. She’s now part of the Bard alum NYC network, which includes people who are genuinely interesting and intelligent and definitely not boring bourgeois conformists!</p>