CUNY College of Staten Island Reviews

"The College of Staten Island has provided me with such an amazing experience to kickstart my career in education. They provided me with the resources and opportunities to have valuable experiences to let me grow personally and professionally. If it weren't for them, I would have a hard time figuring out what to do."

"I chose CSI's Psychology program because of its great reputation within the CUNY system, but finishing the degree online offered a new depth to the experience. The department did a good job managing the shift to a digital classroom. The flexibility was what I valued most; being able to handle a demanding psychology course load from a distance helped me to balance other obligations while still getting a top-notch education.The instructors made good use of Zoom and Blackboard. The usage of "breakout rooms" for group conversations was very appealing to me because it preserved a sense of community that is occasionally lost in an online setting.Though i was online, the focus was still intense. We conducted literature reviews and analyzed datasets using digital technologies, which is an essential ability for today's psychology majors. Keeping up with the reading demands a great deal of self-control, but the department offers the framework required for success.I mostly relied on email and virtual office hours because I wasn't on campus. In general, the teachers responded quickly and genuinely tried to assist students who couldn't attend in person.If you want a respectable degree but need flexibility, CSI's online psychology program is ideal. Even though I occasionally missed the "vibe" of the actual campus, the caliber of the lectures and the breadth of the curriculum remained intact.Read Less"

"The college of Staten Island is a good school for people in the area who want to stay close to home while also getting a decent education. To be honest, I found the classes easy as the teachers were very understanding. There wasn’t too much homework. The test weren’t crazy hard. My best feedback I can say is how great the teachers were to be honest. Not only were they sweet and friendly, but they were interesting, funny and smart, and they cared about the subject they teached. Of course, I am only speaking for the psychology and disability studies department. The campus is beautiful and spread out and it is easy to get there from Brooklyn or Manhattan not just Staten Island.Read Less"

"College of Staten Island gets a bad rep but I think it is underrated. The college has alot of opportunities but you just have to look out for it and make an initiative on your part which makes sense because it is college after all. I got to work with many amazing professors throughout my undergraduate career. As a psychology major, I got to get very rich research experiences which even helped me land an internship at NASA and gave me the opportunity to present my research overseas. Definitely use rate my professors to your advantage to seek out the good professors (there can be some bad ones) because CSI indeed has them. This school also prepared me for graduate school with the professors' mentorship at CSI. I recently got into Rice University and I know of many alum who went onto other great schools for their graduate education including Columbia, NYU, other CUNY colleges, among others. Overall, I believe the school is what you make of it and the pretty campus is a plus.Read Less"

"There was both good and bad that went along with going to CSI. The good was the campus, some of the students and professors. The bad was class schedules and book prices."