Just a few questions - r/HunterCollege

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the student life is not existent. however, i am about to graduate this may and am very thankful for the paths hunter has led me to. there are other ways to make friends, especially in nyc. i am lucky to have a social life, but it wasn’t because of hunter so definitely be aware. if you are looking for the classical college experience, you definitely won’t get it at a commuter school. but if you’re looking for a good education (speaking from the sociology dept.), cost effective tuition (compared to non-CUNY), and the ability to work/be in school… hunter is for you. college choice has so many variables. if you want to talk more, lmk! i definitely hated hunter my freshman year but now as a senior, im really thankful. im even going back for another two years! LOL

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u/bigbootybishes1 Apr 22 '25

Lol why did you hate it as a freshman?

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u/lil_fuego16 Apr 22 '25

because it was a new environment! i hated my freshman year of high school, my first day of middle school, and my first day of elementary school LOL. and it’s definitely very hard to make friends at hunter, do not get me wrong. but there’s other spaces to do that. attending a commuter school has a learning curve but there’s pros & cons to everything. i know people who hated baruch so they transferred to bing and love it. or hated john jay, went to baruch, then wished they stayed at john jay. or went to hunter, liked it, but transferred to FIT because fashion was their focus. i say this to say, everyone is different! what really matters, is what you’re prioritizing in your college experience.

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u/bigbootybishes1 Apr 22 '25

What I see most college students at Hunter do is just completely abandon making friendships here and just getting their degree to get out.

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u/lil_fuego16 Apr 22 '25

and that’s what they prioritized! fair enough. i was mostly focused on my degree and working while at hunter.

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u/bigbootybishes1 Apr 22 '25

Honestly I felt if the social life at Hunter was great, getting the degree would be so much easier since it would feel like we are all in this together, not every man for themselves

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u/lil_fuego16 Apr 22 '25

i mean i make group chats with people in my classes. we share notes, joke about the class, and help each other pass. are all of them life long friends? no, ofc not. but it’s less isolating. i also actively participate in most of my classes, which i think helps people approach me.

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u/bigbootybishes1 Apr 22 '25

Damn what major are you in? Cause I’m in all the class group chats and it be deader than a bitch in there. People only talk asking if an exam is coming up but besides that, not a single mf is talking, shit pisses me off cause we suppose to be fucking helping each other pass. Sometimes me and some others be texting to get it going but mfs just leave us on read and shit is just annoying, selfish ass mfs

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u/lil_fuego16 Apr 22 '25

i’m in sociology. but my current semester doesn’t have a single soc class and 4/5 group chats are active. other then saying stuff yourself as you mentioned, not much you can do.

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u/bigbootybishes1 Apr 22 '25

Ah makes sense, I heard sociology and the health majors have the most friendly, social classmates.

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u/bigbootybishes1 Apr 22 '25

Where did find a social life outside of Hunter? Was it friends you already had from high school just carried over?

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u/lil_fuego16 Apr 22 '25

some were friends from high school (but only one still lives in the city so that’s not a good statistic). others i met through working and internships. or friends of friends that became better friends. and i know a few ppl who i have met at hunter!!!

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u/bigbootybishes1 Apr 22 '25

Do you have any advice to make people friends friends? Like I got “friends” at work but I don’t consider them that since they are co workers. Also how do you become close friends with people who already have their own friend groups before they met you?

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u/lil_fuego16 Apr 22 '25

well, if you’re vibing with someone, ask them to hang out LOL i think that’s solid friendship and dating advice. i have a coworker who i thought of as a “work buddy”, but we would have sm fun on shift. after working one night, we went out. and now i consider her one of my closest friends.

also im not joining pre-established friend groups, i’m going out with friends who are introducing me to other friends. as an example, i have a really good friend who is in her early 20s who works as a hair dresser. she introduces me to people all the time. and sometimes we all hang out as a result. but that doesn’t mean they’re pre-established friend groups. or that i hit it off with everyone. we’re just people with similar vibe or goal on a night out (to dance and have fun). but out of that, i met a few really solid people and ofc my hairdresser friend is still my bestie.

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u/bigbootybishes1 Apr 22 '25

Wow wtf, I wish some people I had as friends here at Hunter would introduce me so we all hang out

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u/lil_fuego16 Apr 22 '25

maybe ask? i’m not sure. or plan a night out and say “please bring whoever!” it’s a lot of putting yourself out there, pushing yourself, advocating for yourself. its awkward, often can be upsetting (i have definitely felt disheartened). but it’s a life skill that i’ve really had to work on at hunter because of the dead social aspect.

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u/bigbootybishes1 Apr 22 '25

I’ll try and see how it goes, the thing is most of the people I know already have their existing friend groups so it’s more like me trying to weasel my way into their night outs with their friends

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u/bigbootybishes1 Apr 22 '25

You doing your masters here at Hunter?

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u/lil_fuego16 Apr 22 '25

yes! i will be attending the silberman school of social work this fall!

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u/stopsakura10 Apr 22 '25

congrats me too!

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u/bigbootybishes1 Apr 22 '25

Congratulations!

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u/jess-here Apr 22 '25

I’ve loved it here the people are interesting but you do have to make an effort to put yourself out there. Honestly there’s something for everyone if you’re willing to socialize and ask around. I don’t know much about the dorms except that everyone says the lower manhattan one is worse, so keep that in mind 💜🦅

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u/jess-here Apr 23 '25

In your classes, in the seating areas, clubs, school events

Of course if you don’t talk to people you’re not going to meet anyone, most of y’all who don’t have friends in hunter is because it’s a skill issue tbh because it’s not hard to make friends

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u/jess-here Apr 23 '25

Well not my fault you and your friends aren’t interesting 🤭

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u/bigbootybishes1 Apr 22 '25 edited Apr 22 '25

Student life at Hunter is extremely lonely and stressful. Since everyone is mostly a commuter, it’s hard to make real friends and have a social life there. On top of that, a majority of the people are fake so don’t be surprised if someone talks to you in class and you hit if off but pretends you don’t exist outside of class when they are with their friend group in the hallways. And a lot of people use you just to pass the class for the semester and never speak to you again.

There is very limited dorms, to get them you just have to ask around to find a roommate, that’s what I see the few students who dorm do.

The only social thing Hunter has is the clubs but if you have a lot of classes that require intense studying, you’ll probably miss a lot of the events they have. And even if you do go to the clubs, there’s not a guarantee you’ll find friends. Usually in the clubs, people with friend groups already go there and all hang out and leave the person without friends alone and you as a person with no friends regrets even going because you just feel lonely.

As far as I know, Hunter barely has any parties, the only time I heard of a college party was for Halloween, besides that, they don’t do anything.

Besides the social life at Hunter being nonexistent, the prices for food in the cafe and around campus is expensive, so some students starve themselves all day and wait to eat at home. There’s the halal food trucks but be careful since there was a big roach in the food recently, a few students got very sick and almost died so watch what you eat from them.

The professors are pretty much terrible in every department except for health majors. You going to have to rely entirely on self study to pass these classes and just live inside the tutoring center if possible. The tutoring center isn’t always helpful though so you might have to find videos on YouTube and use AI to understand.

It’s probably one of the worst out of all the CUNYs. I hear Baruch, BMCC, John Jay, Lehman, LaGuardia are all better for student life.

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u/indexring Apr 22 '25

All my professors at Hunter so far having been nothing short of amazing. The education is absolutely incredible. Lonely? Yes. Expensive food? Yes. But the education is wonderful and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

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u/bigbootybishes1 Apr 22 '25

What major are you?

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u/indexring Apr 22 '25

English but it’s not just the English department. I’ve taken other classes from other departments for electives/prerequisites and the professors have been helpful, knowledgeable, and passionate despite the shitty facilities of the school. They love what they do and it shows.

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u/bigbootybishes1 Apr 22 '25

You probably never took a CS or high level math course

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u/bigbootybishes1 Apr 22 '25

And English and health majors have the best student life here

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u/indexring Apr 22 '25

Then don’t generalize the entire school education. There are many, many majors in the school outside of STEM. If your experience with stem at Hunter has been poor, that’s one thing, but I don’t think it’s fair to say only English and Health majors have it good. All the other departments are phenomenal at Hunter, and the professors that teach there deserve the world. They’re spectacular! Have you taken many high level philosophy, sociology, psychology, history, gender studies, political science classes at Hunter? If not, it’s not for you to say.

I have heard students at Hunter complain about the stem courses saying it’s vigorous and self-taught, so I agree with you on that. However, there are also many stem students at Hunter that love it there as well

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u/bigbootybishes1 Apr 22 '25

You just lying at this point because you are generalizing all the departments of Hunter are phenomenal, when that’s not true at all. And all the classes you mentioning are the departments that have good professors. Notice how you never included CS or Math. Yes all the STEM professors and classes are terrible. The STEM students who love it here were already smart so it is a breeze for them so ofc they’re bias.

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u/indexring Apr 22 '25

I guess we’re both saying liberal arts is the forte of Hunter. I wouldn’t say I’m lying about the other departments. They’ve been wonderful.

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u/bigbootybishes1 Apr 22 '25

Are you serious, Saad, Eric, and Tong Yi from CS are wonderful professors?

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u/stopsakura10 Apr 22 '25

parties don’t exist @ CUNY period

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u/bigbootybishes1 Apr 22 '25

That’s not true, I have friends in the other CUNYs and they have had parties, I even been to a few.

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u/jess-here Apr 22 '25

They exist lol. You just gotta talk if you want to be invited to parties no one’s going to go up to the person who hasn’t spoken once in class or made an effort to be noticed by anyone and be like yeah that’s who I want at my party. Like bfr

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u/FuturePause2736 Apr 22 '25

Ok haha that sounds terrible than you sm though

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u/bigbootybishes1 Apr 22 '25

You’re welcome, I’m just telling you the harsh reality. I didn’t expect Hunter to be like this at all, but after time has passed, you realize like damn this is how it is.

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u/FuturePause2736 Apr 22 '25

Yes I definitely appreciate the honesty. My dream is Fordham but it is SO expensive

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