Hunter College, CUNY

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Students Say - Academics
New Yorkers seeking "a superb learning environment for the independent and self-motivated" should check out Hunter College, a school that offers "a great education at an affordable price." A "serious academic environment" where "learning is taken very seriously" and "most people know exactly what they want and are going for it with full determination" create "an amazing energy" at Hunter, an energy that feeds off the diverse New York student body. "Hunter is all about bringing people from all different parts of the world together in one place to learn from one another and to be exposed to almost every subject imaginable to help one find their true calling in life," one student reports. The New York location also gives Hunter access to many top academics; many professors here "teach at other, more expensive, universities. Throughout my Hunter career, I have had professors who also teach at NYU, Hofstra, Cooper Union, and Yale! So it really is quite the bargain." "Crowded" classes mean students need to "take matters in their own hands" if they "want to succeed and graduate in four years," but those who seek connections tell us that "despite the heavy loads they take on, professors are always available for individual attention, and they help you through anything you ask." Tight budget constraints leave students wishing they "had more resources in terms of books, facilities, and more technology in the classrooms, but that has less to do with the school than it does with state funding." Accounting, education, media production, and psychology all earn high marks at Hunter.

Students Say - Campus Life
Hunter College "is mostly a commuter school," and as a result "students interact mostly on campus in between classes." "Making friends can be difficult, but definitely not impossible," one student explains. The school "encourages student interaction through student government-run parties and other student-run activities," and undergraduates "have our favorite spots on campus where we know we'll always run into someone. Usually we will go out for coffee or food before, in between, or after classes." The school facility is compact with no outdoor campus to speak of, but there are still "a lot of places for students to hang out: outside, on the bridges, in the cafeteria. We make the most of the space we have." Undergraduates typically "do their own thing and don't really judge or think about others," which makes for a copacetic campus but also means "it is difficult to have a real college experience." Most students don't mind because "off campus is New York City, so there is always tons to be done," including "going out to eat, walking around Manhattan, shopping," and taking in "the best nightlife in the world."

Students Say - Student Body
Hunter College is "extremely diverse in almost every sense of the word." Ethnic, religious, gender preference, and political diversity are all in evidence. "Our population is as diverse as New York," one student aptly observes. Undergraduates are even diverse in age; as one undergraduate observes, "The average age for a Hunter student is, I believe, 25. That alone opens up the spectrum of atypical students." What they share in common is that so many have "something to contribute, an experience that can be shared somewhere where others can learn from it. Everyone exchanges their experiences, allowing Hunter students to be some of the most open-minded, understanding people I believe New York City, and even the rest of the country, has to offer." Students tend to be "very liberal and outspoken." Women outnumber men by a two-to- one margin.

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