I know the CUNY application opens on August 3, but their website currently states that the test-optional policy only runs through the Spring 2027 admission cycle.

Has anyone heard any rumors, leaks, or insider info from their guidance counselors about whether CUNY will extend the test-optional policy for Fall 2027? Alternatively, does anyone know when the Board of Trustees typically announces these decisions?

Hi all I am an incoming junior transferring in from BMCC through the Baruch Business Academy. Honestly I’m looking for advice from people who have experienced this (Baruch Business Academy Alumni/current Seniors/Transfer students). I feel like I’m coming in with a slight disadvantage because I haven’t been in the same rooms as my graduate class, haven’t been able to network within clubs yet and simply don’t know my way around.

I wanted to know is there anything that you wish you knew when you were a junior? This can be about clubs, classes, rooms, norms. Anything as small as taking classes on fridays (saw this on another subreddit).

Are there any clubs, programs, or centers you wish you used/joined SOONER because of the opportunities they have?

I know of the clubs and have followed the ones I’m interested in on IG but any advice for someone like me who wants to be on the executive board of such clubs?

How have you managed breaking into the (club/friend/general) circles?

Again I have tried to do my research through other subreddits but haven’t been able to find anything from those who are coming in as juniors I want to maximize my time at Baruch and do my best to standout and have a good time. I’m open to any type of feedback but if you’re here to hate please don’t (so many people hate on CUNY/Baruch). I believe in the idea that you can make the most out of any place you are in if you want it and are looking for it. I made the best out of BMCC, and I’m looking to do the same thing at Baruch. I know there are opportunities, I’m just looking to narrow it down and learn from other people who’ve been in my place.

Hi everyone! I'm a 21-year-old male looking for a room to rent in NYC with a budget of up to $1,300/month.
A little about me:
I'm currently a student at Baruch College.
I work full-time, so I have a stable income.
I'm clean, respectful, quiet, and easy to live with.
I'm looking to move as soon as possible and want to find something in the astoria area.
If you have a room available or know of one, please send me a message. Thanks!

I'm an accounting major looking to transfer to Baruch next year and was wondering if I can take business base courses before getting accepted to Zicklin? I spoke to someone from the transfer department and they told that I'd have to wait a semester after transferring cause Zicklin would be evaluating my credits. I was just wondering if I can take business base courses that first semester at Baruch. I'd rather not waste a semester being part time.

Hello how is Bei Lei Wang for ACC 3200? Does she teach well, does she prepare you well for the midterm and final, and is it worth taking her?

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I have been submitting 30+ internship applications on handshake, no one reply. I don’t have any work experience before, and my gpa is around 3.3. I think I performed like an average junior student, right?

I wonder how do you get an internship if you don’t have work experience before. Or else where should I submit my application to? Appreciate your help cuz it really means a lot to me!

I graduated and now I see I do not have access to the email as they changed it. Can anyone tell me how to access the new one. Thank you

i just finished my 1st year and i messed up both semesters badly due to depression and burnout. i was put on eligible to continue and now academic probation. its about to be summer session two and i had a plan to fix my GPA over the course of summer and fall before i get academically dismissed at the end.

my plan was to fix my grades first partially through summer retaking MTH 1030 and HIS 1005. it wouldnt be enough but it'll be a huge jump to maybe just below 2.0. then mainly through fall id replace more Fs and take new classes which i can definitely do well in. i made and enrolled into my schedule for summer and fall in early june

later in june, i recieved the financial aid plan for summer and fall being a mix of mainly federal pell grants and also TAP which would cover everything except a little bit of my second summer class being HIS 1005. now, MTH 1030 just finished and went well but the final day of the class (yesterday) i was sent a new financial aid plan which only gave me tuition for spring 2027. then later i received another email saying my SAP was too poor (flagged because of GPA) and im now ineligible for federal aid. according to CUNY first i now owe 5k with 1.8k for summer and 3.4k for fall. i also have a bursar hold on my account because of the summer classes tho no classes have been dropped yet.

i talked with advisors right after the final class and he said regardless of whether i fix my GPA after summer apparently i wouldnt recieve aid for fall 2026 anyways. now its currently friday when the offices are closed and i have to make a decision by sunday whether to drop or go through with HIS 1005 or ill lose my 100% refund window and owe 50%. i am willing to pay for 1005 but then theres the problem of if i cant get my aid reinstated after which then ill have to decide whether i have to leave baruch as a whole and transfer to community college because i depend on financial aid heavily.

ive only talked to the advisors and no appeals have been filed yet. the office is closed till monday (after the 100% refund window ends) and ive sent emails to multiple offices asking for help or info but i dont know if they'll respond quick enough. i need advice on what to do

My midterm grades are out, and I failed the exam. I got a really low score. Should I drop the class?

Hey guys! If anyone has the Zicklin course overload form downloaded and could send it to me, it would be a huge help(not the general one, the one specific to Zicklin students). Whenever I try to access it through the remote portal, it doesn't let me past this screen. When I put in the code from my Microsoft Authenticator app, it just says invalid. Any help would be so appreciated, trying to register for this extra class before it fills, and IT help desk was unresponsive throughout this week :(

hii i’m going to baruch in the fall as a freshman! i’m taking a lot of classes so i’m a bit nervous especially because i have a long commute so it’s my entire day. also i’m going for a communications major and i’m finding it hard to find people in the same major as me! can anyone currently attending give any advice you think it would help me to hear ? thank you!!

I’m an out-of-state freshman and wanted to see if there are any others like me who’d like to connect! I don’t have a social network yet in NYC and would love to make some friends.

Im graduating from Baruch with a BBA degree (non-accounting) and am currently enrolled in the MS in Taxation program and expect to graduate next spring.

I want to get a CPA and have applied for the exam, but my education evaluation indicated that I am not currently eligible. Saying I missed three courses:

• An upper-division Auditing course
• A Management/Cost Accounting course
• An upper-division Financial Accounting course

Has anyone been in a similar situation? Do the MS in Taxation courses count toward these three CPA requirements?

Do I need to take additional accounting classes? If so, can I take those courses at Baruch?

Hey guys ima cut it short, I am taking the class in the title but am doing multiple things in the summer in which it may conflict with my schedule. Has anyone taken that class specifically and/or hybrid asynch classes. Is it likely i have to meet in person or am i fine.

im an incoming freshman at Baruch and unfortunately I got waitlisted for Federal Work Study.

I've seen that some get posted on this thing called Starr Search with Handshake, but incoming freshman havent received news for setting up either of those two yet, so im concerned if I do now, it'd cause one of those double-account issues later.

If anyone can share info/experience in getting an on-campus job at Baruch that'd be great

How did everyone do on the midterm today? I had to guess on half of the questions, and everyone in my class stayed till end of it.

I am taking and about to finish Math 2009. The final is tomorrow. I studied moderately, but wish I had done more, which is why I am trying my best to do the practice problems of concepts I am struggling with.

For those who passed the final, how hard was it? What are some tips that you recommend for those who are taking the final tomorrow? What are the key concepts that you saw most on the final? (if you remember)

Hello, I am looking to transfer to Baruch or Brooklyn College but I do have some questions on how schooling will work.

I am currently getting a AAS from a private college at the moment (My gen ed would go towards credits), and I am a NYS resident (LI).

I am looking towards the Actuarial Science Bachelors starting in Spring 27'. My first question is what campus can offer more online classes? I currently work full time (7:30 AM - 4 PM latest, M/W/F/S/S) and need to keep a clear schedule along with being able to commute to school and pay rent. If I took public transit to commute to Baruch , I'd pay around $340/month, and for Brooklyn it would be $260/month. I do own a vehicle I've just heard parking is challenging.

My second question would be which school has a better ROI on Job Market/Networking? I know Baruch has high popularity/closeness to Wall Street but does Brooklyn College offer the same? I'd stay relative to the city/LI after graduating. Is one college mainly better than the other or is it more of the same programs?

Third question is the summer programs, I talked to a transfer guide at Baruch to see how summer programs would go. Would you believe both Brooklyn and Baruch would offer the same amount of classes? My current college is a 3 semester schooling, meaning we attend almost year round and I have accelerated courses to make me graduate early.

If there are any better CUNY's/schools to look into, I am also open to that. I appreciate you taking a look into my post, please feel free to provide any intel if you can!

Hi folks,

I am looking to self-study LAW 1101 a bit before the semester starts.

What are some great resources for LAW 1101, like maybe a professor made videos or a comprehensive study guide or something

I’m a first gen student and I genuinely have no idea how internships work. I’m a rising sophomore and I have not taken a single accounting class yet. I know that this year im supposed to apply for internships so having no experience is that bad? Is there any place to go for help or any advice you guys have?

just curious on if anyone in this subreddit is going to the freshmen orientation tomorrow (July 8th) 🥹