has anyone transfered from Cali to Baruch?

emmared718
Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:12:47 +0000

I go to school in NYC, so I’d like to give my opinion. I think it would be absurd to trail across the country to go to Baruch. Baruch has absolutely no campus life – I’ve visited, I know. The students go to school and then home. Yes, CUNY is affordable, but it really is NOT worth it. I go to an average NYC public high school (SAT average: 1450/2400, 970/1600), and a good number of the students at my school choose Baruch, because they’re afraid to go away from home or try new things. Go to UCSD – you’ll feel like you’re among your peers, as opposed to feeling like you’re among your inferiors. It’s a great school if you plan on eventually transferring out, but definitely not the place to go for four years. :)

To the person who asked if SUNY was better than CUNY, the answer is “maybe”. I cannot compare both, but I can tell you that the BEST SUNYs (Geneseo, Binghamton) are * a lot better* than the BEST CUNYs (Baruch, Queens, Hunter). It’s in a pretty nice part of NYC, but it’s (the education) really not worth the plane ticket.

Geneseo’s average SAT/ACT scores: 1287/26
Binghamton’s average SAT/ACT scores: 1265/25
Baruch’s average SAT/ACT scores: 1114 / -
Queens’ average SAT/ACT scores: 1050 / -
Hunter’s average SAT/ACT scores: 1073 / -