CUNY City College Top Questions

For Students: Decide what you want as your career and apply and attend colleged accordingly. For parents: Please do give time to children to attend college and spend more time on studies!

I would advise the students to think really well on what they see themselves doing in the future career wise and what makes them happy. From there, look at the schools they are applying to-do they focus more on a certain career than another? Is that career the one you had in mind? If not, look for another college that better suits the student's need. Also, they should consider financial aid. Walk around the campus and ask random students how much financial aid they receive and if they don't why not. This will help them get a better insight on the school's financial aid process.

Visit the school before accepting and speak to students or faculty if possible. And make sure the commute is acceptable for the student.

I feel that college is very important to alot of young people today and the most important thing is to choose the right college. Choosing the right college can be a very long a painful process. One of the most important thing to do when looking at different colleges is to visit the campus and speaking to different teachers, faculty, and students so that the child can get a good feel and different opinions from all parts. Another important thing to do is to research all the things that the school you are considering offers, look and see whether it offers many options to choose from when going towards a certain field. Finally checking out the extra curricular activities your school offers and the graduation sucess rate is always important. Keeping all those things in mind choose what is best for your future goals and what you feel is the most affordable and comfortable. College is not only about the school work it also about interacting and meeting new people. Through college you gain a self independence as you start the steps to adulthood and shape the person you will become and the life you will live.

Take your time. There is no rush to get into collage. Sit down and discuss what is in your budget, where you can get help, and what school is of the most interest for you. Sometimes it is difficult to know where to go. My suggestion is take a tour of the area you are looking at. Find message boards on the school and ask questions,call or email the school for questions or concerns. The main thing is to feel like you can live and not survive at the school of your choice. Always remember you're the boss.

depending on the importance of where you want to go in future in terms of your career, i would say choosing a college that can ge you there is very important. Of courese there are a lot of factors that can be determant in make the best selection of schools to attend, however, makeing sure the school has yours best interest and welfare in mind is probably the most important. As for it being somewhere that you can be comfortable and take part in expressing your on ideas and individuality, is equally important. I choose this City college diversity and and campus location and of course it's reputation in producing famous people who have contibuted to the world. Two know people the man who created the polio vaccine Paul C. and the Founder of Dell the maker of some of the finest computers... I'm proud to be accepted and a part of this great school which has been referred to as the "Poor Mans Harvard." As a sociology major I too someday intend to make valuable research contributions to this great great, nation we call The United States of America. The land of opportunity, diversity, generosity and wealth.

A social and studious balance is needed and pick a college that would offer support and fit your own personal style.

Do not rush to college. American society places an emphasis on college as a means to get a job, which is true. Originally however, college was about expanding your intellectual horizon. It is important to do, but it is not a decision to be taken lightly. I went to Boston University or five semesters because it had a good reputation and they gave me a lot of money. I ended up dropping out because it was a terrible fit for me. You will spend four years, possibly longer at your college. It should fit you like a glove. And no matter what the pressure, don't be afraid to take a year or two off after high school to work. It will expand your horizons in a different way, and may give you a much stronger desire to learn than the typical incoming freshman straight out of high school.

Use rate my professor.com and If you hear really bad things about how a course is tough, save your GPA! get an ePermit and take it at another school where the credits transfer!

When I was a high school senior, I wanted to get into the most prestigious school I could get my hands on. When I had to register at City College, I was very upset. As time went by, I realized that in the end, the name of the school on your diploma should not matter as much as (or more than) what you have learned or what kind of person you have become during your college years. The most important thing is to spend your time properly and what you make of yourself at whatever college you attend. It is important to work very hard while enjoying yourself and what you do. You have to be proud of your accomplishments and you have to be able to defend your ideas and hold your own in front of faculty that wants to test your strengths and weaknesses.