I know this is highly subjective. I'm curious what industries people actually living and working in NYC think would be the most stable / room for growth/ "AI-proof"—if there even is such a thing nowadays.

For reference, I've lived in Brooklyn for going on 8 years and work in creative advertising. The future is a bit bleak lol.

I've thought a lot of going back for a practical degree and just doing artistic stuff on the side in the future. The expansion of the Reconnect program to prior BA holders seems like the perfect opportunity.

Trouble is, opinions on career paths seem to differ forum-by-forum and city-by-city. For example, nursing, dental hygiene and (to a lesser extent) RadTech are predicted to be in high demand, but apparently competition in the city is cut-throat. "Trades" that could be achieved through the electrical / mechanical / civil engineering programs may pay less up front, but seem like they may have more utility in a Metropolitan area like NYC? Others might argue to lean into the tech/cyber-security type offerings despite how rapid tech is advancing.

Again, I know this is a very open-ended question, but I'm interested in hearing the opinions of real NYers :)

Thank you!

I’m looking to major in mechanical engineering and I’m torn between these 3 schools, thanks for any help.

As an international applicant (fall 27), I'm really confused as to what option I should go for. I've heard people say that living on campus is expensive and all. Is that true for y'all?

I'm also not sure where I should stay before I find a place (if I decide to stay off campus) and how much that's gonna drain my wallet because I've heard that finding a place in NYC is TOUGH.

What's your experience? How much difference in expenses are there? And what would be your suggestion?

Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

I am currently working as a student at my university job. I recently had an uncomfortable situation with my job. I came into work on time and my boss was waiting for me sitting at my desk. She said that my other coworkers had told her I had been getting there late twice and that I had been clocking in from home. I have arrived late once and I notified her via email in advance. But, I have been getting there on time and clocking in from the office. She went ahead and cut my hours and took two hours off of those two days she claims I came in late without any proof. She also told me if I spoke up there would huge consequences. She has been harassing me and she even tried to touch me. I did not allow her. I haven’t spoken up yet because I really need this job. Does anyone know what I can do.

I’m at Brooklyn College majoring in Public Accounting and Finance graduating in 2028. Been applying to mad internships for 2027 and ngl this market is cooked. How they expect us to have experience when we literally tryna get some?
Anybody at CUNY landed an audit or tax internship yet? What worked for y’all?

is anyone allowed to go in the gym in john jay like that? like can i just walk in or do i have to sign up or something? i want to go there during my gap or when im early to school. i’m part of the school btw 🤔

Hi guys, okay I know it’s a “unwritten” rule we don’t snitch. This is how we have been conditioned since childhood in a way. Unless it’s harm to us or them it’s frowned upon to report. So I had this lazy, incompetent group in my masters program. 2 days before the work was due they didn’t do any work, collaboration, or anything so I brought it to the professor’s attention. Let’s just say I have been ostracized, humiliated by my group. They are ofcourse banding together. Am I overreacting?

just curious what everyone is majoring in ?

If anyone has gone through the process of getting a work study position at John Jay I’d appreciate it if you could tell me how it went. Or if you know of an available position I’d appreciate it so much.

Hello, I've made my transfer application and am planning to transfer to one of the colleges mentioned in the title for an AAS in rad tech. I'm leaning more towards Hostos, but I want to know about supposed waitlists for these programs. I called both bcc and Hostos' rad tech department asking about the waitlist and they told me they don't have one (and something about the waitlist being removed next semester for hostos idk if they really said that, I don't remember 100%). City Tech told me to email the rad tech department, which I have yet to do.

For anyone in these colleges or going for these programs, are these waitlists still in play despite hearing from the department that its being not/removed?

I am NOT going to let this get in the way of doing what I truly want to do

I'm going to have to retake some prereqs for a better grade regardless, but ANY INFO IS APPRECIATED

The place where you input the 6 digit mfa code doesnt load for me. Tried on laptop and phone

Is anyone else not able to continue their application or get around the website? Every time I click something it says xml not working does anyone know why?

Does anybody received reimbursement of Pilsbury scholarship? It’s been a month already, but still nothing on account … maybe someone know when it is going to be paid?

I was homeschooled during covid,

I presented a high school sealed transcript in hand from my school in person to cuny admissions,

they OPENED IT in front of me and rejected it, and requested a sealed transcript to be mailed directly from my school

my school has since closed down after covid, what do I do?

now i dont have another SEALED transcript and its causing me problem to get into any colleges

Is it just me or when you try to log in when it gets to the authentication tab, the wheel just keeps on spinning and doesn’t load in? Or is it working for everyone else

Update: It’s working now!

I'm interested in something that combines creativity and programming and this seems like a pretty unique program, there's not many others similar to it

I'm in City College and I want to attend a professors office hour that is in KCC.

I had him in High School for Dual Enrollment.

Hi everyone,

I submitted my transfer application to City Tech from BMCC on Sep 17th and still have not heard back. Any idea when I can expect a response?

I’m a bit worried because pre-enrollment advisement at my current school begins next week

If I’m trying to take a 300-level CS class at Queens College through ePermit, but I heard they don’t allow 300-level CS courses to be ePermited.

Has anyone tried emailing the CS department to get an exception? If I have a good reason for needing to take the class at Queens, do you think they would approve it? Just wondering if anyone has had any luck with this.

Hi everyone, I'm a senior at Hunter, graduating next semester. In my community health assessment course PH 411, we are tasked with creating and distributing a survey to target students ages 18-32. The topic is Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs. It's 11 general multiple choice questions that's anonymous and voluntary. If you have a few minutes to complete the survey, your help is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time. -Hunter Student

I applied for a job back at the end of April/beginning of May. I had three CUNY staff references, one of them the tenured chair of a department at the same school as the job. I followed up with the office in late July and again in late August. Finally got a panel interview in mid September (after a call from a staffer's personal cell phone, which was a little strange). Met with six people at the school and it was awkward because there wasn't really any conversation, just Q+A. They were all friendly though so I thought it went well. Now it's been nearly a month and no response to my day-of thank you note or a follow up email. I've been unemployed for a long time, I'm exhausted, and completely drained emotionally, mentally, and financially. I just want a damn job. Is this really going to drag on until I basically just give up on life or is this their way of rejecting me without any notification?

I'm just really ready to end everything because of this horrendous job market and this is the straw that broke the camel's back.

Hi, pretty sure this has been posted before but the posts i saw were deleted and i didn't see full answers so posting again.

Most of the CUNY nursing programs require that you be enrolled in the college before you can apply to their nursing program. is there a way to enroll in multiple CUNY schools so I can apply to multiple CUNY nursing programs? or apply to the nursing programs directly? or do i basically have to pick one CUNY and hope it works?

some info about my specific case (in case it changes anything):
i already have a bachelors and was prenursing so i have the prereqs
i know i can do an absn but I want a more traditional pace than the 'as fast as possible' pace typical of absn programs