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Chapter 3 Computational Analysis

CUNY Reddit Query Results

Query Date: 2025-09-05T15:51:32.676777

Search Terms: cunyfirst, schedule builder, epermit, bursar, TAP, Pell, hold, waitlist

Total Results: 500

Results by Subreddit

r/CUNY (200 results)

Top Submissions

[Evidence: submission_1akbu5y]

  • Title: My Academic Advisor just F***** me

  • Author: u/azulmilkshake Score: 631
  • Text: My academic advisor didn’t even bother taking me out to dinner or getting me flowers before screwing me. I think I need a Plan B.

I went to Lehman for a semester before I had a really bad work accid…

[Evidence: submission_1j6xle9]

  • Title: Did anyone at CSI know my sister, Khaeli Reynolds?

  • Author: u/[deleted] Score: 512
  • Text: (On my profile, my post in the Staten Island sub has pics of my sis so you can see what she looks like)

Hey everyone,

I’m reaching out to see if anyone here knew my baby sister, Khaeli Reynol…

[Evidence: submission_1ic1a4p]

  • Title: Trump suspends Federal loans and Federal grants

  • Author: u/Nervous-Passion-1897 Score: 315
  • Text: [Trump is pausing federal loans and grants as his administration reviews spending AP News](https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-pause-federal-grants-aid-f9948b9996c0ca971f0065fac85737ce)

I am no…

[Evidence: submission_1id479g]

  • Title: Finish your degree as fast as you can, these funding freezes are not going away

  • Author: u/nygdan Score: 254
  • Text: I don’t think enough people here really appreciate how these freezes on federal funding are going to affect students and the campuses.

Do not make the mistake of thinking that the freezes were accide…

[Evidence: submission_1itf7e6]

  • Title: Is this going to affect financial aid?

  • Author: u/Spiritual-Time-664 Score: 194
  • Text: hey everyone, i saw this this morning and i was wondering if ā€œeliminating fundingā€ includes FAFSA and TAP? i hope this gets stopped regardless because it’s ridiculous; there’s literally nothing wrong …

Top Comments

[Evidence: comment_m9mqm92]

  • Author: u/hellohoomansOoP Score: 183
  • Text: that would make the majority of CUNY cooked tbh- a lot of us depend on SNAP and pell grants to get through college. if he does this and it lasts i might as well drop out at that point because i won’…

[Evidence: comment_m3vaq7w]

  • Author: u/SarcasticSeaStar Score: 127
  • Text: Of course I don’t know your specific context and professors should be posting grades regularly enough that you’re not surprised by the final exam.

However, here’s some context that might be helpful …

[Evidence: comment_mufrcg9]

  • Author: u/ceo_of_losing Score: 80
  • Text: Kidnap one of her family members and hold them for ransom for a better grade. She gets her family member back and you get a better grade. It’s a Win win situation….

[Evidence: comment_msbdtkh]

  • Author: u/fartingpalmtree Score: 73
  • Text: There you have it. They’re charging you out of state tuition. Just reach out to the bursar and be prepared to show proof just in case…

[Evidence: comment_mxdlere]

  • Author: u/LeonZheng646 Score: 65
  • Text: TAP, PELL, and Excelsior isn’t up to the CUNY. It’s up to the state and federal government to decide if you get any aid based on how much your parents earn for that reported year. Even if you go to an…

r/Baruch (200 results)

Top Submissions

[Evidence: submission_1kk8if8]

  • Title: RateMyProfessor extension for schedule builder

  • Author: u/Royeed0007 Score: 212
  • Text: new extension for Cuny + RateMyProfessor that lets you see professors rating straight on Schedule builder so you dont have to continously go back and forth. additionally you can change the class, add …

[Evidence: submission_1l0aomo]

  • Title: Advice From an Alum

  • Author: u/janelinden415 Score: 185
  • Text: Hi all, I just graduated a few days ago and I’m now officially a Baruch Alum! Just thought I’d leave some words of wisdom and/or tips for current/future students to help make your experience at school…

[Evidence: submission_1hmsrgx]

  • Title: A gift for everyone

  • Author: u/dumbgumb Score: 125
  • Text: šŸŽ„

for seniors šŸŽ >! a job !<

for juniorsšŸŽ >! an internship !<

for sophomores šŸŽ >! getting off the waitlist !<

for freshmen šŸŽ >! a decent schedule !<

for everyone šŸ“¦ >! the return of paper…

[Evidence: submission_1ksysqj]

  • Title: i missed my final…

  • Author: u/ConfidentDig6002 Score: 114
  • Text: i pulled an allnighter last night and i missed my 8am-10am final.

i fell asleep by accident šŸ’” and by the time i woke up it was already 8:15. i sent my professor an email HEAVILY APOLOGIZING and asked…

[Evidence: submission_nfv3nm]

  • Title: Own personal list of professor ratings

  • Author: u/impolitestar Score: 114
  • Text: Finally done with Baruch and will be graduated, so I’ve decided to compile a list of professors I’ve had since my time at Baruch. Was a transfer student. Yadda yadda, def can find it on RMP too, but h…

Top Comments

[Evidence: comment_mgoua8x]

  • Author: u/International-Exam84 Score: 122
  • Text: I didn’t even know we had that hold up…

[Evidence: comment_ks10pok]

  • Author: u/MeMumsABear Score: 116
  • Text: Bursars will fuck you nice without lube. Or any ECO 4000 classroom….

[Evidence: comment_mthvbu7]

  • Author: u/ContributionStrong78 Score: 107
  • Text: Bursar has placed a bounty on you…

[Evidence: comment_ed9kl5z]

  • Author: u/d1ss0nant Score: 63
  • Text: I’d say the bursar office - every time I go in there I get fucked…

[Evidence: comment_hu6m00k]

  • Author: u/sapphireminer Score: 45
  • Text: Baruch will go to your house, smash down the door with an axe, and hold you hostage until they find the ID. Be warned….

r/HunterCollege (200 results)

Top Submissions

[Evidence: submission_1izhhim]

  • Title: My first and last time making a friend from campus 🤮🤮🤮

  • Author: u/cyber2knaomi Score: 65
  • Text: Usually everyone here always complains about being super lonely on campus, which is all right. You know everyone has something they’re looking for but personally bro, I’m not here to make friends. I’m…

[Evidence: submission_1ktxqii]

  • Title: …..

  • Author: u/Piano__Keys Score: 55
  • Text: I never thought I’d be posting something so personal, but I feel incredibly lost right now and needed a space to let it out. I had an arranged marriage at a young age and moved to the U.S., where I ga…

[Evidence: submission_ud88zj]

  • Title: Homeless college student at hunter college

  • Author: u/kokolokodoko Score: 52
  • Text: This is my first Reddit post so I’m not even sure if I’m doing this right lol this post is literally my last hope for any useful advice, but last Wednesday, sanitation workers came to my house and lab…

[Evidence: submission_1gs8al8]

  • Title: ADVICE POST!! Nastiest Stomach Bug Going Around

  • Author: u/swaggieant24 Score: 34
  • Text: Caught a CRAZY stomach bug from hunter-area a while ago, and many are sharing stories about bugs in food and catching a similar stomach virus. Here’s some of my story and advice for anyone who is goin…

[Evidence: submission_17rqipk]

  • Title: Classes got filled so quickly

  • Author: u/EnergyDiligent8448 Score: 25
  • Text: I legit checked schedule builder 3 hours after the opening for spring registration and half of the classes I wanted got filled already

It’s unreal how the classes get filled that quickly…

Top Comments

[Evidence: comment_mheq9o8]

  • Author: u/whizbanghiyooo Score: 20
  • Text: I feel you. Your Hunter student card gets you 10% off at the Hunter Deli on 70th and Lex. Also at the Dunkin’ down the street the other way. Otherwise…nothing cheap is around there on the UES. I utili…

[Evidence: comment_ml4vagk]

  • Author: u/Black_Belladonna Score: 18
  • Text: The standard is since there are over 3,000 students graduating from different schools/programs in Hunter, it is easier logistically to have students not walk across the stage. Many schools across the …

[Evidence: comment_m3sr5dk]

  • Author: u/naboing_tariq Score: 16
  • Text: first off, i’m sorry to hear about everything. wishing you and your mom the best and that she beats cancer’s ass!

this sucks, it hurts like nothing else, but it’s going to be okay. last fall i faile…

[Evidence: comment_lpwlhc0]

  • Author: u/nygdan Score: 15
  • Text: It’s crazy that you can’t use CUNYFirst to search for classes based on their credits….

[Evidence: comment_mh38kqw]

  • Author: u/Vale_Joker_Southpaw Score: 14
  • Text: Is it the east building that has the library? Anyway if you go out the library and go behind the building, behind the little newspaper stand is a little hidden black door. You tap your ID on the sens…

r/QueensCollege (200 results)

Top Submissions

[Evidence: submission_ueq6by]

  • Title: The new Cunyfirst website is trash

  • Author: u/[deleted] Score: 46
  • Text: [deleted]…

[Evidence: submission_d2vdrv]

  • Title: Basic etiquette for you socially inept nerds

  • Author: u/hardtworker Score: 41
  • Text: When you open a door and someone is right behind you - HOLD IT OPEN. (This is the golden rule) This relates to the golden rule so I will throw it in here - if someone opens the door for you, say thank…

[Evidence: submission_1kkiheb]

  • Title: RateMyProfessor extension for schedule builder

  • Author: u/Royeed0007 Score: 36
  • Text: new extension for CUNY + RateMyProfessor that me and my friend worked on that lets you see professors rating straight on Schedule builder so you don’t have to continuously go back and forth. additiona…

[Evidence: submission_1dkwyiw]

  • Title: A reminder to STEM majors: The infamous math professor Joseph Pastore (look him up on RMP) goes by Joh Dharma, which is the name reported to CUNYfirst. Do not make the mistake of taking this professor.

  • Author: u/[deleted] Score: 35
  • Text: Don’t believe me? Type in ā€œPastoreā€ in the search bar and look up past posts about him.

His RMP profile is filled to the brim with negative testimonials about him. [https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/…

[Evidence: submission_hi3gjh]

  • Title: Rude as hell financial aid/bursar

  • Author: u/[deleted] Score: 33
  • Text: [deleted]…

Top Comments

[Evidence: comment_fxvknyp]

  • Author: u/[deleted] Score: 29
  • Text: whistle snatch sheet weather innocent tap profit deserve grey pen

This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact…

[Evidence: comment_i9iabgo]

  • Author: u/lovescheesecake Score: 22
  • Text: This is just a lot. They can be expelled worst case scenario. Is that the outcome you’re hoping for? Get your money first next time. That is common sense when you’re doing dirtbag shit like this….

[Evidence: comment_fhdvsyc]

  • Author: u/RepresentativeField6 Score: 21
  • Text: I would say think long and hard about what your trying to get out of university before choosing QC. Not that it’s bad, but because different people are looking for different things (both students and…

[Evidence: comment_ica43fs]

  • Author: u/totallypippin Score: 17
  • Text: Honestly it sux. It directs me constantly to unfinished or nonexistent pages. Honestly the worst. Also they keep giving me numbers that put me on hold then auto hang up. Like wtf?!…

[Evidence: comment_i6q86cj]

  • Author: u/bananabanana347 Score: 17
  • Text: Agreed, who knew cunyfirst could be worse. šŸ™„ā€¦

r/CCNY (200 results)

Top Submissions

[Evidence: submission_1cpcmv1]

  • Title: This college has the most inefficient and arrogant financial aid office I’ve ever seen.

  • Author: u/StatusOk2294 Score: 16
  • Text: I transferred from another cuny college, so this is my first semester there. But at the beginning of the semester, the amount of financial aid shown on CUNY FRIST was the lowest I’ve ever seen. So I w…

[Evidence: submission_lnx0pq]

  • Title: CUNY breaks faculty and staff contract, withholding promised pay raises in continued wave of austerity

  • Author: u/thinning_veil Score: 14

[Evidence: submission_1dxe1bq]

  • Title: Math tutor available for online tutoring

  • Author: u/[deleted] Score: 9
  • Text: I’m excited to offer my math tutoring services to anyone looking to ace their math courses! I hold a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics from the City College of New York and am currently pursui…

[Evidence: submission_1datvnq]

  • Title: Uni Physics 2, stay or epermit?

  • Author: u/Charming_Log_5725 Score: 9
  • Text: I plan on taking physics 2 for the fall sem, but the only professors available are Swapan and Punnoose, and from what I’ve seen and heard they seem equally bad. Should I thug it out or epermit somewhe…

[Evidence: submission_1kg7g4c]

  • Title: E-permitting physics 1

  • Author: u/No-Bear-7277 Score: 7
  • Text: I’ve heard a lot about the phys department being bad at ccny. Is it better to e-permit somewhere else? Lmk where the best place to epermit is for physics 1.

And if anyone has taken physics 1 at ccny …

Top Comments

[Evidence: comment_mh9398f]

  • Author: u/futuretechftw2 Score: 12
  • Text: Depends on you. If engineering is really your passion then you gotta push through it. You can try epermit calc 3 somewhere else if you really have to.

But yes, it’s a tough class. The biggest proble…

[Evidence: comment_lqqaqsr]

  • Author: u/Murkybabe Score: 9
  • Text: As someone who took fardad bio 101, your situation is not unique and I promise you still have a chance at a academic comeback. I advise you to go to his office hours, revise lecture notes and READ THE…

[Evidence: comment_mcjbo30]

  • Author: u/TripOk4524 Score: 8
  • Text: There are also showers.

People, you need to shower after the gym!

I don’t want to smell you in my class after you hit the gym. I’m talking to you CS majors!

Additionally, they don’t clean the mach…

[Evidence: comment_mujiy5i]

  • Author: u/kjwu98 Score: 7
  • Text: hi if you like games i’m teaching SCI 31105 (representation and identity in gaming) async this summer, and is liberal arts.

it’s got 3 papers (but they’re short) and a presentation and mostly involv…

[Evidence: comment_mpozgqg]

  • Author: u/cisteb-SD7-2 Score: 7
  • Text: Yes
    the likelihood of you getting off waitlist are slim to none…

r/BrooklynCollege (40 results)

Top Submissions

[Evidence: submission_1k8ydc2]

  • Title: Short Film: The Party

  • Author: u/PushSimple Score: 4
  • Text: Hi everyone! My name’s Alexis. I’m a film major looking for actors to play in a short film I’m directing called The Party. It’s a silent, black and white film. Here’s the synopsis:

Molly’s a lonely…

[Evidence: submission_jnzkna]

  • Title: Winter 2021 Enrollment Question

  • Author: u/TJ_IRL_ Score: 4
  • Text: Does anyone know how to change their term (From Fall 2020 > Winter 2021) in CUNYFirst!?

I not above saying I simply just don’t understand how to apply for Winter despite enrollment beginning today! I…

[Evidence: submission_15npvgw]

  • Title: Is this schedule doable?šŸ’¬

  • Author: u/Illustrious-Pin3648 Score: 3
  • Text: Hi everyone! I’m a new transfer student at BK for this Fall, 2023. This is my last semester of college, so I’m trying to squeeze in all my classes left to graduate in the fall. I’m an Accounting major…

[Evidence: submission_gl1ksp]

  • Title: Official transcripts are ONLY sent to a third party (e.g. college, university, employer, a state or federal agency). Official Transcripts are NOT issued to students if the destination name or address is the student’s, the transcript will be CANCELED.

  • Author: u/supra8000 Score: 3
  • Text: and then it gives two options:

Official Copy Issued to Institution or Employer - Deliver to Recipient

OR

Official Copy Mailed to Student for a Third Party

​

hmm so I guess I go…

[Evidence: submission_6tn3lt]

  • Title: August 2017, TAP is not working, delay and uncertainty (new students unite)

  • Author: u/voraciousfreak Score: 3
  • Text: The goal of this thread is to create a communication channel for people who are newly enrolled and transferred to Brooklyn College and other colleges in 2017. TAP (tuition assistance program) is curre…

Top Comments

[Evidence: comment_i082h1r]

  • Author: u/UnknownUser171 Score: 3
  • Text: I would say it is but would depend many factors.

First off, your major because with some majors the courses build upon each other so you can’t take them in the same semester. For example with CS, yo…

[Evidence: comment_gwk9ng6]

  • Author: u/Ok_Jellyfish_5997 Score: 3
  • Text: Everything is okay! It takes a while to register, cunyfirst isnt the best website but as long as you acceoted your offer you are A-okay!…

[Evidence: comment_gw0e1mf]

  • Author: u/ForeverVisible1514 Score: 3
  • Text: i plan on doing pre med and majoring in either bio orr humanities. i actually applied for brooklyn’s ba/ me program this year and sadly got waitlisted but well seee…

[Evidence: comment_glyv371]

  • Author: u/Badboyg Score: 3
  • Text: Tbh it always been like this and its pretty scummy. I feel like they do this due ot the epermit shit and people who decied to drop before anything starts.

​

In all honesty, I feel like the th…

[Evidence: comment_gl3t33p]

  • Author: u/[deleted] Score: 3
  • Text: Would I recommend BK to an accounting major looking to become an accountant within a firm? Short answer: Yes, that’s why I’m here and this is coming from someone who got into every transfer school the…

r/CUNYuncensored (5 results)

Top Submissions

[Evidence: submission_ud7gsl]

  • Title: Homeless college student at hunter college

  • Author: u/kokolokodoko Score: 12
  • Text: This is my first Reddit post so I’m not even sure if I’m doing this right lol this post is literally my last hope for any useful advice, but last Wednesday, sanitation workers came to my house and lab…

[Evidence: submission_14sfjfa]

  • Title: Anyone not receive the Excelsior money they were supposed to get?

  • Author: u/mandywrites_ Score: 3
  • Text: Hi! My name is Amanda and I graduated from CUNY Baruch last May. I was supposed to get the Excelsior Scholarship for all four years, but portions of the scholarship for my last three semesters never c…

Top Comments

[Evidence: comment_i6f8ds8]

  • Author: u/nygdan Score: 6
  • Text: There’s a lot going on there and I can’t address all of it.

BUT, CUNY is aware that some students are going through homelessness.

Do not let a professor give you a problem, you can always go above t…

[Evidence: comment_g4esdpl]

  • Author: u/[deleted] Score: 5
  • Text: Welcome to college. Nobody will be holding your hand throughout your classes. Many of us are paying for tuition out of pocket. It is extremely unlikely that your professor spent 40-60 minutes on his B…

[Evidence: comment_g4fswup]

  • Author: u/Dragonfly-Diligent Score: -2
  • Text: You’re missing the point. It’s not about hand-holding. He’s engaging in political propaganda. I care not for Biden, for Trump, for Martians to eat marshmallows. That’s propaganda.

I’ll look into how…

r/JohnJay (7 results)

Top Submissions

[Evidence: submission_lkpme6]

  • Title: Did anyone get their 1098 tax form yet ?

  • Author: u/dmoneyg2 Score: 3
  • Text: I usually get it in the mail but have not gotten it yet. Does anyone know when they mail them and I also tried to get it from cunyfirst but it just says you do not have any 1098t data available….

[Evidence: submission_jhjard]

  • Title: john jay didn’t apply the right loan amount on CUNYfirst???

  • Author: u/[deleted] Score: 1
  • Text: [deleted]…

[Evidence: submission_gruia9]

  • Title: Fall 2020 Application question

  • Author: u/Theaccountingkid Score: 1
  • Text: Hey everyone! I just submitted an application on CUNYfirst for fall 2020 to John Jay this weekend, on Saturday. They have all my documents already. But I know the priority deadline was since Feb 1st. …

Top Comments

[Evidence: comment_ghl0s0s]

  • Author: u/[deleted] Score: 3
  • Text: I applied on the 15th of December, my paperwork isn’t in yet unfortunately. I did homeschool, 1 year of traditional high school, and graduated early (at 16) with the GED/TASC/HSE. What’s frustrating i…

[Evidence: comment_gs777v5]

  • Author: u/BigBudiJudi Score: 2
  • Text: are you still waiting? i applied almost 2 months ago now and I also had some difficulty with my transcripts. basically the same thing happened to me where i sent it to them the day I submitted my app …

[Evidence: comment_gud9dbb]

  • Author: u/geeseguy Score: 1
  • Text: they’re waitlisting all new applicants, so hopefully they finally get to yours soon…

[Evidence: comment_gj0xy2s]

  • Author: u/geeseguy Score: 1
  • Text: which part of CUNYfirst did you see your acceptance? ive been checking the student center but i dont know if that’s the right part of the website…

Top 20 Results (All Subreddits)

[CUNY - Evidence: submission_1akbu5y]

  • Title: My Academic Advisor just F***** me

  • Author: u/azulmilkshake Score: 631

[CUNY - Evidence: submission_1j6xle9]

  • Title: Did anyone at CSI know my sister, Khaeli Reynolds?

  • Author: u/[deleted] Score: 512

[CUNY - Evidence: submission_1ic1a4p]

  • Title: Trump suspends Federal loans and Federal grants

  • Author: u/Nervous-Passion-1897 Score: 315

[CUNY - Evidence: submission_1id479g]

  • Title: Finish your degree as fast as you can, these funding freezes are not going away

  • Author: u/nygdan Score: 254

[Baruch - Evidence: submission_1kk8if8]

  • Title: RateMyProfessor extension for schedule builder

  • Author: u/Royeed0007 Score: 212

[CUNY - Evidence: submission_1itf7e6]

  • Title: Is this going to affect financial aid?

  • Author: u/Spiritual-Time-664 Score: 194

[CUNY - Evidence: submission_1hnpn94]

  • Title: SPEAK UP!

  • Author: u/risswtfff Score: 189

[Baruch - Evidence: submission_1l0aomo]

  • Title: Advice From an Alum

  • Author: u/janelinden415 Score: 185

[CUNY - Evidence: comment_m9mqm92]

  • Comment: that would make the majority of CUNY cooked tbh- a lot of us depend on SNAP and pell grants to get through college. if he does this and it lasts i might as well drop out at that point because i won’…

  • Author: u/hellohoomansOoP Score: 183

[CUNY - Evidence: submission_1ihrcb9]

  • Title: Are we cooked?

  • Author: u/Conscious_Value5790 Score: 176

[CUNY - Evidence: comment_m3vaq7w]

  • Comment: Of course I don’t know your specific context and professors should be posting grades regularly enough that you’re not surprised by the final exam.

However, here’s some context that might be helpful …

  • Author: u/SarcasticSeaStar Score: 127

[Baruch - Evidence: submission_1hmsrgx]

  • Title: A gift for everyone

  • Author: u/dumbgumb Score: 125

[Baruch - Evidence: comment_mgoua8x]

  • Comment: I didn’t even know we had that hold up…

  • Author: u/International-Exam84 Score: 122

[CUNY - Evidence: submission_x94w0o]

  • Title: A guide to Financial Aid Refunds: Pell, TAP, and Federal Loans

  • Author: u/Nervous-Passion-1897 Score: 121

[Baruch - Evidence: comment_ks10pok]

  • Comment: Bursars will fuck you nice without lube. Or any ECO 4000 classroom….

  • Author: u/MeMumsABear Score: 116

[Baruch - Evidence: submission_1ksysqj]

  • Title: i missed my final…

  • Author: u/ConfidentDig6002 Score: 114

[Baruch - Evidence: submission_nfv3nm]

  • Title: Own personal list of professor ratings

  • Author: u/impolitestar Score: 114

[CUNY - Evidence: submission_1jg6gw0]

  • Title: No fafsa ? Due to government shut down

  • Author: u/[deleted] Score: 111

[Baruch - Evidence: submission_1i3s1u4]

  • Title: To the person who dropped the class I was waitlisted for:

  • Author: u/dumbgumb Score: 111

[Baruch - Evidence: comment_mthvbu7]

  • Comment: Bursar has placed a bounty on you…

  • Author: u/ContributionStrong78 Score: 107
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