Barnard College Top Questions

At an all-women's college you will always have misogyny rearing it's ugly head from your male counterparts. The stereotype is that we're all whores or we're all lesbians. These just come with the territory.

Barnard to bed, Columbia to wed...this is the gist of stereotypes that comes from Barnard's awkward, colvoluted relationship to Columbia. Others: Barnard girls are all sluts, lesbians, stupid, etc, etc.

That, compared to Columbia Barnard girls are not as smart. That Barnard girls are crazy lesbian feminists. It's an all girls school so everyone is a lesbian. Barnard girls are wealthy and very fashionable.

Not everyone knows what Barnard is - but those who do are usually impressed, and view Barnard students as intelligent, sophisticated, and maybe a little bit arty. This is pretty accurate! Within the Columbia community, though, the stereotypes are different. Barnard students are stereotyped as more attractive, more outgoing, and less intelligent than Columbia college girls. The first two can be portrayed as positive or negative traits, depending on who's doing the talking. That said, Barnard students are very accepted as part of the Columbia community in general.

smart, driven, grade focused, self-centered, neurotic, trendy, rich, jewish

*Not really part of Columbia University *Lesbians

Feminists, Lesbians, promiscuois, desperate, not smart enough to get into columbia, artsy,

Oftentimes people will say that Barnard is like the back door to getting into Columbia.

Rich, stuck up girly-girls, or self-righteous feminist activists.

Barnard women are always horny Barnard women are nicer than Columbia girls.