<p>How prestigious is the CUNY Honors program--particularly Hunter College? What private schools might the program compare to? What reputation does the CUNY system have outside of NYC? How many students are exactly admitted/what is the admissions rate? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>it will be pretty well known by the time you graduate. gaining admission is comparable to a top 20-30 school. but many people here are definitely ivy material. i think the rate of acceptance differs between the colleges, but since most people apply to baruch out of the 7 colleges, it will probably be more difficult to get into (i think about 70 out of over 700 people got in from the class of 2010).</p>
<p>well I got into NYU-Stern yet rejected from CUNY Honors Baruch if that means anything, I know a lot of the Honors students and from what I can see/hear most of the seniors have landed well-paying jobs or have gotten into presitgious grad schools.</p>
<p>I live outside of NY. In the old days, before the open enrollment fiasco, City College had a great reputation. Now the city university system has a poor reputation except for Baruch's business program.</p>
<p>what about Honors Baruch? How does that compare to other business schools (NYU, Michigan, etc)..
I know the honors Baruch students receive full scholarship, laptop, etc.... but do they also get free housing? (i.e. their apartments are paid for)? don't they also get a stipend?</p>
<p>yes, you do get a stipend of up to $7500. plus, if you came from one of the 5 nyc boroughs, you also get another $1250 scholarship on top of that which basically comes to you in a form of a check. baruch does not host their own housing. but there is a pretty nice student housing facility right across the street which most of the SVA students occupy, but is open for anyone who applies. recruiting is pretty great at baruch and all the top firms visit so landing a job shouldnt be a problem if you have a great gpa and etc..</p>
<p>so its free tuition in addition to the $7500?
so you could MAKE $8750 going to baruch honors?</p>
<p>no, you can make $1250 going there. the $7500 is a stipend which is available for you incase you want to study abroad, get paid for unpiad internships, take a certain class somewhere, get grad school consultation/tutoring, and etc (basically, anything that relates to your education).</p>
<p>i heard somehow you can scheme it and use the $7500 for yourself...
my friend used the $7500 and bought a car</p>
<p>the $7500 is for each semester that you go there?</p>
<p>lol no, unfortunately thats the maximum amount you get as a stipend. i guess there are ways that you can try to scheme it, esp with the internship thing, but i don't know of anyone whos done it.</p>
<p>to contribute a little more, here are stats from the past two years:</p>
<p>Class of 2009 Honors College at Baruch:
Mean HS GPA: 92.1
Mean SAT Total: 1364</p>
<p>Class of 2010 Honors College at Baruch:
Mean HS GPA: 93.5
Mean SAT Total: 1386</p>
<p>These numbers will most likely increase for the Class of 2011. Keep in mind though, the only people who get in with a GPA less than about a 93 come from very competitive high schools throughout NYC, where courses are not weighted. Also, Baruch gets the most Honors College applications out of any CUNY.</p>
<p>my friend got into the Baruch College Honors Program as a Baruch Scholar... not a seat in the Macaulay Honors College....
whats the difference??</p>
<p>CUNY, or Macaulay (some guy who donated $30 mil to the program and now its named after him) Honors College is the general honors college from any of the participating CUNY campuses offered to students who receive access to the stipend, the apple macbook, full tuition scholarship, priority registration for classes, and etc. Some CUNYs already had an Honors program of their own before the start of the CUNY Honors College in 2001. 'Baruch scholars' are not 'university scholars' (those admitted to the Honors College). they don't get a full ride to school, no macbook, no stipend. Basically, the only thing they enjoy is priority registration and access to Honors classes. (Both university and local baruch scholars must take a minimum of 10 honors classes either way). Many people who were not admitted, or waitlisted to the Honors College at Baruch ended up as Baruch Scholars.</p>
<p>No actually, in his letter it says that he gets the free laptop, stipend, and full ride...
i think your facts may be off</p>
<p>then he got into macaulay...because baruch scholars do not receive any of that. there were rumors this year floating around that baruch scholars may be getting the macbooks too (but used). i don't know if thats really the case though.</p>
<p>no, he showed me his letter, and i just asked him again, it says: "unfortunately we cannot offer you a seat in the Macaulay Honors College.... you have been accepted to the Baruch College Honors Program as a Baruch Scholar..."
then it lists that he is receiving full scholarship, laptop, assistance for study abroad, etc...</p>
<p>this is the first time im hearing about this. it doesn't make sense to me. if thats the case, then there is NO difference. i would call the honors program at baruch and find out the 411.</p>
<p>he did
they said theres is no difference except for some classes and stuff.. no big difference...
so what do you think? its the same reputation and stuff?
would you go to THIS (Baruch Honors) OR NYU (CAS - Business/Economics major)</p>
<p>the classes he's referring to are the minor-related seminars in which all honors college students take for four semesters (interdisciplinary studies of new york city with honors). its not the same reputation because he did not get into the honors college. something is seriously wrong with that letter. think about it, why would the only missing from his offer be those classes? trust me, not many people like those seminars anyway..theyre too much work. but if thats the case i'd pick Baruch either way. NYU-CAS is overrated. and btw, almost everyone who applied to Stern last year who goes to CUNY Honors was admitted, and some were even rejected from CUNY Honors but not Stern.</p>
<p>i dont think theres a problem with the letter...
he called and double checked
maybe times have changed.. check your sources and facts...</p>