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Wait-list deadline looms for CUNY freshman applications
By Staten Island Advance
May 07, 2010, 10:03AM
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The City University of New York, of which the College of Staten Island is a part of, has
already received more than 70,000 freshman applications for fall 2010.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Today is the last day for potential students to apply to City University of New York
(CUNY) schools and avoid being wait-listed.
Students who apply after today will be placed on a wait list for fall 2010 "in the event additional space
becomes available." But with total student enrollment expected to increase to about 265,000 -- the highest
in CUNY history -- it appears more likely those students will have to start their college careers in January
2011, at the earliest.
CUNY officials announced the unprecedented move earlier this week, after receiving a record number of
first-time freshman applicants for schools that already have record enrollment. On top of that, the schools
are facing a $43.4 million budget cut from the city and another $84 million from the state.
As of late April, CUNY, which includes the College of Staten Island (CSI), had already received more than
70,000 freshman applications for fall 2010, more than were received last year through the end of August,
the usual cut-off date for enrollment.
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