Second Chance Program

Restart your education. Rewrite your success story. The Second Chance Program at BMCC gives students with low GPAs an opportunity to explain their academic history and request special admission.

• Are you thinking about transferring, but your previous GPA is not a 2.0?
• Perhaps your first college experience didn’t show your true capabilities?
• Maybe your first school wasn’t a good fit?
• Maybe you were too young to take it seriously?
• Maybe you had some family or personal matters that needed to take priority?

Maybe now is the right time for a second chance—BMCC believes in second chances.

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How to apply for a second chance

1. Complete an admission application. To be considered for a second chance, you must submit a CUNY transfer application for admission. Please visit the CUNY website to apply.
   Note: If you submitted an application for the current semester and subsequently received a denial letter via email from BMCC, you do not need to submit another application. You can complete the Second Chance application using the link provided in the email.
2. Pay the application fee. A $70 transfer application fee is due before we can process your application. Pay online using a credit card or electronic check. If you have already submitted a CUNY Application, you may have already completed this step.
3. Submit documents: We will need official copies of your college transcripts from every university you have attended and an official high school transcript(s) or equivalency diploma. This will help us avoid delays in requesting documents later. Please have your transcripts sent to Transcripts@bmcc.cuny.edu.
4. Receive an official admission decision: Once you have completed steps one, two and three, your application will be reviewed, and an admissions decision will be made within six to eight weeks. If you are denied admission, you will receive our Denial Letter with the Second Chance application link.
5. Write an essay. Using less than 500 words, tell us why you would like a second chance to come to college. What lessons have you learned through school and life experiences that will help you make the most of this second chance? How will you change your learning behaviors to support your future success at BMCC and beyond? The best essays answer these questions, have few grammatical errors, and have about three paragraphs.
6. Submit a Second Chance Form. Let us know if you are interested in a Second Chance. Through this form you will provide personal contact information and upload your essay.
7. Congratulate yourself! You have taken an important first step in continuing your education

When will I find out if I receive a second chance?

The Second Chance Review Committee meets every month to finalize admissions decisions for second chance applicants. We begin reviewing applications shortly after we receive them.

You can expect to hear from us by email within three weeks after you submit your Second Chance application.

If you have questions, please use the Ask Me button on this page (lower right corner) to search our Knowledge Base for Second Chance information or to chat with an Admissions representative.

Note: You must receive your admission decision by January 19, 2025 to be considered for the start of the semester.