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Hello, I am looking to transfer to Baruch or Brooklyn College but I do have some questions on how schooling will work.

I am currently getting a AAS from a private college at the moment (My gen ed would go towards credits), and I am a NYS resident (LI).

I am looking towards the Actuarial Science Bachelors starting in Spring 27'. My first question is what campus can offer more online classes? I currently work full time (7:30 AM - 4 PM latest, M/W/F/S/S) and need to keep a clear schedule along with being able to commute to school and pay rent. If I took public transit to commute to Baruch , I'd pay around $340/month, and for Brooklyn it would be $260/month. I do own a vehicle I've just heard parking is challenging.

My second question would be which school has a better ROI on Job Market/Networking? I know Baruch has high popularity/closeness to Wall Street but does Brooklyn College offer the same? I'd stay relative to the city/LI after graduating. Is one college mainly better than the other or is it more of the same programs?

Third question is the summer programs, I talked to a transfer guide at Baruch to see how summer programs would go. Would you believe both Brooklyn and Baruch would offer the same amount of classes? My current college is a 3 semester schooling, meaning we attend almost year round and I have accelerated courses to make me graduate early.

If there are any better CUNY's/schools to look into, I am also open to that. I appreciate you taking a look into my post, please feel free to provide any intel if you can!

So I’m going to be an incoming freshman to Brooklyn College and I have an advisement hold which doesn’t let me pick my own schedule for the fall semester. I understand that this is a “normal” thing for Brooklyn College but I require specific classes freshman year to align with the Coordinated Engineering Program, what do I do? Who can I contact about this?

Training starts this week. They said we’d get paid for it. I haven’t been asked for my bank information. How does this work? Please don’t tell me we get paid at the end of internship

For cuny admission, i have already done my evaluation from WES, do i just tell wes to send my evaluation and all supporting documents they used

is that enough

OR i need to tell WES and i need to tell Cambridge ( my exam body ) to also send documents

that will cost me so much money

With the next semester starting soon at CUNY, it's important to be prepared for the semester, textbooks included. As we all know, textbooks can be expensive and you definitely should pay full price for the newest editions. That 299.95 7th edition textbook is very important to pay full price for.

So here's some sites to AVOID during the next semester, as they may have digital textbooks available (for free) that you should NOT visit.

https://libgen.li/ - Lots of availability for different books/textbooks, definitely DO NOT visit.
https://annas-archive.org/ - This is an evil and corrupt website that that may have even more books available, beware!
https://z-lib.gl/ - Don't use this website either, has a lot of material and availability.
https://archive.org/ - This website has a lot of older material, but also some newer material. Less likely to find textbooks.
https://sci-hub.st/ - For scientific articles/journal entries, if your institution library doesn't have access to an article you need then definitely don't put the DOI in this website, as you might be able to access the article

Alternatively, if those don't work, never go on Google and search for "name of textbook filetype:pdf" in the search bar for the top results, as that would mean you may not pay full price for a textbook, which is unacceptable.

If your specific class requires an online component to complete homework, sometimes you're able to pay for the online portion as a separate fee as opposed to buying the textbook, mileage may vary. Also less likely to find material for class-specific books (such as lab manuals)

If your class requires a specific edition that isn't available, then keep in mind that in many cases the content of the book remains the same/similar, but the order of the chapter (page #s), phrasing, and practice problems may be swapped around.

Remember, the only ethical and legal thing to do is to buy your textbooks, especially for full price from your institution bookstore. Don't bookmark these websites in order to visit them in the future, and help publishers maintain their profit margins by doing the right thing.

CUNYFirst works for me but whenever i log into brightspace it says "Login Failed". I have work due tomorrow so like lol

I can’t take anymore the commuting is tiring and far I’ve been failing my classes for this reason

Hello I’m goin to say something brutally honest and this is gonna sound really stupid for even asking but I want to ask anyways. Is my chance of Grove School just over? I’m a junior upcoming senior, and so far my grades are just bad. For Math 195 I dropped it and got a W, got a D on my 2nd attempt and got an NC on my 3rd attempt. I eventually e permitted Math 195 at CSI and got an A. I then got to Math 201 and got an F on my first attempt and a WU on my 2nd attempt. I also accidentally took Phys 203 and found out it’s not even an engineering Physics course and I dropped it and got a W. I also got a WU on my first attempt at Chem 103. I had a genuinely rough first 2 years of college and my GPA went down to a 2.74. I really locked in for my junior year and got an A on my 3rd attempt at Math 201, A on my 2nd attempt on Chem 103, A on Chem 104. I even got an A on both Math 212 and Phys 207 somehow lol and a B+ on Chem 261. My GPA went from that 2.74 and is currently rn is a 3.25. I’m genuinely trying to do better but unfortunately I’m unsure I could apply and get accepted into grove with my current academic history. It’s just sad to because I can really wanted to major in Chemical Engineering. I asked my advisor and she said to just give up hope. I don’t even know what to do anymore, I put in all my effort this year to redeem myself and she basically just said give up hope and choose a different major. I’m currently doing Math 213 over the summer, and so far 2/3 exams I’ve managed to get a 90. So my question now is if I apply for Grove School at the end of this fall, will I automatically get rejected. Should I just give up hope on this and just choose regular Chemistry? Or should I just continue grinding on and hopefully I could have success. This was a ramble and a little stupid to ask but I just want to know if anyone has had experience with this? I feel like a 20 year old failure who basically fucked his whole life for himself and can’t fix it no matter what I do. It’s a bit pessimistic but I feel like my bad first 2 years really made me behind compared to everyone else.

Looking for study spot
Hey guys,
I currently live in crown heights but go to school all the way up in the city. I only realized how much of a desert my neighborhood was when I couldn't find a single good reliable spot I could go to like every to study. I will be taking remote classes and definitely need a great place to study in BK. Any suggestions ?

Hi everyone.

I am enrolled in a class at QCC. Its the only class I am enrolled in because its the only class I need before applying to pharmacy school. But I'm worried because it has only has 3 students enrolled since like April.

Will it get canceled? Its like a class my major needs to graduate but I don't think its enrollment will ever increase due to how difficult the class is.

If it cancels, what happens? Will I be notified beforehand so I can e-permit?

Edit: the class is Orgo 2, required for chem majors anyways. Likely just a few chem majors since its not popular anymore.

I dont know of this is right subreddit for this but I am looking for Adjunct Roles at CUNY colleges.

Some context:

Already have been an Adjunct for one semester on behalf of CUNY 2x. I have tons of professors and even professional colleagues willing to write letters of recommendation.

Rate my professor currently a 5 and student feedback from what I hear have been positive.

My credentials:

I hold a masters degree

I have over 3 years of industry experience (currently work as a cyber security consultant)

Have taught Math to High Schoolers and Middle Schoolers and in college taught Python class

Also a resume coach for a non profit

Mentor and Manager at my regular job for new joiners

I would love to teach cybersecurity as top pick since I have the most knowledge on that.

I am a young professional (25) and I do believe in teaching with the intent that kids are best prepared for the job market. I would love the chance to give back to CUNY as an Alum as well.

Thank you!

In case this is the wrong subreddit please let me know the best subreddit to post to 🙂

Hey if I somehow get into streamers university, would cuny tranfer my credits into that university, and will the university transfer it back to cuny.

has anyone's workday login for rf cuny also not working? I just got mine yesterday and ive tried to login multiple times but it keeps saying whatever they gave me was wrong

What laptops are you using for school ? Any recommendations !

Is it possible to take a break from college and than go back to it? I wasn’t ready to start college, forced by my parents or else it would’ve been military for me. I haven’t been doing well in the major I was in, I submitted to change my major last minute but it won’t let me do my schedule.