CUNY APPLICATION COMPANION

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©2015 Options Institute – For information on reproducing these materials, contact [email protected] the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, the CUNY School of Law, the CUNY School of Professional Studies, and the CUNY School of Public Health.

For questions/help contact:

CUNY Office of Admissions Services (OAS): 1-800-CUNY-YES

Counselors can call OAS Staff or the counselor helpline at 212-290-5607 General Application Notes:

A few general reminders:

 The CUNY Application is online ONLY at www.cuny.edu. Students should create a log-in for the CUNY Portal.

 Students can save and return to application before submitting. If student needs to make changes after submitting online, must call OAS.

 Application cost is $65 for first year students; $70 for transfer students.

Regular Application Timeline  Application filing dates:

o Fall deadline—February 1 o Spring deadline—September 15

o The more competitive the program or college, the earlier a student should apply.  Honors College deadlines: Regular Admission—December 1. Macaulay Honors no longer offers

an early decision option.

 LaGuardia and Kingsborough Community Colleges have a late start cycle for spring semesters— they start in March rather than January.

 Processing time: Depends on time of year. It generally takes 8-12 weeks to get admissions decisions.

 Decision notifications: Students will receive letters from each college about acceptance or rejection.

 Students applying late in season, i.e. just before semester is starting, will probably do best to apply directly at one college for speedier process.

Submitting Test Scores:

 Students applying to four-year programs must submit SAT or ACT scores.

 Applications including four-year programs that are not followed by a score report will be held.

Special Program Applications:

 Sophie Davis Biomedical Education, Brooklyn College Articulated Medical Program, and Macaulay Honors College programs have additional or separate application steps. Extra steps include essays and letters of recommendation. See CUNY website for instructions.

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If a student has a SSN, they should enter it. Doing so will help connect the parts of their application.

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©2015 Options Institute – For information on reproducing these materials, contact [email protected] CUNY distributes a limited number of fee waivers to high schools. Fee waiver requests for students not in high school can be made to the community liaison at CUNY OAS.

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Students must indicate how long they’ve been at their current address, NYC, and NYS. They should make their best estimate.

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©2015 Options Institute – For information on reproducing these materials, contact [email protected]  Non-DOE high school students and graduates should request that a transcript be sent to UAPC.  GED recipients can send a copy of their diploma.

 Students educated abroad may need to send word for word translations of their transcript.

 If you cannot find a school name using the search function, try entering only part of the name.  CUNY uses the OSIS number to

automatically access NYC DOE student transcripts.

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College Choices:

 Students can apply to up to 6 schools for $65.

 It is important to list the colleges in order of preferences, as some schools use placement as a deciding factor.

 Check the footnote section for instructions on required supplements.

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The order in which colleges are listed is especially important for transfer students. Transfer students can only choose 4 schools and will only hear back from the first school on their list which has admitted them. They will not hear back from all schools on their list.

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in applying to SEEK or CD must indicate interest on the application and complete all pre-screening questions.  CD programs are generally

under enrolled, so it’s worth applying if student is

financially eligible.

 A student must be in CD if he/she hopes to later transfer to SEEK or EOP.

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used for admissions purposes.

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Students must list all secondary schools attended.

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