Continue faculty training programs for essay reading. Review reports prepared by ACT with possible recommendations for modifications. A major focus of the Office of Admission Services has always been to establish communication lines with those students who are inquiring about or applying to the University. This function has taken on even greater importance in light of the University s new admissions policies. An automated phone system is in place to answer questions about the status of an application and to allow prospective students to request applications and informational materials about the campuses and programs of the University.
Counselors are available five days per week to answer individual questions.
The Office of Admission Services has relocated to a more accessible and attractive facility at the Grace Building at 42nd Street and 6th Avenue. A parallel responsibility of the Office of Admission Services is to foster communication between the University and the secondary school guidance community, as well as with community college transfer counselors. Working together with the colleges, a number of strategies have been put in place to better explain CUNY s programs and opportunities to prospective first-time freshmen, transfer students and adult students. The recruitment of this group of students involves developing outreach activities to high school students early in their freshman year in high school and even during the middle school years. Additionally, since junior year in high school is the classic period when high school students begin to seriously begin the process of college selection, the University is establishing a new focus on this group.