I have always been told I’m “smart” and people expected me to go to some place like NYU or at least a state school- Binghamton, Delaware, UConn, a CUNY or someone out of state private school. I got into NYU and the CUNYs I applied to but I don’t want to dorm and so didn’t apply to any out of state schools and obviously NYU is pretty expensive.
Instead I’m going to Molloy because they gave me a sizable scholarship and they have a good reputation in the major I’m interested in. However when someone asks you where you’re going generally you just say the name of the college and not the scholarship $$ or the program you’re going to. So when I say I’m going to Molloy I feel so awkward and judged 'cause they usually wonder why I’m going there when I could be going to someplace like the colleges I listed above. I know Molloy is a great school but they don’t.
I think it’s probably because we live nearby and are so familiar with it. How do people out of NY or farther away from the college feel about Molloy?
Honestly based on the admittance rate in 2011 (63%) it seems to be one of the more selective colleges compared to Delaware and Quinnipiac but tuition is substantially lower at Molloy.
I’ve lived in California, Colorado, Georgia, Montana, Oklahoma, and Wyoming. Outside of this forum and the New York Times, I’ve never heard anyone mention Molloy College. People outside of the tri state area probably have no idea the school exists. However, I doubt anyone in NY knows where Loyola Marymount University, Southern Nazarene University, or Armstrong State University are.
Molloy is known for their nursing program. They happen to have one of the larger nursing class (~350/yr) in New York. Not many New Yorkers know about this school and they are not very selective. I heard about this college by way of a friend who went there for her undergraduate degree in Social Work.
OP, how much scholarship did you get from Molloy (net annual cost after scholarships) and did you get into regular honors at CUNY-Hunter or CUNY-Lehman College?
Here’s the truth. I would not support my children’s attendance in at least one of the schools you mention as one of the schools you think others expected you to attend. That isn’t to say that the attending students are not very strong. There is a difference between what students offer a college/university and what the college/university offers the student, Some schools attract very strong students whose families are disinclined (but able) to pay for a private school. But being filled with outstanding students does not make an outstanding university. And at least one of the schools you mention is not an outstanding school at all despite what people in one state say about it. . In fact, it is a place where faculty whose department wants to marginalize/punish them are assigned many more courses to teach than those that have clout. In other words, teaching undergraduates is used as punishment.
Do you want to be at such a school? I’d much rather one of my kids attend a no name school in some far off place than attend a school where interacting with college students is considered a time waster. Most important is whether or not you like the school. Apparently your school puts more resources into teaching than PR. At least one of the schools you mention does the exact opposite. Just because a school is better known does not make it better. Believe me, outside the state, many public schools that people in-state believe to be “prestigious” are completely unknown. Apparently their PR efforts don’t extend to other states. Believe me, most people out of state can’t tell one of the public schools from the other. That may not be true for states that have flagship campuses but it is true for at least some that do not.
People have a vested interest in promoting their schools as good and best. Some are good and some are lousy. I have not been to Molloy but I’d much rather a kid of mine went to a school were the faculty members don’t view teaching as a colossal waste of their time and effort. I am betting that at Molloy they don’t.
I heard about while looking for schools and looked like a solid school. Yeah it isn’t well known but it’s still a college and if you like it go for it.
Did you ask you GC to call Macaulay, HUnter Honors and Lehman Honors and ask why you weren’t admitted? The CUNY system makes MANY mistakes; for all you know you could be in.
Since you don’t want to dorm, HUnter HOnors would likely be your best, cheapest choice.
What’s your net price at Molloy?
@MYOS1634@Jamrock411 I got 21K at Molloy and my net price is about 9K including fees and stuff. I actually didn’t get into Macaulay Honors at Hunter I did get into the Honors program at Hunter.
^^ Seriously. Do what’s best for you, @sharebear111.
Will you really care what your HS classmates thought of you when you’re graduating in four years with no debt and with a degree from a well-regarded program?
And if it helps at all, when you answer the question, you can add, “… because they made me an offer I couldn’t refuse.” And them give them a very self-satisfied smile.
I live just outside of NYC, and I’ve briefly heard of it.
I just looked at some info, it sounds like a good school!
I’m going to La Salle, and I don’t think it’s very well-known outside of the northeast. It’s a good school, though, so I know how you feel!
It doesn’t matter what others think, you know what you can afford. If they haven’t heard of Molloy, teach them!
I live in New York and I’ve never heard of Molloy College either, but considering that you’ve gotten into so many great schools, your success will not be determined by where you go.
I did get into the Honors program at Hunter.