Herman Badillo, longtime New York politico, is CUNY’s new president, and, a la Giuliani, is a critic of open admissions. Who paid your way?
Age: 22 Resides: Astoria, Queens Occupation: Research technician Do you think CUNY should be an open Is CUNY too expensive? What they’re asking is not unreasonable. How much did you spend on your education? Somewhere near $80,000. If you could go back, what would you study? Psychology and physics.
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Age: 22 Resides: Greenpoint, Brooklyn Occupation: Student Do you think CUNY should be an open admissions school? I do believe Is CUNY too expensive? No. After NYU, it’s definitely fair. How much did you spend on your education? About $25,000. If you could go back, what would you study? If I could start over, I wouldn’t study nutrition. Maybe I’d try for medical school. But I was too afraid to try before.
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Age: 32 Resides: Village Occupation: Teaches law Do you think CUNY should be an open admissions school? I must be frank, I don’t think students should get college credit for remedial work. Is CUNY too expensive? For some people $1000 is as How much did you spend on your education? I went to school forever. I got a $100,000 loan debt. And most of that is for going to NYU Law. I went to a small state school in New Jersey and I got fellowships for my Ph.D., but for law school I got a lot of loans. If you could go back, what would you study? Music and literature. That’s what people with money get to study.
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Age: 22 Resides: Union Square Occupation: Works for nonprofit Do you think CUNY should be an open Is CUNY too expensive? That’s a hard question to answer. CUNY still remains one of the most affordable institutions in the country. How much did you spend on your education? Over $120,000. If you could go back, what would you study? I studied political science. I wouldn’t change it for the world.
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Age: 26 Resides: Park Slope, Brooklyn Occupation: Librarian Do you think CUNY should be an open Is CUNY too expensive? For CUNY, maybe it’s too expensive. It’s a major public school in the city and it’s had a history of being free. How much did you spend on your education? Huge amounts. Basically $12,000 a semester. If you could go back, what would you study? I would study something that would get me a good job, not study what I want to.
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Age: 32 Resides: Midtown Occupation: Computer programmer Do you think CUNY should be an open Is CUNY too expensive? It’s expensive considering that it used to be free. How much did you spend on your education? If you could go back, what would you study?
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Age: 28 Resides: Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn Occupation: Dancer/dance teacher Do you think CUNY should be an open Is CUNY too expensive? It should be free. How much did you spend on your education? I came out of school in Europe, Bosnia, and we went to school for free. I just paid for my books. If you could go back, what would you study? I studied sociology before. This time, I’d like to study something with art and language.
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