The CUNY system remains one of the biggest bargains in higher education, and is often the most affordable college option for many families.
CUNY’s prestigious Macaulay Honors College program presents a host of perks to its students. Students applying to Macaulay should note the following important information that often confuses applicants:
-Macaulay is NOT a stand -alone institution; Macaulay programs are available at out of most of the four- year universities in the CUNY system…Hunter College, Baruch College, etc.
-you CANNOT apply to Macaulay via the Common Application. You can only apply via the CUNY website.
-students who apply to Macaulay will also automatically be reviewed for general freshman admissionfor each CUNY college in the application (you can enter up to six choices)
-applicants will only be considered for the Macaulay program for one campus choice Choose wisely!
-Your transcript will automatically be sent to CUNY for Macaulay and the general CUNY application as a result of your entering your OSIS number in your application
-CUNY is test-optional this year. You can self-report ACT or SAT scores in the CUNY app to expedite your review; but, if you are sharing your scores, you must have scores sent officially to CUNY UAPC (code 2950) as well. Do not send scores to individual CUNY colleges or to Macaulay.
- Macaulay requires two academic letters of rec by 11/28. Students completing the Macaulay application must enter two academic recommenders' email addresses where prompted within the application. Teachers/counselors will then receive an email through which they may submit their letter.
-Students must enter their college counselor's email rather than their school (guidance) counselor's if they want to use their school counselor’s letter for Macaulay.
-Please note the November 16 deadline is a hard deadline for students; academic recs must be submitted by November 28. That is also a hard deadline.
-financial aid applicants will eventually need to include each CUNY campus in their FAFSA, although this can be done in January or potentially later if need be
Please read below for more information about the application process for Macaulay:
https://macaulay.cuny.edu/admissions/applying-to-macaulay/
Need a CUNY application fee waiver? visit this link and scroll down.
