How Apply to CUNY
The ONLY way to apply to CUNY is via the CUNY Portal. Here is how to do it! Read the instructions in bold, and look at the screengrab/pic to see example. Due to formatting problems, the directions are squeezed between the images–so pay attention!
1. Go to http://cunyportal.cuny.edu and click “Register for a New Account.”
2. Click that you are an Applicant applying to a CUNY college:
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Give your full name as it appears on your records, and most importantly, CREATE A USERNAME AND PASSWORD THAT YOU WILL REMEMBER (i.e., one that you use often!) CUNY does not see this part, so if it’s your AIM screename, whatever!
4. After you have registered, you will be taken back to the log-in screen. Log-in with the username/password you just created!
5. You will be taken to the CUNY Portal home screen. Click “Apply Online”–it’s the only way you can apply to CUNY!
6. On the first screen, you will have to enter your Social Security number; if you do not have one, click that you don’t and go on (this only applies to Federal financial aid). Most of you DO have Social Security numbers–DO NOT GO ON WITHOUT PUTTING IT IN! And in case you guys haven’t taken the hint yet, now is the time to memorize your social security number!
None of you are legally known by any other names, so please skip the last part.
7. Next, click “Apply Online” to officially begin!
8. Next, click that you are applying as a Freshman for General Admission. I will have spoken to you already if you are going to apply Macaulay Honors.
9. You are applying for FALL of 2012!
10. Our school is listed as “CES Manhattan Village Academy,” and in order to find it, you have to search “CES Manhattan Village” (it doesn’t all fit) and it will pop up. Click to select, and the school info will automatically fill in!
11. This is where you put your OSIS number! If you don’t know yours, look at your school ID! If you don’t have an ID, ask Mr. Frick! Do NOT go on with this application until you have put in this number! (And “123456789″ is NOT an OSIS number!)
12. At the bottom of the previous picture, it asks if you’ve completed any college credits. If you did College Now, you would put in the information. However, I do not know anybody who has received Financial Aid for any college coursework, so click “no” to these questions.
If you are not an American citizen, but are a resident alien, you will have to input your information at this point.
13. Your colleges choices–you get SIX choices of different schools/programs. Remember: you can pick two programs within one school. For example, I made Hunter’s Education program my top choice, but because it’s a tough program to get into, I made Hunter’s Liberal Arts (daytime) my second choice. Be smart about this with your CUNY choices–if you don’t have strong scores in your area of interest (e.g., you want to studying Nursing, but your science Regents are low), then you should apply for Liberal Arts and then try to transfer into the program after your first year! In general, Liberal Arts is a much safer bet with CUNY, and it give you time to sort out your major!
If you are a student with a cumulative GPA at or below 80%, you need to pick a couple of community colleges in your CUNY app. Remember: the community colleges fill up quicker than the 4-year colleges!
14. You now be asked if you want to be considered for SEEK/CD (College Discovery). SEEK = EOP, and is for student who come from very specific financial situations. And even though you might get into a better school/program via SEEK than you would normally, you should NOT think of all your six schools/programs as a SEEK possibility! Keep that in mind when making your choices on the previous screen.
If you have questions about being an orphan or ward of the court, please see Mr. Frick.
15. If you are applying for SEEK, please read the family and income information carefully. Talk with your parent(s)/guardian(s) about the specifics. Be accurate about who lives with you (mother/father; brothers/sisters)!
16. Fill out whatever optional information about your background that you want, and then go the family screen! Give the information for your parent(s); if you only live with one, just put that one.
17. On the “Educational History” page, put what type of diploma you currently expect to receive. If you are unsure about your chances of being awarded an Advanced Regents Diploma because you have to pass one more exam, just put “Regents Diploma.” CUNY will have access to your test history and will know what kind of diploma you are eventually awarded.
18. Review everything, agree to the terms, and submit!
You will then have to sort out the payment, and you will then have the opportunity to print out a Document Return Receipt and a Payment Return Receipt. More on that later!
