Please start by introducing yourself:
What is your name, major, if you are a transfer student, tell us where you transferred from and share your transfer experiences. What was it like? Do you have tips for a successful transfer? What advice would you give someone transferring from a community college to a four-year college?
Which NSF HSI IUSE Program’s supports have most beneficial to you?
What do you like most about City Tech?
Good afternoon to my fellow participants. My name is Lynford Rhooms and my major is Electrical Engineering Technology. This is my first semester at City Tech having transferred from the Bronx Community College (BCC) where I completed my AAS Degree in Electronics Engineering Technology in Fall, 2019.
On Monday, April 1st, 2019, about 1030 AM, I was in class at BCC being lectured by Dr. Jalil Moghaddasi, who is the Chairperson for the Engineering, Physics and Technology Department at BCC when a lady and a gentleman walked in. Dr. Jalil introduced them to us as: Miss Laura Yuen-Lau who is the Program Manager for NSF HSI IUSE Transfer Success Program and; Professor Mohammad Razani who is the Chair for the Department of Electrical & Telecommunications Engineering Technology at City Tech.
We were given pamphlets (I still have those pamphlets) and presentations on the Transfer Success Program as well as on the Electrical & Telecommunications Department and was also told about the requirements for transfer to City Tech.
A successful transfer should start at least a year before the actual transfer. One should know by then which major he/she is going to pursue and the requirements. It is critical that students have regular meetings with their advisers in addition to seeking information from other resource persons to include in/out of the college community and parents. Again it is important to stress on advisement because it should be used in helping students to make correct and informed decisions. I would aslo suggest that students read college catologues as well as departments policiies and transfer requirements becuase the final decisions rest with each individual. College catalogues are important because you will find deadlines for applications deadlines such as financial aid and document submission. Students seeking to be transferred to other 4 years-colleges could economize by taking additional relevant and transferreable classes whislt at the community college level (I did this). This will reduce the semesters spent at the 4 year college as well as costs for subjects. Students should pay attention to CunyFirst or any other elecronic communication links they have because sometimes this medium is the only one through which you will be communicated with. Attendance at orientations are a MUST.
All NSF HSI IUSE programs are beneficial but because I am working and attending college fulltime I am only able to access the Metro Card benefit. I hope in the future that the program will expand to offer textbook assistance.
City Tech offers diversity in that there is a wide cross-section of varying cultures from around the globe which one can identify with.
Hey everyone,
My name is Sobia Bashir. I am currently in my first year of my Bachelor’s program, and this is my third year here in City Tech. My major is Computer Engineering Technology. Even though I’m not a transfer student, I am in the NSF HSI IUSE Program which is really beneficial to me.
Overall, City Tech is a good college. There are many opportunities for you around campus that you can take part in. There’s tutoring for almost every subject if you ever need help. If you are a transfer student, thinking about how it would be in City Tech, then there is nothing to worry about. Everyone around the campus is really helpful and approachable. There are also many majors available for students.
What I find most beneficial about the NSF HSI IUSE Program is, of course the Metro Card but also the mentoring from Laura who is the HSI IUSE Transfer Success Program Manager, and meetings with the advisor of your major.
Hello and welcome to those student who is having a thought coming to CityTech through NSF HSI IUSE program.
My name is Zhuojun Mei, I am a transfer student from BMCC and currently majoring in Applied chemistry at City College of Technology. Also a member of HSI IUSE program. Honestly, At first CityTech was not the four year school that I want to continue with my education. But here I am today, attending the school. 2019 summer was my last semester to complete a two years degree at BMCC. And I was planning to continue with four year education at others CUNY school. Is either at Brooklyn college, City college or Hunter college. These three schools I apply have got all accepted. But plans fall behind changes and none of these school I have eventually go to. Because of the HSI IUSE program at CityTech college have my mind change. This program is heard from a professor that does teaching at BMCC. And I have learn more about the program through online research plus, the representatives from the program have explained in details. One thing they point out the most is the Metrocard, which also get my most attention. Since I used to be a member of ASAP program. Knowing that the school provides you a free Monthly Metrocard will reduces huge amount of your transportation fee and lower your education expenditure. Second they point out is the paid research opportunity. These both are the main demand that I will need for my four year education. And I felt like getting into CityTech and the IUSE program can get what I demanding through their help. So I have made my last minute decision to attend the school. I’m happy that I made the decision. So tips I want to said is that, before applying to a school, check their school available programs and scholarship that could match you. So you could made the most benefit out of it and education too.
NSF HSI IUSE Program have provide numerous of support, the most beneficial to me is the Metro-card and early advisement for registration of class. Hopefully, the program in up coming future can expand their budget to support their members more, such as book waiver, online materials need. So far, I very like the new building they builded specially for STEM major student. The interior is very new and clean, and not a lot of student taking class in there makes it a quiet place to do homework or study.
Hope my comments will help you to made your decision.
Hi everyone, this is Sange Sherpa majoring in Computer Information Systems on the field of Database. This is my third semester here in City tech. I completed my associate degree in BMCC in Computer Networking technology before I transferred to City tech. While in BMCC, I was part of ASAP who helped me a lot in terms of registering for the class every semester, graduating on time, MetroCard and with the process of a successful transfer.
It was an easy process transferring within CUNY colleges. It is very important to keep track of the deadline for the CUNY transfer application for those who are about to graduate and thinking about transferring. It could be stressful while choosing a college, so the best way to decide which college to attend is to see whether the college offers a program that you desire to, the location of the college and so on. Colleges even have an open tour, so, the best opportunity is to visit the college and learn more about the college. If someone you know someone who is attending or has attended a certain college, you can ask for the recommendation if the college is the right choice for you.
Providing MetroCard has been the most beneficial to me from this program even though the program offers lots of workshops and internship opportunities. The most thing that I like about CityTech is the diverse population that you see people from all over the world. It is another opportunity to meet new people and learn different languages and cultures.
Hello, my name is Jemayris Barcena, and I am majoring in Computer Systems. I am currently in my second year of my bachelor’s degree in city tech. I am not a transfer student so I wouldn’t know how it’s like to transition from a college to another one, but I am enrolled in the NSF HSI IUSE Program so I know what it is like to transition from not having much advisement to having a lot more. This program is very beneficial for me mostly for the help I received regarding information about my major, and other activities on campus. The MetroCards have been also really helpful because now I do not have to worry every week on how am I going to get a MetroCard to go to school. Overall being in this program has been a wonderful experience, and I can’t wait for what else I could learn and get out of it.
Hello, my name is Neil Domingo. I am currently majoring in Computer Systems Technology. I am pursuing my Bachelor’s Degree, focusing on IT Operations. The NSF HSI IUSE Program’s distribution of metrocards, and advisement have been most beneficial to me. What I like most about City Tech is amount of resources that is available to the students. Even though I have not been to tutoring, it is great that tutoring is available to students.
Hello everyone, my name is Faiza Naz. I am currently a senior pursuing my Bachelors Degree in Construction Engineering Technology. The most beneficial aspect of the NSF HSI IUSE Program is the monthly metro card. With the support of a monthly metro card, I am able to come into school and not only attend classes but also participate in club activities and meetings. City Tech is great because it has a diverse group of people with different backgrounds. Among the diverse group of people, we have the option to find where we fit in and create a community.
Hello everyone, my name is Chaoqun. I am currently in my first year of Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology. I really appreciate that I am a part of the NSF HSI IUSE Program. The monthly metro card has been extremely helpful and the program manager Ms. Yuen-Lau really cares about the members and the program itself. She constantly sent out many opportunities for internships, advisements, and many more. Ms. Yuen-Lau helps us tremendously with many useful resources that not many fellow students know about to help us succeed with our academic goals. I highly recommend everyone that’s eligible for the program to sign up!
Hello Laura,
Another good reason for being a part of this program is with the timely and effective advisement received from the department. These advisement assist students in selecting the appropriate courses within their major while at the same time satisfying full-time registration status which is one of the criterion for unbroken financial-aid support.
Hi, my name is Raadiya James and I transferred from Kingsborough Community College to Citytech to major in Construction Engineering Technology. I received an on the spot decision when transferring in, which made the process less nerve-wrecking and welcoming. I recommend when transferring in to not wait to the last minute. The earlier you start the better chance you will have of getting all your prerequisite courses that you need to be on track.
The NSF HSI IUSE program has been most beneficial to me by giving me guidance and support to be able to register for classes that I wasn’t able to register for on my own and I’m most thankful for that. The thing I like I most about Citytech is that it’s listens and responds positively to students need . A simple example is when they reduced computer lab hours to cut cost and within 2 weeks they restored it back to original hours due to students pushback. Anyway, if you decide to attend Citytech they have many programs in place to help you succeed and ISUE is just one of them.
My name is Oleksii, I have transferred from BMCC, my major is Computer Systems. I like City Tech; and I have been here for two semesters and so far everything is great. NSF HSI IUSE Program is really beneficial for me, I love one on one meetings with Laura, she helps me a lot, she reminds me of my mom and motivates me to move further and get my degree, besides that monthly metro card is a very helpful too. They also helped me to perfect my resume and I feel like I became more successful. City Tech is a good school and people are very friendly and helpful.
Hello. My name is Jeremiah Clemente, and I am a Computer Engineering Student at City Tech. I am not a transfer student as I am going into my fourth year at City Tech, but this program has helped me transition from the Associate’s program to the bachelor’s program. However, I do have advice for those who are transferring to join the HSI IUSE program, as it can be really helpful.
The services that are helpful for me is a dedicated advisor and free MetroCards. I find the dedicated advisor useful because they can actually help me pick what classes I should take and in what order. When I was in the Accelerated Studies In Associated Programs (ASAP), I also had a dedicated advisor who told me what classes to take in what order. Granted I made some very small deviations in both cases (mainly for scheduling reasons), but the overall progress has been maintained, to the point where I was actually able to get my associates degree on time. As for the free MetroCard, I find it useful because I can travel around the city without any extra costs. Between September 2019 until April 2020, I also had work in Lower Manhattan at an NYC Youth agency, and my shift schedule had me go directly between school and work on one of the two days I worked (the other day I worked was a day in which I had no classes). Without that unlimited MetroCard, I would have paid $2.75 from home to school, and another $2.75 to get to work after class, and another $2.75 to get home. I would’ve spent $8.25 in one day alone. With the unlimited MetroCards, I essentially traveled for free.
What I like the most about City Tech (aside from these programs) is the classes and the great professors. Some classes were actually pretty interesting and the professors were actually pretty helpful (one of them is a really great one). If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t have passed any of my classes. I also like how they finally opened up a fitness center after x amount of years of construction. Though its opening lasted only a month due to the transition to distance learning as a result of Covid-19, it finally allowed for a great place to work out in between classes (which by the way, was the only time I had available for working out).