Brooklyn College

A nice traditional college campus, definitely loved it although some halls and rooms of the buildings definitely feel overlooked and poorly maintained. Can't tell when was the last renovation but it's nonetheless a beautiful campus and I love it quite a bit. The surrounding area makes it really easy for a quick bite to eat too and I had no trouble getting in.

Nestled in Brooklyn, this historic college campus offers a visually striking and traditional academic environment, enhanced by renovations over the past two decades. While some halls and rooms still show signs of neglect, the overall charm and setting remain inviting, with nearby food options adding convenience. The college holds a strong reputation and features a high school pipeline program that guides students into four-year degrees. However, a major drawback lies in the lack of in-person instruction and the overreliance on asynchronous classes, making it difficult to find truly engaging educators on campus.

It’s pretty much what you’d expect from a CUNY school — don’t expect much guidance. People won’t go out of their way to feed you information or tell you exactly what steps to take to succeed. In a way, it’s your first real-world lesson: you have to seek out the answers yourself, know what questions to ask, and figure out who to talk to. That said, it really helps to already have a general idea of what you want to do in the future. The campus looks beautiful from the outside, especially the large, well-designed library. However, some halls and classrooms could use remodeling, as they feel outdated. The cafeteria could also be cleaner. Overall, it’s a decent school for independent learners — especially if you’re self-motivated and have a clear goal in mind.

Previously, accepted my offer here. I was looking forward to transfer. However, its so hard to approach almost everyone. You just get passed around, helpless. They take 2-4 weeks to reply to a simple, important and time sensitive questions. Accepted my CSI offer instead. Edit: BC is also known for their Accounting/Business programs but its so disappointing that most of the major classes needed are asynch/ synch💀

Graduated from here. The Biology Department is full of great staff. Thank you all for your unconditional support. It was an honor to be a part of the Veteran Student Organization🇺🇲🇺🇲

Beautiful campus and one of the oldest in Brooklyn. College has been renovated in the last two decades. It is very pleasant to walk around the beautiful campus. College has pipeline high school, which funnel students into 4 years of college.

🎓 COLLEGE: The Most Polished Lie Ever Sold Rated: ★☆☆☆☆ – “A beautiful box with nothing inside.” Let me tell you a story. You’re 17. Full of ideas. Energy. Curiosity. They hand you a brochure and whisper, “This is the path. Follow it. Be someone.” You believe them. You enroll. And just like that, the system swallows you. At first, it feels real. Cafeteria food. Shiny ID card. Textbooks stacked high. You take notes. You play the game. You chase the grade. You think: “This must be what growth feels like.” It isn’t. What It Really Is: It’s four years of someone else’s schedule. Four years of silent classrooms and louder student loans. Four years of learning how to raise your hand instead of raise your voice. Of being measured by rubrics instead of results. Of writing essays for approval instead of building things that matter. And when you walk across that stage, cap on your head, smile on your face… no one tells you what’s coming next: The job that ghosted your application. The $75K in debt collecting interest. The empty feeling that says: “Wait… was this it?” Meanwhile, outside that campus bubble— the world kept moving. People your age launched brands, built followings, created apps, wrote books, sold art, made millions. With no degree. No diploma. Just clarity, courage, and action. While you were studying for midterms, they were shipping products. While you were cramming for finals, they were pitching clients. While you were waiting for permission, they gave themselves the green light. You thought you were preparing for life. But college didn’t prepare you— it paused you. And let’s not pretend. Most degrees don’t equal opportunity. Most lectures don’t teach you how to think. Most schools don’t build creators. They build employees—docile, polite, and confused. Now here’s the twist: You don’t need them. Not anymore. The classroom is global. The mentors are online. The tools are in your pocket. AI doesn’t care what school you went to. Clients don’t ask for transcripts. The future is wide open—and it rewards those who move. So Here’s the Real Review: Looks inspiring. Isn’t. Sounds smart. Isn’t. Costs everything. Gives you almost nothing. A beautiful scam wrapped in tradition and fear. ★☆☆☆☆ — Would not recommend. Want to do something real? Start building. Start failing. Start asking better questions. College told you to sit still. Life is telling you to move. And you already know which one to listen to.

I visited my friend at Brooklyn College and it seemed like a really cool place. One thing that stood out is how diverse it is. You will meet people from all over the world. Plus, campus life is awesome, so if that's important to you, you'll love it. And let's be real, it's super affordable, which is a major bonus. Only downside I noticed was that the buildings could use a bit of a facelift.

Any good restaurants near the college its a well run college Its a known school in the industrial market some good points here un reviews.

Great campus, exceptional neighborhood. Came here with my brother for a college tour. Very informative.

Liberal college whose courses are repetitive and basic(youtube will teach you better). Staff is entitled, students are lazy and combative. Parking horrible and drivers inconsiderate, along with the nastiest food and people around.

Brooklyn College runs on two different sets of tracks. A set of tracks for the old guard, and a set of tracks for everybody else. You will quickly notice favoritism, particularly with the registrar. Be sure to pay your tuition in person, the registrar has been known to cancel classes by alleging that your tuition check arrived late. Many Professors at Brooklyn College have agendas to run. In addition to teaching, the typical Professor has a charity to support, a cause to support, or something to whine about. There are more Marxist's on the payroll at BC than anybody can count. BC is also a very competitive place. If you are in a Laboratory do not leave your experiment unattended. Students have been known to sabotage other students work. Do not share your written work with anyone. Plagiarism is a bad habit with the old guard at BC. Once upon a time BC was very well maintained, these days it is falling apart. There are serious issues in Boylan and James hall's. The Library clock has been broken for years. Where the maintenance money is going is a mystery to me. BC had some great Professors once upon a time. They have all retired, and alas some have passed. Hans Trefousse(History), Peter Brancazio(Physics), David Minars(Accounting), Jim Johnson(Speech), and John Blamire(Biology) are all gone. What you are stuck with these days are a bunch of antiquated buffoons that are totally out of touch with reality. Best of luck if you go, you may want to look for a job instead. There are a lot of businesses hiring now that the pandemic is under control. Why wait?

Worst University. Expect low quality teachers who absolutely don't care, buildings that are falling apart and look condemned, and an administration that is too happy to ignore you and just take your money. You've been warned!

Reviewing as a visitor to dropoff a soil sample at IH5139, I got forced to see this urban oasis on the same road north 2mi from my home and what an impressive, generous campus. First, the dropoff of the soil sample was easy with a dropoff box and I encourage anyone wanting a soil sample tested to dropoff or ship to this lab. Only a few others on the East Coast (namely land grant colleges like Rutgers, Penn State, SUNY, etc.) do these in case you wonder if your garden is safe for growing edible plants. As for the campus, a stately grand colonial architectural feel which even the new buildings like the arts center maintains. Copious all brick and white wood accents all exteriors with large grand height and stature as to shield, distance, and obviate the buzzing Brooklyn noisy locales all around the perimeter from the Flatbush commercial strip to Ocean Ave's speedy traffic to the Caribbean and Russian and other communities adjacent. Entry points are namely from Ocean Ave at Ave H by car to the ring road, Campus Road, or Brooklyn College stop on 2/5 trains on the eastern edge. Easy navigation thanks to a simple layout over just 35 acres makes getting lost unlikely even for unfamiliar visitors using the campus as a park. The famous lily pond is particularly tranquil. The most recent famous event here was Sanders' campaign launch a few months ago, but the arts center is its own busy community set of arts events and there're so very many student orgs doing so many great activities here. Brooklyn College is also home to a cafe in Boylan Hall and nice athletics fields which while not for public use are nice open spaces to admire and enjoy. All in all, a wonderful campus with tons of community works totalling a great asset to the community and city.

Student here in my third year. As a freshman, you will know nothing. Nobody directs you to the basics of registering for classes, navigating campus, etc. You will learn all of this on your own. As for the faculty themselves, there are many great professors and even more awful ones. Many of the staff openly brag about their tenure, stating that they're aware of their bad reputation and do not care. The grading scales can be completely arbitrary, and you will often be stuck with poor grades that you cannot appeal. The campus grounds are pretty, and you can find a bunch of areas to relax. The library is nice. There are Starbucks stores here. Can be nice if you need a quiet place to get work done. Overall, if I had a chance to re-do college, I probably would have looked elsewhere. Save your grades by applying to a different college, or choose your professors like your life depends on it, because your GPA does.

It's definitely an oasis in the middle of Flatbush. Although, I'm not a student or an alumni, i am staff. I might be a tad bit biased. The campus (outside) is beautiful! Each turn it's something beautiful. I like the campus best when it's empty. The lily pond is my favorite part of this entire campus. I have photos for days, and although i despise coming here at times.. it does allow me to see the seasons in their entirety. Especially since i can't make it to prospect or Central Park. It's a beautiful place to be, at times.

Brooklyn College has hidden its Google reviews from the main search page so you cannot see what people (including students) really think about it. If you are poor it's a good school to start with but you need a lot of tutoring to be good in sciences there. Logic dictates you need to study a lot in general but it also means getting a help you need which you will unlikely to get there.

The school is filled filth and my class went their for a trip and we ate a greasy and terrible pizza that made 7 people throw up in the bus. The workers are rude and I recommend not going there

Brooklyn College will give you as much as you put in to some extent. As with most colleges and universities the administration needs to be mended. Some things are very difficult for students due to some internal issues with various departments. Aside from those gripes, if you come willing to learn most teachers are receptive and do their best to assist students inside and outside of the classroom. One of the things, I dislike about this school is that it is stronger in some departments than in others (common for most schools I will admit). Business is a very popular major and yet the education I received does not reflect, the attention that should have been placed in structuring the curriculum. In comparison to Baruch, the education is lacking; The knowledge needed to compete in the industry is not provided. There were no courses on analytics or CRM. There are things that you have to learn through experience, but others that should have at the very least been introduced. The only thing I felt was emphasized was the marketing mix which is an introductory topic and yes is important but not the only thing there is to marketing. As a transfer student, you are pretty much on your own in terms of navigating and figuring things out. Staff can be very rude and condescending as others have mentioned. Another thing is that there are so many broken things on campus and they have been that way for months (semesters!): toilets, water fountains, floors, ceilings, elevators (these actually get repaired quickly), gym equipment and etc. It's a good school for certain majors and you have to be willing to reach out to people, in order to find the right person to assist you.

With the exception of the library, the buildings are outdated and not properly managed. The majority of the faculty is out of touch with the external environment and doesn't update the curriculum and program offerings to keep up with today's world. After you graduate, the school sells your private information - you'll get junk snail mail regarding car insurance quotes and end up on shady websites like (aluminus.net, sydex.net)

bccs a program of Brooklyn College doesn't pay their vendors I worked for them as a private contractor and they used my services and didn't pay me because they didn't check my insurance coverage only until AFTER they used my services and refused to pay me

Beautiful campus, except that you have to go to the hood and through the subways to get there lol. It has been called the poor man's Harvard campus for a reason. Campus is beautiful. Academics are pretty bad and not inspiring. The tuition is really cheap, especially considering New York standard. I would recommend any poor man and woman to apply here if they are broke and desperate for an education. FAFSA and Pell Grants can cover the entire cost of the low tuition. That's what happened to me. I could've gone to this school and beautiful campus for free. But I got a better offer somewhere else. I did like the beautiful campus. I didn't like how it was so far from my home in Queens. I also didn't like the fact that I was almost robbed by people getting there lol. Be careful!

I went for a semester while going for my MA. BC continuously gets awards for being one of the nicest campuses in America, and it is has been ranked in the top 10 by Princeton Review's 2006 guidebook, as one of America's Best Value Colleges. I liked the semester I was here, the professors were nice, and I highly recommend checking out if you want to get a great education without going into massive debt in the process. The place loses a few stars because its registrar,admissions and financial aid offices are all really bad with helping you and returning your call. A lot of the time they do not even pick up the phone during office hours.

Ah, Brooklyn College - The Poor Man's Harvard. I spent four prime years there expanding my mind, learning patience, and man-whoring my way through the freshman body (literally). Good times. Good times, indeed. As a Lit major, I was forewarned that the Eng department was full of overbearing snobs that tore green students leg from limb; that was only partially true. In my experiences at BC, I had the pleasure of meeting some of the most engaging minds I'd ever encountered in a scholastic setting - most notably, Professor Browne, the MVP of the English Department. I stalked-er, enrolled in his various class an astounding four times. Either he was an extraordinary educator, or I should prepare to explain to my mother that I once had a crush on a man. The renovated campus is gorgeous, although I damn near cried when the Bedford Avenue overpass was given the wrecking ball (does anyone know if its been rebuilt)? Toss in a laid back nature of Midwood, the Caribbean flavors of Flatbush, the multitude of shops (such as Bulletproof Comics - see my review), and friendly vibes and its in a prime location. Brooklyn College: five star winner. I just wish I were cool enough to sit on the steps of Boylan.

I really miss this school. Attended 4 semesters back 10 years ago and until this day I remember everything I've learned. The beauty of the campus, professional staff, world-class professors... I miss the buildings, library, cafeteria. Right now, I'm stuck at City Tech (please don't go there) just because I can do an entire major outside my work hours, which is the only reason I am there. One thing that resent from Brooklyn though, is the old Core course 2-credit system they used to have, which now has changed, but old students are forever stuck with the inability of transferring those classes out. Intro to Art History was a beautiful class which this college makes you sweat a lot if you want an A, but I cannot bring this class anywhere else. Overall, amazing school.

I'm attending BC to complete my Speech-Language Pathology pre-requisites, that is the only department I've dealt with. My experience at this school has been mostly positive. I'm probably jinxing myself here by saying that the class pre-registration and registration process goes fairly smoothly. The price tag can't be beat, unfortunately that price tag is growing. As a non-traditional student I'm not involved in BC's student life so can't comment on that. What I can comment on is the quality of the student services, there's a great computer lounge, nice newly constructed gym facilities, and a caring easy to access health center. All these things are paid for by fees tacked on to tuition so I pay nothing to use them on a day to day basis. From personal experience I recommend BC to those seeking to complete their post-baccalaureate work in speech-language pathology.

I've got a different perspective perhaps on Brooklyn College I guess, because I was the kid of two Brooklyn College English Professors #1, and #2, I also took some classes at BC (and at Hunter also) during my "gap years" in between high school & college (though I was altogether more focused on working, interning, competitive ski racing and traveling) just to make the parentals happy, before I figured out what colleges and universities I even WANTED to apply to. Being the product of two Ivy League educated parents who were academics came with a certain level of demand and expectation when it came to even going to college, especially because I was expected to be some kind of role model to my younger sister, AND because I'd already mostly failed on that front by not being the world's best student in high school. I also grew up in the neighborhood near the BC campus, so I also knew I didn't want to have a "commuter" school experience and live at home for college and have the experience of "going away to college" be a part of my overall college experience. When I was attending high school at Edward R. Murrow (which is actually a great public high school) I started taking college-level classes in my junior year through Murrow's "Early College Program College Now!" though Kingsborough Community College. The classes were taught at Murrow, but a couple of times a year we would go to KCC for college-level introductory orientations and basically I caught on fast that my high school was just a funnel into the CUNY/SUNY system. Most NYC public high schools are, but I wasn't particularly interested in attending a CUNY or SUNY institution necessarily to get my degree, and the relentlesss recruitment at college fairs was a bit annoying, so I kind of tuned the whole "college marketing experience" out. I had high school friends that were starting college at NYU, Hunter, BU, Columbia, Bard, Sarah Lawrence, Oberlin, Hamilton, Wesleyan, Colgate, Rutgers, Amherst, Smith, Bowdoin, Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr etc...I'd gone to high school with some exceptionally intelligent and driven students, and I knew that I came from just as intelligent a background as they did, and was as bright as they were, but I just hadn't had the same knack for standardized testing that they'd had, and I guess I hadn't "applied myself" enough while in high school. I didn't know anything other than I felt like I wanted to do "other things" first with my life BEFORE college. So that when I was TRULY ready to go, I would select the colleges that were the BEST possible choices for me. I also felt like I wasn't emotionally ready for it yet. So, I enrolled both at Brooklyn and Hunter as a "non-degree" seeking student during both the 1991/1992 & 1992/1993 academic years and took classes on both campuses using my parents tuition discount waiver that family members of CUNY employees can use. Given my lack of college focus at the time, this was the best possible option for me, as it gave me a frame of reference and kept "going to college" on my radar. What I also did was hang out with high school friends at their respective campuses and see if that got me interested in applying to go to school there also. This is how I eventually ended up applying to NYU, Hunter, Sarah Lawrence & Bard. Having already visited Hampshire a couple of times, it became my top first choice college, and Emerson in Boston became my top second choice college. Bennington, Marlboro, Goddard and UVM became the Vermont schools I ultimately applied to, because I discovered I REALLY wanted to go to a small New England liberal arts college. Reed, Oberlin and Antioch, although further away in Oregon and Ohio, were also in my top choices, because they also fit the characteristics of colleges I wanted to attend. Brooklyn College is a good school, it has a beautiful campus for a public commuter college, and it does have great programs in the performing arts (which was my focus). However, administratively, the college is a MESS (as are ALL the CUNY schools I realized) endlessly bureaucratic and full of stressors and headaches. NOT what I ultimately wanted my college experience to be like, although I realize that to some extent, ALL colleges and universities (even upper-tier private schools) have these administrative nightmares. I ran into this even at Hampshire; although it was QUITE different and more low-key than it would have been at a CUNY or SUNY institution for me. I think Brooklyn would have absolutely been a "poor fit" for me, given what I eventually figured out I wanted my college experience to be like, and I only ended up applying to Hunter CUNY-wise, because that at least was in Manhattan, and I could have lived in a residence hall, and still had more of an "away at college" experience even though I would have stayed in NYC for college, which I didn't end up doing anyway. And that was the right choice for me.

The campus is really bigger than most CUNYs. The tuition is affordable and you get what you pay for. The buildings look old except for West Quad (glass building). There are also 2 Starbucks locations on campus.

I can agree with both the negative reviews and positive but no one school, person or place can be perfect. My experience here was good, I had great classes and professors who made you work hard and discover your true potential. Even though sometimes it was hard getting classes because most of the classes are offered in the day they do have a lot of summer courses. The fact that they don't offer many evening classes in certain departments can set you back a few semesters, another downside. Just be careful with your departments student advisors sometimes they can give you the wrong information just double check with someone else. When it came to interacting with the Academic Advisement department that went pretty well. Someone in there was always willing to go over your courses with you or assist in giving you the information about e permits. I felt that reading the information on Brooklyn college's website as well as asking your departments secretary questions goes along way. Even if you have to call multiple people your questions will be answered. You have to do the ground work to get what you want nothing is handed to you at Brooklyn College. The people in the west quad though, could use some attitude adjustments. I'm talking about the students behind the glass but what do you expect out of students who don't know the real world of work yet. Some are good and knowledgeable while others are mean and ignorant and will argue back with you like the fools God intended them to be. God forbid you need to speak to the bursar's office or admissions you'll be on the phone for an 1 hour plus, your best bet is just to go down there and have of list of departments and the questions you need to have answered. However, for newbies if you want solitude on campus go to the library, no food allow lol. I spent most of my time in Boylan hall, the bathrooms can use some upgrading but whatever. You can meet people though campus events or signing up for charity walks, I met so many great people from student affairs and the health offices from some of these events. You can find out current campus events by looking on the many different bulletin board throughout the school. Utilize the magna center they will help you edit your resume and they have really great job information. The school was pretty okay for the most part I made it and you can too! Good luck and keep your head up!

Ah, alma mater! I met some truly amazing teachers here who ended up influencing my entire life. Especially the teachers in the TV/Radio and Film departments were truly visionary, some of them also teaching at upscale schools like the NYU and Columbia. I learned so much more from them than just the subjects they were teaching. However, the more technical courses always suffered greatly from the lack of new equipment. TV production and Film production courses had prehistoric equipment, and not enough of it to go around. The teachers tried very hard to teach us well, and succeeded in a lot of ways, but not even the best teacher can help you when all you've seen is some crappy 1960s editing station and then you have to go into the real world with its modern equipment and try to get a job.

The campus is beautiful. A beautiful empty shell for a pretty cruel and grueling system. They suck, there's no way around it. I think I realized even more how much it sucked after I moved. This coming from your classic "I need to learn any and everything" nerd. The system is made of fail. You will probably spend a lot of time running around trying to sort out whatever mess they have decided to throw your way. And you will almost never get anyone in admininstration to help you with anything. Upon graduating I wanted to take a non-matric graduate philosophy class. Sounds simple? No. Hell no. Tried calling administration to explain to them this and instead I got, "You need to apply for the degree as a matriculated student." Makes sense, simple error on their behalf since Brooklyn doesn't offer a graduate degree in philosophy but after weeks and weeks of trying to explain that finally I found an ear in the philosophy department that would help. And that's the school in general, you are in control of everything you do and they certainly will not make it easy either. I hated my undergraduate experience so much I practically fled from the campus when the day was over in relief that my 1.5 hours via public transportation trek home would be better. It almost always was. I'm sure people aren't really looking here as a deciding factor as to whether or not to go to a particular college but BC is terrible. You may luck out with pockets of people willing to help in whatever way they can tucked away. The library cafe staff was hilarious and made the four years bearable. The philosophy department was always top notch. Everything else... sucked. The few good things to come out of this place was finding those groups and choosing to studying philosophy at leisure which eventually became my second major.

Brooklyn College, the scenically gorgeous Kings County academic institution confusingly referred to as "The poor man's Harvard" might actually ameliorate its reputation as an oft bureaucratic shithole if it made some minor adjustments to accommodate its clients aka the students. Firstly, is it really that difficult for someone...anyone in BC administration to pick up a phone and speak with a Verizon rep about switching the pay phones back to a $.25 charge? The rest of New York has been privy to the rollback for the better part of three years, so why hasn't the college followed suit? Secondly, this is New York City, so is it possible for the cafeteria to serve something that actually resembles pizza? What the Metro Food currently advertises as "pizza" both looks and tastes like a biological experiment gone awry. And bad as Metro pizza is, it's not nearly the stomach-churning culinary tragedy that is cafeteria kosher pizza. The attitude of the woman who runs the kosher counter is about as sad as the pizza. I might expect such harsh treatment in a Soviet-era gulag, but not my own college. Then again, Brooklyn College is not exactly the king of raising my expectations. I wish my rant was complete, but it isn't. I want to know who the inspired individual was that booked Bobby Vinton for the past season at Brooklyn Center at Brooklyn College. Bobby Vinton? Were they not able to secure Tony Orlando? I didn't know that Bobby Vinton was still alive, much less continuing to assault audiences with his boring music. The BCBC brochure goes so far as to call Bobby Vinton "a legend". The Lochness Monster is a legend. Bobby Vinton is a has-been that never really was. Still, Bobby Vinton is a step up from a few years ago when BCBC booked Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. I question the sanity of any institution that books a show with a man who has been dead for over 20 years. The rest of the season was no better, from Bobby Vinton, right up to Rabbi Bob Alper in the L'Chaim series. And an evening with Maureen McGovern sounds so fucking riveting. I just can't help myself but to NOT GO. Here's a helpful suggestion for BCBC. Students might actually attend your performances if the acts were a little more representative of their tastes. I know that BCBC has elderly benefactors in mind when it books performances, but you know what? One day, the current crop of young BC students will be elderly. Then, assuming you want to continue to exist, you'll require our patronage to do so. By that time, however, you may have burned your bridges with this generation. We won't easily forgive offenses, such as allowing a Grade A hack like Paul Anka onto our campus. Putting the students in mind, for once, might actually translate into ticket sales. Right now, BCBC shows are a depressing sight. What constitutes the "regulars" at BCBC shows are a few hundred 10th anniversary subscribers to Modern Maturity. Combined, I'm pretty sure that these patrons have more medications than a third world country. Still, I'd have to be drugged to endure two hours of Bobby Vinton. But you know what BCBC, if you are content with running a theater whose lobby looks like the waiting room at Dr. Kevorkian's office, be my guest. Just don't expect to see me when I'm old and pathetic. That said, Brooklyn College has made some amazing aesthetic improvements to the campus over the last couple of years, and many of the academic programs offered (notably film and journalism) make BC a HUGE bargain. But bring your own food.

Hmm, where do I even begin with Brooklyn College? I transferred here back in Fall 2013 and I can't say my experience has been a breeze thus far. The administration here is TERRIBLE, to say the least. The people working at the registrar&bursar are extremely nasty and rude. I've heard some feedback about other departments but it's ashamed that the administration within the Business department is disgraceful. The woman who answers the phone sounds like she hates her job. I've called numerous times to ask for a professors email or office hours and the same woman says she doesn't know and can't help me. Oh, I'm sorry but last I checked I was calling the business department so who can help me then? If you have any financial aid questions, GOOD LUCK. The tap coordinator is almost impossible to get in contact with. You could leave 20 messages and still never get a response, how wonderful is that?! Class registration is a mess. The departments offer the smallest amount of sections and seats especially for the most popular majors. Don't even bother with an over tally either because the likelihood of getting one is slim to none. Now don't get me wrong, the professors are pretty good. I've only had one bad experience with a professor so far and it's safe to say I will never take a class with her again. I don't mind attending BC because of it's convenient location but I definitely want to avoid coming back here for grad school.

Brooklyn College offers a world class education at a fraction of the cost. That said, the Administration there has its dark side. There are lots of great workers there, but it will be a struggle for you graduate. For some reason they seems to hate graduating people on time. Things "happen" to your records when you are approaching the very end, so it is best to stay on top of everything when you are senior. You have to make sure they are not pulling any goofiness with your impending graduation. Also MAKE YOUR PROFESSORS your friends/allies they will come in handy. Don't just be another face in the crowd, GET NOTICED. Outside of that, the truth is you will not get the level of education for the price you pay anywhere else; moreover, your education will mean a hell of a lot more because the environment is a crossroads between college campus and hectic commuter school. Think of it this way, if you are an employer in the new globalized economy and you are presented with two resumes that are virtually identical except one is from a college in west bumble-fuck somewhere that no one ever heard of, and the other is from Brooklyn College (Brooklyn, one of the most culturally rich, high paced, diverse places in the one of the greatest cities in the entire world) who are you going to hire? PS- Brooklyn College was recently called the 4th best college in the country according to the Princeton Review (just saying).

While the campus is beautiful, that was about it for me. The classrooms need to be updated, security needs to step it up because I've seen people walk in without flashing ID, and the administration is a headache. I took an accounting course here during spring semester 10' on permit from my home school, NYCCT. Imagine my shock when I learned MIDWAY through the semester that even though I was accepted for permit and filled out their registration form, some how I was not registered! I attended this class every Sunday and money was paid for the credits. Here is the kicker: The professor never took attendance! Had she taken attendance at least once in those months then I would have known something was wrong. It was until after midterms did she email me to say I was not on her roster. What?! I was told by BC admins to continue attending the class and all I needed was a letter from the professor stating that I attended her class and earned a grade (C+) , and then it would have to be brought to the attention of a review committee that only meets once in September, and then they have to approve it. Whew! Well at least it won't be a big deal to get things done right, right? Wrong! I was trying to start Baruch in fall and I needed that credit to get into my major right away. Well, I explained the situation to the professor and I gave her the admins point of contact if she had any concerns. Despite communications, that professor never got back to me after the class ended. Infact, she made a comment as if I just came to attend the class and never registered, looking at me all sideways. Like who really gives up their Sunday mornings to attend a 9 AM class in accounting just because? She never followed up with the statement and I was thoroughly disgusted. This was Professor S-----b, very rude and cold woman. I endured lots of running around with admins for one week until I went back to my homeschool's administration and told them to stop payment to BC. It almost affected my enrollment status standing as that class placed me at 20 credits on the nose for that semester. I paid for credits above 18 and I was looking at having to pay back money to finaid. Instead, I took accounting again at Medgar Evers during the summer. There was no confusion there and the professor was awesome. I earned an A and took that to Baruch for fall, gladly! I gave another star because in the end their screw up worked out for me.

People who bad mouth this school have clearly attended but obviously learned nothing. Brooklyn College is an amazing institution from it's hands on professors (like Professor Byam) to the social groups (that appeal to ALL) and especially the greek life (that continuously ignites the campus with excitement and events). Your success here is primarily yours and yours alone. You need to keep in mind the staff is merely here to aide in YOUR growth. I've had great experiences and devastating ones as well but thats expected when there are so many people making up the whole (BC). The majority of the professors there are fully invested in you so take full advantage of that....and stay clear of the ones that aren't. Ask your peers if youre unclear. Beware of the first floor of the west quad because those people have no clue what there doing....even when it's spelled out to them. If you need something from that building then take the elevator to the third floor and I promise your day will be better. Lastly if you have a problem with anything on the campus then don't keep it to yourself. Enjoy and please share your experience.

Either get yourself into a CUNY school, or "Sneak" into the library by telling the guard "I'm going down to Government Records" (shh...I didn't say anything), and sit in a truly modern sanctuary of knowledge and learning here in Brooklyn. After a multi-million dollar renovation, they somehow created a 21st century structure within an early 20th century one, complete with modern technology throughout, and a cuppola and hourly ringing bell tower on the outside. Hint: The Laguardia Reading Room is a hidden gem of high ceilings, great lighting, quiet, and an ENORMOUS collection of Art Books. I get all my best reading done here, much better than my REAL college (sorry, City College!). Architecturally, a gem in the Borough of Kings.

HATE HATE HATE Very few people who work at this place know what they are doing. The grassy area is lovely, but the inside of the buildings, terrible. Never learned anything here.

I'm torn. I both love and hate my alma mater. There are way too many different aspects of the college that need to be rated differently. OVERALL EDUCATION: 4/5 DIVERSITY: 4/5 - lots of different cultures, but overall it's a very Jewish demographic. DEPARTMENTS: Overall? 3/5. A lot of the dep'ts have much to improve on. Specific departments I'm familiar with: ART (my major) - 4/5 for the amazingly cool teachers. The dep't loses a star though, because some of the professors *cough*PAINTING*cough* REALLY shouldn't be teaching anymore (i.e. they've become bitter, cynical, and overly critical assholes). [Suggestions: Steve Keltner, Yannes, Giusti, Frederick, Cronin, Ronaldo Kiel (he sounds like Strongbad!)] ART HISTORY - 4/5. A lot of the professors are really hardassed in the art history dep't. Stay away from modern art if you know what's good for you. [Suggestions: Michael Mallory] CLASSICS - 5/5. Fantastically learned professors who all adore what they do, and really pass that love onto their students. [Suggestions: Van Sickle, Dunkle, Luhrs, Pletcher] ENGLISH - 4/5. Most of the professors are great, but some are just...well, let's just say my creative writing professor ordered me in front of the whole class to write a poem about having sex with a cat. Yeah. Enough said. [Suggestions: Natov, Bruffee, Dobbelmann] I don't know too much about the other departments, so maybe someone else can review those here. Otherwise, go to Ratemyprofessor.com and check out the ratings. 4/5-5/5 so far seems good, right? Yeah, but then you get to the politics and endless red tape. STUDENT POLITICS: 2/5 Student government seems like an endless microcosm of the Middle East, with the unofficial "Jewish Party" (PHD) vs the unofficial "Muslim Party" (USL). Tensions between students run higher than a tightrope walker's calf muscles, and the elections mean nothing in the long run. BUREAUCRACY: 1/5 Nothing. Ever. Gets. Done. Unless you're in one of the special treatment programs like Brooklyn Scholars, CUNY Honors College, TOCA, or otherwise, you're gonna run into the longest and thickest lines of red tape you've ever had the misfortune to encounter. I was in CUNY Honors myself (so it was a little easier to get things done), but I had plenty of friends who were not, and oh the horror stories they had about registration nightmares, extra bills they had to contest via lawyers, and countless issues with the CORE curriculum. And nobody on the entire damned faculty seems to know how to use a phone. Anytime you call in for information or otherwise, you get switched in circles to 10 different extensions until you end up right back where you started, with no answers. I've never heard of such idiocy and irresponsibility within the upper levels of such an institution, though I'm sure it happens everywhere more than people notice or care. So yeah. In a nutshell: A lot of the professors are great, but the overwhelming bureaucratic bullshit really makes it hard for anyone to actually enjoy said professors in the first place. If you're a prospective student, do yourself a favor and try to get into one of the honors programs. It'll save you 4 years of headaches.

I'm a proud graduate of the City University of New York both undergraduate (Hunter) and Brooklyn. I earned a Master of Science degree from BC in 1974. That was quite a while ago and I still remember some of the wonderful teachers. I never had a problem interacting with the staff in the offices. The teachers always had appointments available. I used to ride my bike from another part of Brooklyn where I lived to the campus. It was safe. I hope it's still that way. I am very sorry to read from so many current students that things have changed dramatically and not for the better. Perhaps these disenchanted people can come up with solutions instead of just complaining.

Brooklyn college! I adore you so much! In terms of scenery I would rank it number two right behind Kingsborough community college. The professors on campus are 50/50 some can be awesome others could be a total pain. The curriculum depending on your major can be rather demanding at times but worth it! I recommend this college!!

I had to save my 50th review for a worthy five star establishment. Brooklyn College surpassess every critieria one can ask for in a learning institution. Although, not without faults, it truly remains the "poor man's Harvard" hidden away on Bedford ave in Brooklyn. As a film major, I had the honor of taking classes from heavy weights such as Hornsby , Virgina(should be the dept. head) and industry veterans who will maticulously teach you every nook and cranny of the film business. The curriculum as well as the staff is equal to or better than any other film school. However, it being a CUNY, and lacking in funds, it has a shortage of contacts and equipment. But the legendary equipment room (we miss you Lenny!) is where alliances are formed and deals are made by students, so they can swap equipments on alternate shooting days. Many of my film class fellows have made careers in this field after graduation so I think it is a testament to the school. Also I've heard that BC graduate film school has partnered with the legendary Steiner Studios. NYU , you are on notice!! The campus is a gem (immortalized in the great movie, Debbie does Dallas.) with picturesque ponds, luscious trees and miles and miles of grass. On spring and summer days, students can be seen all over campus drinking in the sun or reading a text book under a tree. My only question is that, why did they have to remove the Bedford ave. overpass? It was astectical as well as practical. (I've heard from the campus security that the Bedford neighbors petitioned it for removal because they thought it an eyesore!? WTF!) In terms of value, what can I say. It's practically free. One can actually pay for the entire semister by getting a part-time job. When I was taking classes in the early 90's, the entire semister was cheaper than a single credit at NYU. So I do not know why students keep griping about the cost. They should really compare first. I must say, personally, taking the core classes as required for every student, has changed my life. Initially, I thought it a waste of time and a easy "A" but looking back twenty years later, I have retained a wealth of knowledge and awareness that I can attribute directly to those classes. So take those core classes seriously kids, it will expand your universe. Twenty years ago, this institution had no dorms and attracted students maninly from the immediate five boros, but dorms are now going up quickly and rapidly. (Sorry White Castle) Now students far and wide are going to discover the joys and value of BC too.. Full disclosure, I didn't get to graduate from BC. I dropped out in my Senior year attempting to make my theisis film. (You were right Prof. Hornsby.) but one day I will go back and finish because everytime I pass by the school, I remember fondly of all the great times. (Currently, I own a small shop a stone's throw from the school )

I have completed my first year of undergrad. (going on to my sophomore year) at BC and can say that I have had a great college experience so far. So far I have had great,dedicated,helpful professors who truly know about their subject. Staff is helpful. The library is the best place. I can spend hours there conversing, researching, studying, or writing papers. The library cafe is also one of my favorite spots. Being a procrastinator, I can get there extra early before class and finish writing my papers and still get an A. I cannot wait for the West Quad to be finished because I know it will be my new favorite spot. Overall, BC is a great school and worth it.

I'm an Alumna. How can you not love this place!! Considered the poor man's Harvard....Meaning you get the biggest bang for your buck. Definitely pleased with the education I received. FYI- Everyone knows Masters of Arts in I/O Psychology is the best program at BC(#imjustsaying) lols

Amazing campus and ground. Gorgeous aesthetic fFacade. The inside of the buildings however are old and remind me of a dirty old high school. There are barely any study lounges for students to relax and socialize. The level of education isn't the best. Unfriendly professors who aren't the least bit interested in mentoring their students.

Brooklyn college has to be the worse college.. the system they go by to "help" students is the worse and antiquated. Its like they are systematically trying to hold you back from actually attending the school with their processes.. Dont ever go on academic probation... they will put you through hell to get "back in school" .. and then they hold your financial aid from you and arent very good at helping you to get it although they act like they are. They make you go through an appeals process that starts 2 weeks before classes begin instead of when they start allowing students to apply for classes.. hence making you either pay upfront for school, go on a payment plan and make the first few payments which is $600/mn or just not go that semester at all. This directly affects low income students, who are the majority of their base, and someone should sue the school for this process in purposely hindering low income students their ability to attend the school after a mistake that they are trying to correct.

I give it 4 stars because it is a nice school, the professors are good and you can learn a lot from the classes. However I had trouble with Cuny First and now I made a petition about it. If you could pass the word along and sign it that would be great. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/607/512/500/stop-brooklyn-college-from-charging-me-for-a-class-that-i-never-attended/

I'm Alumni and I graduated a while ago but I enjoyed my time at Brooklyn College. This isn't a party school, it is a straight forward, no nonsense institution that caters to the commuter class kids. Can it be easy here to get good grades? Of course, if you decide to take the minimal amount of credits and fool around in art appreciation then spend your time sunning yourself on the quad, yes, it will be stupid easy. But if you are serious about your major there are loads of opportunities to take accelerated courses and extra credit sessions with the Professors. I highly doubt that everyone finding it so easy is a super genius, because if that is so, why aren't they at Yale or Harvard? That being said, many fellow classmates I knew did move on to Yale and Harvard for graduate school. When I attended, the campus was just beginning to build itself up. There are many buildings that are now beautiful that were really old fashioned when I attended.

Use public transportation parking is horrible The college offers free GED and ESL courses. There is a recreation center that has 2 weight rooms. There are indoor pool, racquetball & basketball courts.

I was cooped up in the SUBO/Student Center for a 2-day training smack dab in the middle of the Midwood graduation.* I was told to route my GPS properly if I planned on driving in, but it's pretty hard to miss if you take either subway line that goes there, so I'd suggest the MTA. Facilities were in decent order for a not-so-new CUNY in Flatbush, and I've heard nothing but positive things about the institution. *I caught some benevolent but misguided congrats from ladies in too-short skirts and men in too-short ties, but I digress.

Best college I've visited. Great winter sports like basketball and swimming. Always something to do around town. Great teachers. I love being at BC! I get to meet new people of all cultures and views. The diversity is amazing and people love to fight for what they want to see changed. Seeing a protest isn't something that's abnormal here and I simply love it. Go bulldogs!

This is my second semester and I'm starting to wonder how this school is even accredited. Its basically a glorified, poorly run community college. Attending classes here feels like being in the 13th grade, complete with actual bullies, students who talk through classes, and teachers and staff so disheartened by an awful work environment that anyone employed here for more than a few seconds has basically stopped making any effort at all. Undergraduate classes are taught at a pretty low level. You won't learn much. And grading is often arbitrary. So, while its easy to earn a B, earning an A is based on your ability to decipher the convoluted puzzle presented by your professor and luck. Trying to get help from them during office hours is usually a waste of time. They're not even required to hold office hours so some don't and others just sweep you out the door. As others have mentioned, the class registration is made to be so difficult and class seats and sections are so limited its unlikely you'll be able to graduate on time no matter what you do. Every time I try to enroll in classes I get some error message preventing me and by the time I'm able to induce any staff member to help me, at least one class has closed out. Attempting to interact with staff here and induce them to do their jobs is an experience on par with interacting with the customer service of a cable company or the staff of the DMV. Emails aren't returned. Basic services that other schools across the country provide are just not provided here including things like a new student orientation or a career center. (The "Magner Career Center" here is really just a room. The staff direct you to the center's website, which only displays error messages.) You're very much on your own to find employment or internships in a unfavorable employment environment while the students/graduates whose schools help them hold a considerable competitive advantage. So by the time you have graduated from this school (and a small minority do) you'll be in a poor position to be employed since your resume won't have the internships or relevant work experience that other schools' students will have. You'll basically have a useless degree. The library lacks even one room for quiet reading so studying here is virtually impossible. The students just use it like a student lounge. The other day I saw a group of students playing poker with music on in there. There are a lot of computers in the library, as paid for by your technology fee. But mostly students just use them to watch movies and play video games. Ive learned to just hunker down on a bench on an upper floor of a lecture building anytime I need to read or study. The tuition is certainly lower than private universities. But so is it at all the other SUNYs and CUNYs. I had previously gone to SUNY Geneseo which is a functional college where I was able to learn things and graduate in four years. This doesn't even compare in terms of what you get for your money. On top of the tuition there are a lot of fees that go towards what, I'm not sure. Activities and clubs that are invisible. And services that don't exist. The one bright side is the exterior appearance. The modern buildings are unfortunate. But the three brick buildings that were built during the 30's are nice-looking on the outside. And the grounds crew seem to be the one department that put in real effort. You won't find one piece of garbage on the lawn or a flake of snow on the sidewalks, oddly enough.

This is a school that is sometimes a hit and many times a miss - here's why: PROS Some really invested faculty - I've had professors who are extremely passionate about geology and education, and it makes the course a good learning experience Scenery - this campus is really picturesque and stands out starkly from the neighborhood Small class/seminar size is convenient - you can definitely get to know your professor Well-stocked library system with beautiful interior, top technology, and convenient inter-library loan system CONS Some questionable faculty... Frequent website issues with Portal and Blackboard Terrible surrounding neighborhood - Flatbush/Bushwick Not many great food options on and around campus Terrible permissions/registration process Right next to Midwood high school means a lot of trolling teenagers Small class selections Bottom Line - If you experienced a big, top 10 academics traditional college setting, you will find this school to be too easy and not very exciting. On the flip-side, if you are not the most prepared for college or want a good commuter school, this would be a better fit.

Graduated from here and no one took me seriously. Future employers will treat you like you graduated from Apex Technical School if you go here. I don't know why that is, as I did feel I got a good education. Bureaucracy stinks. Some of the teachers were real pains. It's not a social school, as people come here, go to classes, then go home. Sure, you can't beat the price, but I would have rather paid out of pocket or gotten loans to go to a better school and actually got a job upon graduation.

I went here for my degree. I worked here several years later. Which to rank first... My student record here was fine. Classes were rarely cancelled, professors were ok. Got a BA, not using it one bit. It was fun though, and I got to study under some amazing history professors. Working here though shows you the underbelly. You can work all you want but the bottom line is that it is micromanaged by long-time workers who guard their cushy space and position, as if you wanted it, and hold up the massive amounts of paperwork with their self-importance. Eventually everyone's morale crushes. I kicked ass there, being the admin I wish I had dealt with as a student, and got several cohorts through with their MS's with ease, but I know that any idea of setting a standard or legacy has been washed away like trash on the beach. Even as a staff member, I got the runaround just as bad as students. There's maybe one office besides the registrar (who are absolutely the most efficient out there) and the copy center (which as a student you'll liekly never use) where you will actually get helped. No I won't give it away; you'll have to find it yourself! How this place won most beautiful campus is beyond me; obviously they didn't go into the grime-filled buildings. SUBO is a junkheap, and a mockery of the idea of student life, as most clean/intact rooms are reserved for faculty/upper administration meetings. Roosevelt has the heat up full blast year round. James Hall has broken escalators and elevators. The recent demolition/renovation brought up a can of worms about asbestos in the floor tiles. Phones, fountains, emergency lights (during the '03 blackout), and security alarms DO NOT WORK. (Emphasis on the latter two, which are of slight importance) Seriously, if you are being attacked or have an emergency anywhere on campus, keep in mind that you can't just pull a pin for an instant connection, help and location; however security's phone # has been provided (yipee!), so you can calmy use your cell phone during god forbid. It gets a star for being the premier nesting place for parrots, and providing warm steam vents for stray cats in the winter.

I am a student in Brooklyn college. And I hate it. Bureaucracy is terrible here. Almost all students that I know here had problems with registration for classes. One star is for professors with who I never had any problems with - most of the professors were helpful and knowledgeable about their subjects. ( I'm getting BS in Health and Nutrition sciences, I like their program ). But bureaucracy makes it close to impossible to study here. I m here an extra year because of constant problems with registration for classes. Secretaries in undergrad Health and Nutrition department and Music department are extremely rude. ( never even try to get any information there, -save your nerves,they can't even give the email address of a professor...). I m an upper senior with 3.9 GPA and 107 credits finished.... I cant graduate because they dropped the core classes i was registered for... ( apparently they changed deadlines for payments just this year and didn't even make an attempt to notify students- when I went to pay I was notified that I am not registered for any classes because they were all dropped) . Another problem is with the system of registration - the numbers of the courses change often and sometimes the system shows that you havent taken the class because now it has a different number etc, if that class is a prereq for a different class you end up being unable to register, they will send you to different departments to figure out the problem ( happened at least 3 times with me) I was planning to go for my masters here due to their affordability but I decided to save myself time and apply to other schools.The situation is especially difficult for working students because we have to plan our school schedule around our work schedule and it is impossible to do so in brooklyn college, not only because there are not enough sections of some classes but also because they can drop classes for minor reasons. 2 years ago they dropped my classes because of a broken glass in the chemistry lab ( $10 value - i tried to pay upfront - but they told me i need to wait for an invoice in the mail, which i never got, I thought may be they added that 10 on my tuition bill and forgot about that only to have my classes dropped after registration a YEAR later). My advice - go elsewhere, especially if you are a working student and/or if your major allows you to do so. Again, the review is about college and not about professors which i have no problems with but I believe you could find good professors elsewhere.. p.s the reasons why i didn't transfer from this school are convenience ( i live in Brooklyn), affordability and my major .

The best value school by far in New York City. Beautiful new library. Pretty campus with quiet areas for study and contemplation. Caring and experienced teachers.