Honors program in general + at CUNY

College Search & Selection
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<p>OK, if you're from NY area or are familiar with CUNY Honors College program please leave a comment!! :D
I've just started looking for some decent Honors programs with strong academic rigour and preparation AND relatively cheaper tuition that average private universities.
Since I haven't done much research yet, I might be misunderstanding lots of stuff. Sooo help me out here.
I know that CUNY is composed of seven different colleges in different areas, but I'm not sure if each one of them is built for different strong academic areas or something...
Do you have to be a NY resident in order to apply for this program?
How is the general reputation of the program?
Is the environment very competitive? About how big is the class?</p>

<p>Just leave any fresh insight/information for me and I would really appreciate it.
Also, if you know about other great honors programs, share with me!!
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>bump! any ideas?</p>

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<p>The Honors College <a href="http://www.cuny.edu/honorscollege%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cuny.edu/honorscollege&lt;/a> operates in consortium with the honors programs at seven CUNY campuses: Baruch College; Brooklyn College; City College; The College of Staten Island; Hunter College; Lehman College; and Queens College. The Honors College accepts applications only for freshman admissions in the Fall term. Mid-term and transfer applications are not accepted. Note that students may apply to the Honors College at only one participating CUNY college. Therefore, before applying, you should contact the campus of your choice to learn more about its programs.</p>

<p>You don't need to be NY residents to apply to the honor program. Generally speaking, Baruch is where you want to study business. City College is for engineering. Hunter, Queens and Brooklyn are the better known campus in addition to Baruch and CCNY. Hope this will help.</p>

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<p>Its been argued that Baruch is where most students apply for their CUNY Honors 'home campus' because of its location (Lexington Ave) and its modern architecture and facilities...and lets not forget the schools academic reputation. Generally, Baruch is the most selective out of all the CUNY campuses when applying for regular (non-honors) admission. However, it tends to accept a little more than the average CUNY campus for the honors program. This is because there are a few 'titles' given to what part of the school you'll be going to. Baruch also has great ties to hundreds of career recruiters.</p>

<p>a) CUNY Honors College - University Scholar @ Baruch: the incentive is pretting amazing-- full tuition scholarship, a brand new and FREE Apple MacBook, the Cultural Passport (includes free or nearly free admission to some of NYC's greatest attractions such as concerts, operas, plays, museums, etc), study grants up to $7,500 per year (basically, you can be getting paid to go there while you may choose to study abroad practically anywhere you'd want or maybe take prep courses for grad school admissions, etc). About 800 people apply for the program and about 80 get in.</p>

<p>b) Baruch Scholars program- this is for people who either almost gained admission to the CUNY Honors College, but did not, or for people who are already enrolled at Baruch and do well. Basically, its pretty much the same curriculum as the CUNY Honors College except you won't be required to take CUNY Honors NYC seminars each semester up until the end of sophomore year (which is mandatory to take at all CUNY Honors campuses). And by the way, you don't get a full tuition scholarship (but one for $1,300 I believe), no Apple MacBook, and access to grants will be difficult if not impossible.</p>

<p>c) Provost Scholars- theres another one which there isn't much to say except for you're distinguished as 'smarter' than most of the other Baruch students.</p>

<p>Anywho.. I was waitlisted to NYU Stern and decided that the CUNY Honors College at Baruch would be best for me. Good luck.</p>

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<p>t1388 and biggyboy, thank you so much for your posts!!! :D
they helped me a lot to get a clearer picture of this school.
these are some additional questions...
I'm not really set on a medical career or anything yet, but since I have a little interest for now, I want to know if any of these colleges would be a wise choice for a potential pre-med student.
Also, if you have any idea about the environment and the campus of CUNY, please leave some comment on that, too. It would be really appreciated.:D</p>

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<p>okay, if you are a prospective premed student then you can check out CUNY Honors at City College, or even Hunter College. Most medical undergrads go to those CUNYs. Last year's first place Intel Science winner turned downed Harvard and Yale and went on to study at the CUNY Honors College at City College. City College has great differing 5 year and I believe 7 year premed/medical paths which is ultra competitive to gain admission, it's called the Sophie Davis program. The City College is a nice campus...BUT...the surrounding area is digusting; its located in Harlem. Though its only two subway stops away from Columbia University, the area is MUCH differen't than Columbia's aesthetically appealing Morningside Heights. The City College is the only CUNY to offer dorming though. However, don't forget that you can also have a premed path at most other CUNYs, even Baruch which is primarily known for it's business majors. Hunter College isn't bad either, the actual building[s] is pretty average...not soo great (and I heard their facilities are lacking) but the surrounding neighborhood at Hunter is AMAZING. Its right near Park Ave/Lexingtone/Madison..etc (basically its a very social/commercial area). Hunter College also offers dorming but ONLY to those who have been selected at the CUNY Honors College through Hunter.</p>

<p>Hope that helps.</p>

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<p>IF you are a prospect med student then you should check out CUNY's Sophie B. Davis program for the joint BS/MD program.</p>

<p><a href="http://med.cuny.edu/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://med.cuny.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>The Biomedical Education Program is designed as a seven-year integrated curriculum leading to Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degrees. During the first five years of the program, students fulfill all requirements for the B.S. degree as well as the pre-clinical portion of a medical school curriculum. </p>

<p>After successfully completing the five-year sequence and passing Step I of the U.S. Medical Licensure Examination, students then transfer to one of six medical schools for their final two years of clinical training. The Bachelor of Science degree is conferred by City College, while the medical school to which the student transfers awards the Doctor of Medicine degree.</p>

<p>The medical schools currently participating in the program are:</p>

<p>Albany Medical College
Dartmouth Medical School
New York Medical College
New York University School of Medicine
The State University of New York (SUNY) Health Science Center at Brooklyn
SUNY at Stony Brook School of Medicine</p>

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<p>Sophie B. Davis program is a very competitive program. The applicant must be a resident of New York State and a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. If you are from out of state, you are not eligible to apply. I would suggest that you look into Queens College for premed. While Queens doesn’t have dorms, it maintains a list of off campus apartments. The rents are more reasonable then Manhattan’s prices. The school is located on a beautiful 77-acre, tree-lined campus surrounding grassy open spaces and a traditional Quad. The neighborhood is nice too. In fact Queens is often referred to as the jewel of the CUNY system. It is ranks in the first tier in the category of “Best Universities–Master’s–North” in U.S. News and World Report’s America’s Best Colleges (2006 edition). </p>

<p><a href="http://www.qc.edu/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.qc.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Yeah, I would also recommend Queens College. The CUNY Scholars program is wonderful, they want to recapture to some extent their glorious past (a dozen Nobel laurates amongst their graduates) with this program.</p>

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<p>yup, queens college isn't bad either, but sophie davis is way better. queens college is an urban environment with a suburban feel though, (unlike the fast-paced City College which includes the Sophie Davis program in it's college). are you from new york? if what t13 said was true, then you can be in trouble. but you can always go to other cunys. (of course the only cunys that offer dorming is City College or Hunter(honors students only)).</p>

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<p>For pre med I would choose Hunter or CCNY, but Baruch Is very good with sciences also. I know someone who graduated from Baruch and is now going to NYU medical school. The science classes at Baruch are smaller and more personal. Hunter though has a lot of opportunities for undergrad research.</p>

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<p>im about to start my first year in the CUNY Honors college at CCNY..
pretty nice so far..</p>

<p>not too many people have heard of the name..i come from CT, and i had a rough time explaining to everyon which college im going to..</p>

<p>the labtop has basic specs, but its still nice..the cultural passport gives free or sharply discounted admission prices to a lot of museums and what not in the city..</p>

<p>BUT, you do have to keep a minimum 3.5 gpa (3.3 ur first year, then 3.5 afterwords)</p>

<p>academically speaking, you will be taking some regular classes at your hom campus..for your first 4 semesters, there are seminars that you are required to take..i hear they are not all that fun..</p>

<p>the people here are competive, but they are not vicious...everyone knows that everyone in the program is smart..</p>

<p>the reputation is growing among graduate schools..i plan to do the pre-med track, so that was also a question i had.</p>

<p>you can take classes at any of the seven campuses for free..</p>

<p>i chose CUNY Honors at CCNY over NYU CAS, BC, and UCONN Honors full ride..</p>

<p>i gave up some pretty decent names..i know they arent ivy or anything, but they are pretty good colleges..you get more personalized attention here, and that is something that is lacking from my other chioces..</p>

<p>i know i was a bit off the wall, but if you have any more questions, let me know</p>

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<p>Does any CUNY offer a good IR program?</p>

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<p>How Hard is it to get in CUNY HONORS ?
What kind of stats would you need?</p>

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<p>The average stats of incoming freshman for Fall 2006 was something like 93.6/100 GPA and 1377 SATs. Its a weird admissions process though. I know people who made it to schools like Cornell and NYU-Stern who were waitlisted to the CUNY Honors College.</p>

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<p>ein1- the City College offers a good International Studies program. Hunter does too from what I know. and if your not from ny then you're in luck because the city college just recently built new dorms this year and at hunter dorms are free for honors college students.</p>

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<p>If you choose Queens College as a CUNY Honors student, do you get a stipend to pay rent?</p>

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<p>I don't think so, but I might be wrong. I was under the impression that at Baruch you get additional money each year in addition to your grant or maybe Queens College does that? The rep I spoke to rambled on about coming out of college with additional money then when you started, and I just spaced out by then. But you can basically take your $7,500 to do study abroad or just buy all your text books and necessary materials. </p>

<p>CCNY has dorms, however they are not free. But if you think about it, it will be the only thing you are paying for, and they are brand new and air conditioned. So you should definitely consider it if you are going the premed or engineering route.</p>

<p>Baruch does not have dorms, but you could possibly get some of your friends to share an apartment, if you do a bit of hunting there are apartments out there that won't break the bank. They have very strong departments related to business (they have that awesome faux stock market room that only a few other institutions in the nation have [I forget what exactly that is called] if you're into finance), in addition to a strong Political Science program, among other things. (I just have all the details that apply to my friends and myself memorized.)</p>

<p>However, if you're into the whole suburban feeling, a step beyond Queens College, would be Staten Island. It's basically a SUNY campus. It's gorgeous for a city college. Along with Lehman (sp? up in the Bronx) it's one of the slightly less competitive CUNY Honors Campuses.</p>

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<p>it doesn't matter what home campus you choose, all cuny honors stipends are given in the same way. willact...the rep probably meant that if you do an unpaid internship (the cuny honors college requires you to do either an internship or study abroad) then they will pay you for it up to $7,500. and yes, i was just at the 'faux stock room' the other day...its pretty awesome its called the Wasserman Trading Floor...all equipped with the reuters live feed program which costs them about $1,000 per workstation to run.</p>

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<p>wow, I had no idea that it was that hard to gain admission to CUNY Honors College.</p>