Hunter Versus Bank Street for Education?

[flctlk111]

Hunter= very low tuition, not as caring and personal, not as great fieldworks, but VERY low tuition and still a good reputation

vs.

Bank Street= Extremely personal and individualized, great fieldworks and the program directors really work with you to find a good fit for you, great reputation, but Very high tuition.

I am at a loss of what to do, I keep hearing great things about Bank Street and ordinary info about Hunter, any advice would be so helpful!!!!

[edgirl]

What programs are you comparing/deciding between?

[flctlk111]

Childhood special and general education

thank you for responding!

[edgirl]

So, that's not my area, unfortunately -- which means you should take everything I say with a grain of salt! But I know a ton of folks who did their grad work in education at various CUNY campuses, and they all seem very satisfied. CUNY's tuition is such a ridiculous deal that it's hard to think about passing it up as long as you feel like you will be able to get enough supervision to be prepared when you start working on your own. I would see if you can't talk to some people in the program currently, get a sense from them of what supervision is like (and maybe see if you can compare placement rates), and then make a decision.

Of course, the obvious point I should have made at the beginning is that those of us in education can't count on huge salaries, and NYC is not exactly a bargain city to live in -- meaning that if you feel like Hunter will be good enough, honestly, I'd go with it.

But either way, it's a great dilemma to have; congrats on your admissions, and good luck!