<p>I'm a high school junior looking into a great college that isn't too much of a reach for me with diversity and affordability that's near NYC and Westchester or in NYC. My top two are Suny New Paltz and Eugene Lang. About Hunter: based on the info below, is it a reach, an impossible goal, a safety (From what I've seen, it seems perfectly between a reach and a safety, but with today's economy and CUNY's prices, I'm assuming that their applications have doubled). Is it so big that there isn't a lot of support from the professors for kids with ADHD and the like? Is getting a dorm impossible? How are their creative writing and history programs? Their core curriculum? How are the other CUNY schools?</p>
<p>GPA: 2.9 ugh
PSAT: 620 on writing and reading, 550 on math (okay, not bad)
Extra currics: I take an intensive creative writing class in NYC on the weekends and I am very active in a school club called Build on where classmates and I are going to build a school in Nicaragua.</p>
<p>Based on your stats, Hunter is a possible choice for you. One thing I know is it is IMPOSSIBLE (well… mayb 1% chance) of getting into dorms unless you are athletes or Honors students.</p>
<p>btw, affodability is one factor of choosing school, why do you choose Eugene Lang that is quite expensive and not so reputable?</p>
<p>Thanks! I really seem to like the vibe of Lang, mainly regarding the non-traditional academics. But the lack of social life is very concerning. Affordability is an issue, but I still think that it is a possibility for my family. Purchase seems good, but I’m wondering how their humanities department is. Is it completely overpowered by their arts program? Btw, I don’t want to commute, but I don’t know if I’ll be ready for an apartment (though my family could afford an apartment if I went to CUNY). I live a biking distance away from Purchase.</p>
<p>Why don’t you look into Queens and CCNY as well? I heard that they also have dorms (though, I have no idea how many regular students are there). Living in Hunter’s dorm is super competitive because it’s free for honors students; however, dorms in Queens and CCNY are not. They are just as affordable as Hunter and I think you would get more of real college experience there (plus, they are less selective).</p>
<p>Actually Queens and CCNY dorms are MUCH more expensive than Hunter dorms. Hunter dorms are reserved for Athletes and Dorm Scholars on first basis however, a couple hundred students get in every Fall.
“Is it so big that there isn’t a lot of support from the professors for kids with ADHD and the like?”–The Main campus is 4 buildings that all connect. It may seem like a big school but it’s relatively small compared to others. Professors actually give a lot attention to students, and even when it is a lecture hall class there are PhD Instructors that direct groups of students. Professors are very easily reachable and always willing to help. Hunter is very big on disablities, and all the professors are very convienient with students who need special attention. </p>
<p>“Is getting a dorm impossible?”-Not impossible but hard. Check out their website, the application comes out this monday. hunter.cuny.edu/reslife</p>
<p>"How are their creative writing and history programs? Their core curriculum? "–the Humanities at Hunter are extremely sought out for. They are taught by top professors, and are intense. There is a enormous Arts activity on Campus BUT there is also a very big percentage of Sciences and Mathemtics roaming the campus. Very diverse.</p>
<p>How are the other CUNY schools? Depends on what you want. The Top CUNY schools are Baruch, Hunter, Queens, and Brooklyn. Hunter and Queens are best for Humanities.</p>
<p>Hunter is a wonderful school, and it’s rated #2 for Best Public University by the princeton Review. If you want a challenging, diverse environment Hunter is the way to go.</p>
<p>^^
jgraey gives a very good answer to your question on post#10. I don’t know much about attention from professor but what I’ve heard is similar to jgraey–that teahchers try to reach out to their students as much as they can.</p>
<p>About the dorm part, I don’t know how much dorms of Queens and CCNY cost more than that of Hunter. Nonetheless, it seems like you need a place to stay, either on- or off-campus. You can take a chance and see if you would be the lucky one who got into Hunter dorm or pay a little (well… mayb not “a little”) more for CCNY’s and Queens’ dorms. If you are lucky (should I use this word?) enough, you will get a good single room in Hunter’s dorm in a good price. If not, you would have to find off campus housing that probably costs more than the more expensive dorms in CCNY and Queens.</p>
<p>anyway, you could apply up to 7 (I believe) CUNY campus so you can just apply to Hunter, CCNY, and Queens and see if you will get a room in Hunter’s dorm.</p>
<p>Universities:
CCNY
Purchase
New Paltz
Stony Brook</p>
<p>CC’s:
Westchester***
Dutchess***
Nassau
Old Westbury
Rockland
Suffolk County
Orange County</p>
<p>The second list consists of definite good backups. You can surely get into one of those schools, so just apply in case. They are CC’s, but they are good schools, they’re in the area, they’re less expensive, and they have relationships with the Universities as well.</p>
<p>Thanks. As a matter of fact, I just went to Purchase and loved it tremendously. I’m seeing New Paltz and CCNY next week. And I appreciate the CC’s because I’m not afraid of them If I don’t get into Purchase or New Palzt or one of the CUNYs or Lang is too expensive, I probably will go to WCC for two years and transfer.</p>