OT upstater and other higher ed types on here

[junglehusky]

Maybe CUNY-Hunter College? Might be hard to get into, I actually am not sure.

 

[TRest]

When I applied in the early 1980's, my SAT's (1190) were better than 67% of my UConn classmates. I got into the business school. Now, I think my scores would put me ahead of just 33% of UConn's freshman class.

I remember hearing years ago that SAT scores had been adjusted upwards about 100 points some time after you (and I) took them.

Here are the tables:

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/xls/concordance-tables-old-sat-scores-new-sat-scores.xls

 

[FfldCntyFan]

@upstater
can you give me the DL on Pace University from an academics perspective? Much obliged

The accounting program while not exceptionally rated s very good. I've come across many Pace grads over the years and that program is a CPA factory. Outside of that the school is adequate but very costly.

 

[upstater]

I don't know much about Pace--but I do know NYU actually has a General Studies program that is not difficult to get into, and it allows students to eventually enter a major in the university after 1 year or so. If I were paying that kind of money, I would certainly think I'd rather be in NYU GS instead of Pace. Does she like any other cities? Boston? Philly? Chicago? There's also the New School of Social Research.

 

[Skiblets]

We looked at temple but the attack on the students last weekend by the flash mob has scared the out of me and her. Temple talks a good game about campus security but that neighborhood is tough to overcome I've been pushing been pushing Boston but whenever a teen senses a push they recoil so I'm slow playing Boston NYC is the big draw right now since it's so different form our town which has two traffic lights

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Limited experience previously hiring and managing Pace grads (~15), but it's certainly expensive for what's viewed at best as an average school, based on the alumni I interacted with over time, and unclear liberal arts' interests. My opinion was/is based on a small sample size, but they typically had pretty good GPAs (3.2+). Additionally, a Pace alumna HR gatekeeper's heavy political pressure to consider some Pace candidates may have skewed my perspective.

Good luck to Ms Skiblets and her dad. Maybe the linked site provides some helpful comparative insights, e.g., CUNY Baruch's $13K out of state tuition:
http://colleges.startclass.com/comp...-M-Baruch-College-vs-Pace-University-New-York

 

[upstater]

Watch out for the CUNYs though--they are being gutted.

I know this article is very old, but the Gen Studies program at NYU is still there: The Added Option Of General Studies