<p>So when it came time to applying to colleges, I made a stupid decision of not applying to CUNYs. Now, I'm stuck with a college that although isn't so bad academically, but didn't give me too great of financial aid. I recently applied to CUNYs but just recently received a rejection letter from Lehman college, so I doubt I'd get into Queens College or City college which are my two ideal CUNYs.
So I have three options:
1. Go to a community college for a year or two and then transfer out.
2. Apply to the spring term and hope for better acceptance rate (I have a 77 overall and 1940 SAT)
3. Just go to the college I'm stuck with (RIT, has a great CS and summer internship program, but would end up with 80k debt for a bachelors degree.)
Can you help me choose and explain why? MANY THANKS!</p>
<p>“80k debt for a bachelors degree”</p>
<p>This is too much debt to take on for a bachelor’s degree. You can’t afford RIT.</p>
<p>Right now your choices are:</p>
<p>1) Contact the SUNY/CUNY campuses near you and find out if any are still accepting freshman students for the fall, and if not, what you would need to do to apply for second semester admission.</p>
<p>2) Contact the NY State CCs near you and find out about enrolling for the fall.</p>
<p>3) Plan now for a gap year so you can earn some money and think about your college application list. Then apply for fall 2013 admissions at institutions that are affordable for you.</p>
<p>If you have good grades and exam scores, you might want to take a look at the threads on guaranteed merit-based scholarships in the Financial Aid Forum.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>
<p>That is waaaaayyyyyyy tooooooo much debt. Totally insane to be considering that much debt for undergrad. </p>
<p>Either start at a CC or take a gap year and reapply. </p>
<p>What is your GPA? What is your math plus CR SAT?</p>
<p>My GPA is 77(idk what that is based on 4.0 gpa) and math&CR is 1340.
Would applying for spring for CUNYs give me a better chance of getting in since I applied late in June?
I’m thinking of going to a CC but I’m afraid I won’t make as many close friends as I would in a 4 year school.
Also my uncle, who went to a CC when immigrated to America, gave me the perception that a class in a CC is filled with people of all ages with different level of mastery in the English language, is this true? Thanks.</p>
<p>Happykid just graduated from our local CC and is now headed to an in-state public U. She made lots of friends, but that may have to do more with her major (theater) and personality (she’s very sociable) than anything else. If you are reasonably out-going and you join a club or participate in a sport you will make friends.</p>
<p>Community colleges are open enrollment, and the classes include a much wider mix of ages, country-of-origin, and academic level than other instructional environments. Truth be told, this is one of the great strengths of the community college system. Yes it is challenging for the instructors, but you will have the opportunity to learn alongside people who bring very different perspectives to the classroom. All too many students at “traditional” colleges never share a classroom with anyone younger than 17 or older than 22, or anyone from a different part of the world or different social class.</p>
<p>If you stay focused on completing your AA or AS degree and on preparing for transfer, you will indeed be able to do that. The students who aren’t focused are the ones who stay at the CC for years on end or who drop out.</p>