Baruch College

So far my experience at Baruch has been pretty good! Pros the professors I’ve had are absolutely wonderful... Julia Bosson & Johanna Fernandez are amazing people! Tution is fairly cheap and your credits transfer. The study abroad office is helpful and the people are nice. Cons - getting the classes you want isn’t easy and they should make it so that students can all register at the same time and not give some students advantages with an earlier start for no reason. I signed up for spring classes and 3/4 of what I picked out was already gone by the time they opened my registration..
4 7 years ago (28-04-2018)

Even years after this happened, the treatment I received from Baruch College really haunts me. I was going through an abusive relationship and depression at the time, and set up an appointment with the mental health services clinic to seek help. I was upfront about the situation I was in and how much I needed help and support, and the clinic simply turned me away, offering no support to help me at that time or in the future. I thought that after the suicides and other deaths at this school, there would be resources dedicated to helping students in crisis, not turning them away. Instead, they collect student fees to run a mental health center, while turning away those who need the most help and have nowhere else to go.
1 7 years ago (19-05-2018)

Give it your all in this public CUNY college that is quite competitive. Known to produce the best and the brightest who eventually work for the top firms in the country. You can't go wrong with a valuable education at a cheaper price. Go Bearcats, Go!
3 7 years ago (03-05-2018)

Baruch College is a tough school, it’s not for the weak hearted. If you’re in Zicklin expect to sacrifice a majority of your social life if you want as close to a 4.0 as possible. Try to avoid taking classes in 23 Lex if you can, you’re welcome in advance 😄
5 7 years ago (06-05-2018)

I'm a senior at Baruch college & after a rough start, since I'm a transfer student too, I have to say that the school is decent for a CUNY & community college with pretty good teachers who do want you to succeed, but they're not going to pass you just because you expect or want them to without putting in the effort or hard work (I'm only talking about teachers that care & I've had up till now, I'm sure there are a few bad apples in the bunch). And yes it's not an Ivy League University... Duh, so don't have expectations that you will be sitting outside on green rolling hills overlooking dorm rooms & frat parties in the weekend, since it's also a commuter school, meaning most students go to work, class & then home only to start the process all over again the next day. It's a city college with reasonable tuition, which also prepare students for life outside of home & living on your own after you graduate, if you don't already live alone now, so don't expect hand holding and coddling since it's a school that prepare you for the competitive NYC job market & living in a big complex city. You also get what you pay & put in (effort in, results out). If you want something bad enough you will find away & if you want to succeed you will make connections by networking or transfer to another school that will fulfill your aspirations. Yeah, Baruch college might not open the doors that a degree from Columbia University might, but you get your foot in & open it yourself with your hard work & determination & yeah maybe outside of NYC Baruch might not have that gold seal of approval like NYU, but by now you should know why you are going to this school, what you want to get out of it & what your plans for the future will be, which will also mean selling the school and degree you graduated from to employers, since it's also not the only college out there that isn't well known, multiple it by all the other colleges and universities around the world who also are not well known and go under the radar. Now, to be fair, honestly I do believe Administration needs some work, but I can say from personal experience, I never had a problem since I was always prepared with my paperwork & stood up for myself and asked in a professional and clear manner what I wanted without raising my voice and if I didn't get results over the phone they saw me in person to resolve my issues. I also did my own work to figure out what classes I needed by checking the Pathway & school requirements, the the particular School & Department requirements for the degree & the classes & I checked my degree audit constantly to make sure I was on track & saw an advisor every semester regardless if they were tired of seeing me. I definitely didn't leave my future in the hands of any advisors or anyone with something I feel is very important to me. Now, if you want to go to an Ivy league university or a private college then that's where you should apply for, because this school isn't beautiful & won't be for you. It's also what it's better known for & that's the business department (though I'm not in the Zicklin school at baruch, Weissman here) I still enjoy the business environment & they are the few school who offer the degree I'm interested in getting. Finally, it's not the only CUNY school & you do have many more options such as SUNY colleges & also many other private colleges too that are better known for a specific department or degree & might be a better fit than Baruch for those particular programs. But, expect to get an education from Baruch that is only as good as what you want it for & you make up your own mind what you want to get out of it, the school & what you plan on doing with your degree after you graduate in the future, regardless if you are a Liberal or Conservative, since an education is like any other tool you can choose to use or not & if you don't agree with the educational style you can always form a club that is in line with your political or social views. Over all, don't knock it & look up the school reputation from reputable rating sites from experts.
5 7 years ago (02-05-2018)