Public high school seniors reminded of Friday’s deadline for CUNY application fee waivers

November 14, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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CITYWIDE — NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENTS HAVE ONE DAY LEFT TO RECEIVE A WAIVER FOR THEIR APPLICATION FEES, the City University of New York reminded families on Thursday, Nov. 14. The monthlong “Welcome to CUNY” initiative, which ends on Friday, Nov. 15, is part of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s statewide College Application Month campaign, a comprehensive effort to remove financial obstacles for students pursuing higher education. The initiative includes welcome letters, fee waivers and both virtual and in-person events. The welcome letters are part of a broader initiative between the largest public school system in the United States and CUNY, the country’s largest public urban university, to help simplify the transition from high school to college. They offer information about CUNY’s 19 undergraduate college options, along with a QR code that brings students to a comprehensive admissions page where they can start an application, research financial aid and scholarships and chat with a CUNY virtual enrollment counselor. The welcome letters also inform students that all high school graduates have guaranteed admission to the university’s community colleges.

Moreover, the NYC Public Schools system allocates funding to provide schools with sufficient in-person counselors and remote access to counselors during evenings and on weekends through Zoom and texting. Forward-thinking advising is available to students as early as grade 6. Students in grades 9 through 12 have the opportunity to obtain early college credit through College Now courses and access to other resources.

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