CUNY Hunter College Reviews

"CUNY Hunter College is a jewel in terms of the course curriculum in psychology and support from career development staff. Psychology is a dedicated major and the proper support from your academic advisor and psychological department will help you achieve the degree you want to achieve. Taking advantage of these services to advance your career."

"Hunter College has a very strong Biomedical Sciences Program. For all Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry majors, it is a great place to obtain education if your goals are to go into Medical School, or work in the biomedical field. Professors are excellent and are able to answer all questions. The career development journey is simple thanks to various advisors who constantly work to help you build the best portfolio."

"CUNY Hunter College provides a high quality education at an affordable price. I was thoroughly satisfied with my professors who were attentive and always willing to meet during office hours. They challenged me to analyze society from a variety of vantage points. They encouraged me to question the status quo, be open to views that differ from mine, and learn to form my own philosophies and theories. Hunter is also great because of the diversity of its student body. You share classrooms with people of different racial and socioeconomic backgrounds who hold very different religious and political views. I would say the one draw back of Hunter is the CUNY system itself. Administration is pretty slow in getting things done, especially Bursar. Other than that, I had an amazing four years at Hunter and graduated debt-free because of how affordable the tuition is."

"The CUNY Hunter SBL/SDL post-master's program provided me with the basic needs to be a building or district leader in education. However, working my way through the CUNY system was a nightmare. There were different log-in names for everything and nothing was streamlined. I wasn't aware of degree requirements until right before graduation. If you are extremely responsible and stay on top of things, you will be fine."

"Worst decision of my entire life. Hunter's learning lab for the Dual Certification in General and Special Education is a SICK JOKE!!! Seriously DO NOT DO IT! look into other options because this program is absolutely brutal. The first year is not so bad and then you are thrown into Learning Lab and only earning 5 credits each semester to suffer for a whole year!"

"I returned to college to finish my BA. I didn't realize I could just take the remaining 8 credits but had to take 21 more. A blessing in disguise. Changed my major from Art to Sociology. My professors were young and passionate about their subjects, they motivated me to want to go further to gain a MSW. Being located in a major city, the diversity in the school was phenomenal. The class subject caused conversations to be very personal and I gained insight into the lives and concerns of students from other regions of America, various countries, and ethnicities. Classes though large, were small enough to delve into sociological problems and concerns. I attended evening classes and found my classmates might have been more serious than day students, the majority were working and continuing their education after work. No small effort, most were A and B students. My professors were most helpful, making time to meet with me, tutor me, and giving advice to aid my classwork. The only disappointment was that upon graduation I felt I could not get a job in the helping services field without my Masters in Social Work. I would highly recommend Hunter College to any student considering this school."

"Although many students are quick to disregard CUNY schools, Hunter College is definitely not a school that should be shrugged aside. Hunter College not only provides a wide range of coursework that will allow a student to learn from a multidisciplinary perspective, but also the services and staff (advisors, professors, etc.) provide both students and alumni with outstanding support that is hard to find just anywhere. For example, although some very specific classes require departmental permission to register for, almost all Hunter College courses can be registered for online. Classes are offered throughout the day and evening, giving students ample opportunity to work and still take the courses they need. Hunter College also has great libraries and online databases that will help students excel during their undergraduate career as well as beyond graduation, considering that these tools are still available to alumni free of charge. Additional support can be found through academic advisors and the Career Development Services center. Advisors are also available at a wide range of times and via email. They are very helpful when it comes to the various questions you may have along the way or if you just need advice regarding your academic path. Each department also has its own specialized advisors that can assist with questions specific to your major/minor. Additionally, the Career Development Services center helps students build their resumes, practice for interviews, and obtain jobs and internships. This service remains available to alumni free of charge as well. Outside of this wide range of support, the courses offered at Hunter are top notch. Not only will you definitely be able to find a field you're interested in, you will also be able to pursue more than one field and obtain honors is various ways. For example, there is a prestigious honors program called the Thomas Hunter Honors Program, which guides students in gaining a multidisciplinary education and offers special course work that will open your mind and expand your range of knowledge. There are also major-specific honors that can be obtain through various departments, such as Psychology Honors which can be obtained by writing a thesis paper via an internship placement. The coursework is challenging, but not overwhelming - as long as you stay on top of your studies and reach out for help when you need it, you will find that attending Hunter College is highly fulfilling. Hunter College provides you with all the tools you need to succeed and helps you overcome obstacles you may face, whether it's not knowing which courses to take or needing interview experience. As long as you utilize all that is available to you, you will conquer your undergraduate studies. Overall, the support and experience you will obtain throughout your undergraduate career at Hunter College is invaluable in preparing you for a future once you graduate - whether obtaining a job or pursing graduate school training - you will be ready to take the next step and have enough experience to be successful."

"I attended Hunter College during my undergraduate years of college. If I were briefly describe Hunter College, I would describe the college as a prestigious college in which student are pushed towards their academic success. Hunter College provides a variety of programs where students can and will be prepared for their future academics. At Hunter College, I majored in English Language Arts and Childhood Education. I officially attended the School of Education Program where I graduated with my Bachelor's of Arts in Education. During my time in the Education program, I gained a vast amount of knowledge pertaining to education. The program allowed me to complete filed work hours and gained experience working with children. Now as a graduate of the program I am now working in my field as a teacher. I also passed all of my certifications as well as receiving my license to teacher. I am forever grateful to Hunter College for pushing me towards my now academic success."

"I attended Hunter Colleges Master in Public Health- Urban Public Health Program for 2 years from 2009-2012 and my experience was mostly rewarding. I had just graduated from a really expensive private undergraduate university with an amazing library, state of the art campus and labs and prestigious professors and I have to say that overall, my education at Hunter College was a better experience. First, in terms of accessibility on a scale of 1-10, this program scores about a 9. Cost wise, Hunter is a public university so it wont break the bank or put you in debt for over a decade. I paid almost $45,000 less a year attending Hunter than my private undergraduate university. My program advisor sought out students who were eligible for scholarships and encouraged them to apply. In this way, I was able to fund half my education costs through the scholarship and graduated with nearly no graduate school debt. My program was also accessible for working professional students so there were many night classes available and I was able to both work and study full-time. Oftentimes in universities, professors only do lectures and the majority of classes and interactions are with teaching assistants. This was NOT the case at this program. My highly qualified professors and dean were extremely accessible. They taught every class and were available readily by e-mail, telephone and in person. Another important positive aspect of the program was the community created by professors and my classmates. My classes were smaller and were oftentimes divided into group work and discussion. Instead of just lecturing for hours, most of my professors were very interactive and encouraged students to speak and ask questions. In this way, I found the academic community here to be nurturing and supportive. Overall, the diversity of my courses, the papers I had to write and presentations I had to make on a wide range of topics gave me the confidence to grasp and communicate the various fields within public health. For example, my Visual Media class taught me how to use creative mediums to communicate public health issues, to the point, quickly and with strong emphasis. My Grant Writing class taught me how to shape my project into a convincing and detailed proposal for possible funders. My Health Policy class opened up my perspectives on how societal systems and structures affect individual health and most importantly, how they can be changed if they are not serving the general good of the public. The classes and professors from this program built a systematic yet fluid framework of continuous inquiry, research and evaluation that has guided me throughout my public health career. It is one thing to learn about theories and history but it is another level to apply them into reality. The three classes that essentially prepared me for my career in public health were Community Health Assessment, Community Interventions and Community Organizing. Not only was I required to read a lot of literature and critically analyze it, these classes also demonstrated the importance of working in groups to develop projects. I learned that collaboration is critical in the classroom and outside of the classroom. Learning how to listen, compromise and work as a team in my coursework was and is invaluable for the work I do. The only con I had in my graduate experience at Hunter College was the outdated building classes were held in. However, they have since moved and built a brand-new campus in Harlem so that is no longer a moot point. I definitely recommend this program to people interested in getting a MPH degree. It is worth every penny."

"I felt that my college was an opportunity to concentrate greatly in a field of my study . Professor were ambitious and ensured we had an experiential learning experience ."

"I found Hunter College School of Social Work, know known as the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, to be a great environment for learning. There were amazing and knowledgeable professors who ensured that I received a quality education. The school also did a great job in admitting intelligent and thoughtful students - many of whom are currently my closet friends. I truly felt prepared to enter the social work profession following my graduation!"

"It's a decent college, very crowded. It feels like you're walking into an extended high school. It is very diverse. The professors are not that helpful. They only care about their job, getting out of the classroom. They are quite discouraging too."

"Hunter College's Silberman School for Social Work is the place to be for future social workers! I've never experienced such an incredible, rich, and diverse campus with welcoming classmates and teachers in which you strive to be one day. You get to experience intimate relationships and long lasting connections through small classrooms and a required field placement. There wasn't one second I felt out of place in this environment, between the numerous on-campus clubs or activities. With remarkably low prices, I still find it hard to believe I get to experience all of this. It's definitely an opportunity no one should miss!"

"Hunter college is a great school if interested in the arts. It's a very diverse school in the heart of NYC, two blocks from Central Park. The professors are excellent and pay great attention to their students needs. Classes are taught well. Go Hawks!"

"In my five years as a college student, CUNY Hunter College has been an overall engaging and growing experience for me. I had transferred to Hunter from CUNY College of Staten Island two years back and am glad to have done so. CSI was not by any means a bad college, in fact, when comparing it to Hunter in the city, I have to say that I greatly miss their campus. Being in class at 7AM, was a lot more enjoyable at CSI with the beautiful nature that Staten Island offered. My mornings back in CSI would normally start with the company of geese waddling about rather than angry drivers. However, it did feel as if I was not growing as an individual back in CSI; until I got into Hunter. CUNY Hunter College, if anything, feeds off the participation of students and everyone is encouraged to get involved in various things. While clearly not all faculty at the college, the majority of the professors I have taken were thoroughly welcoming and have molded me with their, not only educational but life advice. I have grown and learned more in my two years at Hunter than in my four years of high school, and my two years at CSI."

"The School Counseling program at Hunter College is extremely rigorous. I feel that with knowledgeable staff and intense course requirements such as a semester of practicum and two semesters of internship along with regular supervision, I will emerge from my program ready to take on any challenges that I will face as a counselor. Regarding the curriculum, I feel that I am consistently getting information that is relevant to this field and I am learning every aspect of what the field of school counseling entails. I believe that I am getting the best possible training at an affordable rate. The downsides of this program involves the very few financial aid options as well as course availability. It has been very difficult to hold a job that can work around a constantly changing schedule, and the consequence of that has been the struggle to pay for classes. However, I believe these sacrifices will be worth it when I finally have a career and can begin making differences in the lives of students."

"Silberman School of Social Work of Hunter College teaches social work from an anti-oppressive lens. While the curriculum still can use adjustments to truly encompass this, overall the cost of the program can't be beat if you're committed to social justice and progressive work. East Harlem is a great setting for this type of program but more community relations and involvement should be incorporated into campus life and social networking."

"Pros: The staff are generally polite and knowledgeable in their field. Cons: The new CUNY academic excellence fee was very sudden and unexpected. I am disappointed that such a high fee is being put into place without any information having been given to graduate students in the program."

"As far as pros, the professors are very knowledgeable about the topics they are teaching, they are available to talk outside of class, and they find ways to make the class engaging. As far as cons, the program can be a little disorganized sometimes and it doesn't provide much information about where students can find ways to support themselves financially."

"It was hard, challenging and life changing!!"