<p>I mainly need info about hunter & baruch, want to apply soon, but know absolutely nothing about these schools.
Are they similar to a CSU or UC?</p>
<p>If you live in CA you'd be much better off at just about any of the UC's. (especially with the tuition savings).</p>
<p>I live in North Cali and have never heard of either.</p>
<p>just curious why you are considering these cuny schools, especaily if you don't know much about them?
as a ny'er i don't think of them as attracting many people from out of NYC, let alone out of state. even the suny's don't attract that many oos students.</p>
<p>Wow.</p>
<p>I applied to the UCs because I didn't like the schools in NY. But seriously, the quality of UC schools are far superior to CUNYs -- why apply here? If you're looking to live in NYC, there's other great schools too (NYU, Columbia, Fordham, etc.). These are, of course, more selective.</p>
<p>The CUNY honors college is supposedly pretty good and getting better. I still think that the UCs are probabley better than the CUNYs, but the CUNY schools are definitely improving. I got a postcard from CUNY Honors saying that they'd had a few Rhodes Scholars and other similar award recipients.</p>
<p>Also, if you want to be a doctor/go into medicine, I think that Brooklyn has a program where you have almost guarenteed acceptance into med school if you are accepted into this undergraduate program.</p>
<p>The biggest turnoff from the CUNY school that I applied to (Queens) is that there are no dorms and it's all commuter. Although I'm not completely sure about this, I think that all the CUNYs are commuter-only schools.</p>
<p>Hunter has dorms (I think?). And they're building dorms at some other campus.</p>
<p>the cuny system is from its history and nature really a commuter system . it services an incredibly diverse array of people - kids straight out of hs, older students returning to school, people working while attending school. first generation students, middle class students who can't beat the bargain, etc. </p>
<p>my question as to why you might want to go there has nothing to do with the caliber of the schools -- but the nature of them as commuter schools. they would be offering a very different experience than what most people think of a typical college experience - since it would also invole settling in nyc without being part or a residential collegee community as your base. according to the cuny website, hunter is the only cuny with dorms - and those are VERY limited. </p>
<p>tution at cuny may be very reasonable, but the cost of living in the city can be VERY expensive.</p>
<p>so UC's are better thn CUNY? so CSU' are comparable to CUNY or better?</p>
<p>it depends on the UC. for instance, berkeley is definitely better than any cuny. but, i dunno, riverside? not as good. baruch is one of the best business schools in the country. i too am a little bit perplexed about why you want to go to the cuny schools when you're from cali. there are some very independent people who graduate high school then move to nyc, get their own apartment, and go to a cuny school - which is a terrific option. but most people want dorm life, especially if you're new to new york.
check out their websites, they can give you more info about the number of out of state students, etc. hunter does have one dormitory but obviously only a small percentage of students can stay there, and baruch students can also but i dont think very many if any do.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info everyone!
I am in a ltr with a man who owns a place in park slope.
we may get married this summer and were thinking about moving back to brooklyn. baruch and hunter are the two main public schools i am interested in, other than rutgers in nj. i am not considering schools like columbia because I want to keep the yearly cost to $20k or below. also, i am considering applying to a new school university graduate program and thought coming from hunter or baruch may give me an advantage.</p>
<p>certainly, I would love to attend one of the UCs. but I haven't been accepted yet and am exploring all other options while I still have time to apply.
again, thanks you for all the info... now off to do research (um, applications ;)).</p>