The City University of New York Hunter College

Date: Nov 09 2005
Major: Philosophy (This Major's Salary over time)
Good school for humanities. As a transfer student not sure what to do with my life, I ended up at hunter and have been very glad I did. The philosophy department is great - I have had really great oppertunities to work with faculty both in classes and outside of classes. They have been very supportive of me, and they want you to learn and do well.

The biggest problems hunter has are with money - they don't have enough funding, and are very stretched. But considering the tuition vs. the education, it's definitely worth it. My friends who have gone to NYU and Columbia all agree that I am getting a better education than they did. The faculty, in my experience, is really great. Plus, since it's not super expensive, you meet a lot more normal people, not just snotty rich kids. It's much more down to earth than Columbia or NYU.

Yes, the administrative stuff can be a mess, but in my experience, the horror stories haven't really been all that true. You just go in expecting it, and it's not so bad. And, yes, it can be kinda lonely, but people in general are cool - it's just that everyone has a job or their own life or whaever, so it's a lot harder to make friends. But most people have friends from elsewhere anyway.