Help with Second Degree Computer Science in CUNY

AGRICE
Mon, 08 Jul 2013 20:57:33 +0000

Hey everyone, I’m new to the forum, but I’ve been contemplating going back to school ever since I graduated college with a BA in Media Studies back in May 2012. I graduated from CUNY Hunter so I’d like to stay in the CUNY system since I not only live in NYC, I also work a fulltime job to pay the bills. Sorry for the long post, but it gives you an idea of where I’m coming from on this.

To be honest, my time at Hunter featured a pretty lackluster performance on my part and the school didn’t help. I was going to school full time and working 80 hours a week, and trying to have a social life. More often than not, I pushed school the wayside until I got serious during my last 2-3 semesters. My GPA was irrevocably damaged and I finished with less than a 2.5. I recently ordered a copy of my transcript to get my actual GPA but that takes 10 business days.

My attitude towards school has changed, and I know what I want to do with my schooling. While I was a student at Hunter I was inundated with a large number of GER courses and ended up with a pseudo Journalism/WebDesign major that I feel accomplishes nothing. It was during my last few semesters in school that I was introduced to WebDesign and I became quite enamored with the idea of building usable things such as programs and websites.

So now its back to get a BA in computer science and hopefully learn some more about coding and emerging technologies. Eventually I’d like to pursue a Masters as well.

When considering CUNY for Computer Science, what schools would you recommend considering my poor former GPA of <2.5? I should add that I’m also looking to graduate expediently (2-3 years at the maximum)