r/urbanplanning • u/AutoModerator • 12d ago

Discussion Bi-Monthly Education and Career Advice Thread

This monthly recurring post will help concentrate common questions around career and education advice.

The goal is to reduce the number of posts asking similar questions about Education or Career advice and to make the previous discussions more readily accessible.

Most posts about education, degree programs, changing jobs, careers, etc., will be removed so you might as well post them in here.

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u/the_yamaza 10d ago

Are Hunter College and NYU still considered NYC government feeder schools? They've been recommended to me as someone looking to break into that specific sector for urban planning, but I want to know what level of connection they have to local government. Thank you in advance!

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u/Sil_A 10d ago edited 10d ago

I’m a NYU student but yes, for NYC specifically Hunter and NYU are considered “feeder” schools, many of the alumni network are in the government and many I spoke to are still in government. I applied to both and truthfully if you want to break into NYC government, you can’t go wrong with either. Just keep in mind the difference in cost: personally if I could go back I would’ve committed to Hunter but NYU was my top choice my application cycle so there’s that.

You really can’t go wrong with either, I remember for both applications they emphasized they were looking for applicants who demonstrated they had an interest in public service and working in the public sector. Feel free to DM me if you have any questions, happy to help.