<p>My cousin is a junior and is currently college searching. He was looking into CUNYs and was asking about how the Macaulay Honors Program works...all I really know is that selected students get free tuition, free laptop (?)...what else? I'm pretty clueless about how the CUNY system so if anyone could let me know. I think he's looking into Baruch so if there's any specific info on that, that'd be great!</p>
<p>there’s not much more to it than what you said. there are some seminars and honors courses that only macaulay students are eligible for. i’m not too sure, since i decided not to apply to macaulay but, i did give you a free bump =D</p>
<p>So is the main draw of the honors program an economic incentive or is it academic as well? It seems like the only thing that’s different is the free tuition and a few cool tech freebies thrown in, is that a correct assessment?</p>
<p>I was accepted into Macalay at Hunter which is one of the most competitive programs (1410 m+cr avg SAT last year, higher this yr). Aside from free tuition, a free dorm, a free macbook, a free pass to tons of museums and exhibits you get to take these special seminars with other Macaulay students and based on the campus there is a wide variety of honors courses as well. A lot depends on which campus you apply to though. Baruch, City, Hunter are the hardest and CSI is the easiest to get into.</p>
<p>I agree with miktau. I got accepted to Macaulay Honors, where its acceptance rate is only 10%.</p>
<p>Macaulay Honors Program is an elite undergraduate program, far different from regular CUNY’s. It began in 2001, so it is brand new. Honors students can take courses at any of the seven chosen CUNY schools, but there are honors courses that only Macaulay Honors students are eligible to enroll in. </p>
<p>If your cousin wants to apply to Baruch, a business major i think is its forte.</p>
<p>Macaulay is rather complicated. I recommend checking out this site for more information (read under “Macaulay”): [Cheap</a> and Free Colleges in New York City: Pace, Macaulay, Cooper Union](<a href=“http://hubpages.com/hub/Cheap-College-in-an-Expensive-City]Cheap”>http://hubpages.com/hub/Cheap-College-in-an-Expensive-City)</p>
<p>Anyway, Baruch is great for business but that doesn’t mean you can’t do business on the other campuses. Baruch is more competitive to get into than say, Queens or Lehman, but not as competitive as Hunter. Macaulay’s admissions process is rather unpredictable, and they accept its top applicants, with some exceptions here adn there.</p>