Pure Math Major in CUNY

jwxie
Wed, 25 May 2011 14:09:43 +0000

Hi, I am sorry I misinterpreted when you said “my preferred college choice.” I thought you meant you prefer MIT PhDs only.

Yes. You can use the 7500 for any educational accommodation. You just have to apply and show them proofs afterward.

There are many bright students in CUNY. Some of my peers are just genius. They are not extremely gifted, but they are very smart. Not all “undergraduates” are high school graduates; you will meet and study with continuing students, second-degree seeking students. Speaking of starters, I only know people from the engineering and computer science departments; we have quite a few outstanding undergraduates.

Highly distracting? Not really. Trust me. Even if you go to a small, private, liberal college somewhere in the midwest, you will still find distraction. Your friends will go to you when they see you. City College (or in general all CUNY schools) is a commute school. We have a continuous incoming and outgoing student body, but I really don’t count that as distraction. You can go to the library (Cohen Library, located in the North Academic Center [NAC], has at least two floors dedicated to quiet studying) to study.

I am not a math major, but from what I’ve seen, many math majors are encouraged to apply to teaching research programs. For one these programs pay decently, and not everyone gets them. For two, some of these programs are designed to support your graduate study. For three, they are good places to build up your research experience because math research is very difficult. I can get more information for you…