CUNY Honors Program/Honors College

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<p>Hello! I've been looking into the CUNYs for a while, but I just recently discovered the divine opportunity of the honors program and Macaulay. So many questions!</p>

<p>Though many people have said that you can only apply to Macaulay at one school, on their FAQ, it says you can apply to as many as you'd like, but just list the schools in order of preference that you apply to. That confused me so much (because nowhere else have I ever found people say that you can apply to more than one Macaulay campus). Does anyone know the explanation? lol</p>

<p>Does Macaulay/the honors programs take AP credits?</p>

<p>The website says they accept ACTs, but I haven't seen ANY ACT averages anywhere!! Does anybody know the average ACT score accepted?</p>

<p>Are the benefits only for NY residents (Macaulay=Free ride, laptop, etc; Honors=scholarship, laptop, etc)? I'm a NJ resident ):</p>

<p>Since the CUNYs are public, it's more competitive for out-of-staters. Does Macaulay/the honors take that into consideration?</p>

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<p>Here’s a link— I think it answers your questions except the first. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1376474-macaulay-honors-college.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1376474-macaulay-honors-college.html&lt;/a&gt;
And unless you go to a NY high school, hate to break it to you, but no, you don’t get free :(.</p>

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<p>sharmaineangeli,</p>

<p>You’ll get the Macaulay benefits (free ride, laptop, first day registration) even if you are an out-of-state student. I have some friends who attend Macaulay (some of are out-of-state and international students). Some out-of-state/international students attend NY State Schools. So yes, as HannahBanana69 said, you’ve got to be attending a high school in New York to be considered for free ride at Macaulay.</p>

<p>Macaulay changed its policy which restricted applicants to choose any one CUNY school last year. You can apply to multiple CUNY colleges with one application now. Some of these senior colleges have Honors programs of their own (City and Baruch for sure. Don’t know about the rest). If you apply to Macaulay, you would also be considered for the in-house honors programs of the colleges you put in the list of preferences in Macaulay application. </p>

<p>I hope it helps.</p>

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<p>Macaulay tuition scholarship has been reduced to in state price, you’ll have to pay the difference between out of state and in state tuition. All of the benefits are given to accepted students though, regardless of residency situation.</p>

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<p>Oh wait, scratch that I think you may have to pay full out of state tuition now.</p>