Recently was accepted into LIU Brooklyn’s English program and although not my first choice I am highly considering this college.I have done some research over the past few days and still have many questions. I am in love with New York and have always dreamed of attending college in the city. I’m not sure if my love for the location would be worth the thousands of dollars I would be spending on this school. I would appreciate any advice, reviews, input, literally ANYTHING on the school’s campus, dorms, professors, ect!!!
LIU has a quirky little campus in the middle of a rapidly developing downtown Brooklyn. It’s actually quite a sweet location, close to Manhattan and your choice of any number of subway lines. By quirky, I mean that it is compact - about an entire city block square - modern and very efficient looking on the outside, looking in. There is one large dorm that I doubt has room for the entire student body, but few urban colleges do. I have no idea how good it is academically (I suspect it is strongly vocational), but the kids are diverse, urbane, and cheerful looking which is a great combination.
It’s a good school, with a very high acceptance rate, which isn’t easy to find. I’ve heard parking isn’t great (this is to be expected in NYC). I’m from New Jersey, so I’ve probably been to the city hundreds of times. It’s truly amazing, I can’t imagine how awesome it must be for a non-local. LIU also has amazing study abroad programs. I was interested in attending, but it’s way too expensive for me!
It’s a decent school but overpriced because of the location. A CUNY school such as Hunter, even for out of state tuition, is much cheaper.
How can a school with 87% acceptance rate (essentially, they accept anyone with a pulse) and a 6-year graduation rate of ~20%, be classified as good or decent? The Majority of Students Admitted to LIU Brooklyn had a GPA below 2.49. The school is tinkering on the brink of bankruptcy, so it is not financially stable. It fits in the same category as a For-Profit University. It is a school for students with a very poor GPA and SAT/ACT scores…a school of last resort!
LIU, whichever campus you’re talking about, isn’t at all good. It’s actually pretty bad. I know two people who only went to Post because they didn’t want to leave NYC at all. They loved their sports teams too much.
LIU Brooklyn = 1.5 stars. LIU Post = 2 stars. Certainly wouldn’t qualify for my rating system. ECU is better than them.
OP, please consider your other choices for your own good. Don’t go to LIU.
One insight might be of help here: close to 70% of all LIU students are Pell Grant recipients. They’re not exactly trust fund babies. Family income tends to correlate with poorer preparation and lower graduation rates. High Pell Grant rates tend to characterize all CUNY colleges, including Hunter. In fact, you can almost predict the graduation rate of just about any college in America by looking at how many low-income students attend it.
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Is it really that bad of a school? I was just thinking of going to this school for about a year or two because my grades weren’t all that (because I gave up on trying to go to college during my sophomore year).
Link to my stats:http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1829837-looking-for-help-to-pick-some-colleges-p1.html
When my grades started getting better, I wanted to go to schools like Baruch, University at Buffalo, RIT, etc. but I don’t think I have a chance with these schools with my current stats. I have a 80/100% GPA for my senior year, but have a 78.88% overall GPA (with a upward trend).
LIU undergrad seems to essentially be a college for non-traditional students. That’s an admirable purpose but it may not fit other categories of students very well. I have interviewed LIU alumni whom applied to my company and my impression is that the pre-professional programs are not strong. It may be different with the traditional liberal arts departments such as English and Literature. The OP needs to talk to someone in the English Department at LIU.
The majority of students have below a 3.0, not a 2.5. I didn’t realize the graduation rate was so low, though.
The reviews from people who’ve attended range from terrible to great, but most of the ones I’ve seen were very high. If it is truly a bad school, the tuition must be because of the location.
Well, the tuition is higher than CUNY because 1) it’s a private school and, 2) it’s a much smaller school than the average CUNY, only ~7000 students.
Did you, as indicated in your other thread, apply HEOP to Siena, St Bonaventure, St Lawrence, Marist… and EOP to Baruch, Brooklyn, and a few SUNYs?
LIU would be a terrible choice: in financial straits, not residential (in order to succeed it’d really help for you to attend a residential school), not a good academic reputation for English and general subjects, poor for vocational subjects (though not as bad as for English).
Hunter would be better - and cheaper- for English, even Brooklyn would be.
But, are Baruch, Brooklyn and Hunter any more residential than LIU?
no, they’re not, but if OP chooses a non-residential college, at least those three would cost him less since (I think, based on his other thread) he’s a NYC resident.
However, his profile indicates he’d benefit from a residential college and the supports he’d find there, to help him graduate in 4 years.
LIU is neither cheap nor residential. There are few worse choices… Especially since OP was given a list of good schools where he coult get into with sufficient financial aid, and LIU wasn’t on it (couldn’t have been…)
If the OP is from a middle class family, his chances of graduating in four years increases exponentially no matter where he attends. And, he’s not going to find the perfect blend of a city school with a bucolic setting. Outside of Columbia and NYU I can’t think of any NYC school that even attempts to house all its students. Here’s an idea: if he’s a city resident, he can visit LIU, Hunter and Brooklyn College in one afternoon. And maybe add Pratt and Wagner to the mix (though they’ll be a little complicated transportation wise.) He’ll definitely have a better idea which experience is worth the money.
^OP* is from a very low-income family. Hence the residential college suggestion (it makes a LOT of difference for kids from lower-performing schools in difficult neighborhoods, to attend school in another academic culture than the one at/surrounding the low-performing school). C+/B- average, 21ACT I think.
ETA…*… I just saw that OP and SirEdan aren’t the same person, SirEdan answered as if it were his thread, but the OP’s handle is kayline, who didn’t return… so… I was answering SirEdan.
@SirEdan: what’s your latest ACT score?
Okay, so to be clear, @kayline123 (the OP) has stated that they have been accepted by LIU and that going to college in the City is important to them. Residential colleges within the City are very limited. As stated at the beginning of this thread, LIU’s location makes it a very attractive option at this point in time, assuming they can find their major and it is a financial safety for them. I would add that they should probably try to fit in a visit to a range of NYC colleges, if at all possible before committing.
It is highly doubtful LIU is a financial safety for a low income family.
@kayline123: LIU is in poor financial shape and very expensive for what it offers.
What are your stats and what’s your budget?
@MYOS1634 She’s low-income. I’m answering for her, because for some reason she doesn’t respond on threads…