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| | Education Update - Barnard Pre-College Summer Program |
 | | In the words of its even-toned director, Allison B. Kimmich, who grows enthusiastic as she reports the fact, the post 9/11 reaction to Barnard’s summer in the city offering of courses, visits to major cultural institutions, life-after-college seminars, and mini career fairs, has been “just the opposite” of what she had expected. |
 | | Though only 15-20% of the 16-17 year olds who attend the Barnard pre-college program actually apply to the undergraduate college, the program measures success by its ability to diversify and develop its own offerings while continuing to be selective. |
 | | Many summer campuses “bemoan” this aspect, Dr. Kimmich notes, but at Barnard, where approximately 75% of the pre-college fellows live in residence halls, learning how to get along with peers is an essential part of the “developmentally appropriate” experience. |
| www.educationupdate.com /archives/2003/apr03/issue/col-barnardprecollege.html (680 words) |
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