Thoughts on Syracuse?

[Anonymous]

cue the elitists

[Anonymous]

To the charming person at 13:59, what I SAID was:

It draws from the whole country. LARGE numbers from Long Island and New Jersey, but you will find nearly every state represented.

I knew kids from California, Oregon and Hawaii. MANY kids from Florida. New England, the Midwest. It has a national reputation, whether you like it or not.

[Anonymous]

My friend who toured with her kid liked the campus and the support provided to freshmen to help with choosing a major. They have one family member who is an alum. I trust her good opinion.

I would recommend considering Pitt business if considering Syracuse business unless NY state job markets are highly desired by your kid. From my perspective as a former Pitt and Penn State student there are a lot of commonalities. Up to your DC exactly what campus and post-grad job markets they want to tap into.

[Anonymous]

A friend's kid is there majoring in a social science -- they wanted to run cross country and track there. There are a lot of NY kids, especially very rich ones, but there are plenty of OOS kids as well. Friend's DC definitely hangs out with her athlete friends. I think the kind of money other kids have/spend was a bit of a culture shock, even though this kid is solidly UMC and receives no financial aid. They will likely attend grad school afterwards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't imagine why you want to pay $85,214 a year to send your kid to Syracuse for business. If you're in Virginia send him to JMU.

I don’t know how to sugar coat this or say it nicely, so I’ll just say that some people prefer to pay $85k so that they’re around other people paying $85k. They’d never even consider JMU

Yup. And I’m one of those people. One of the most valuable things you gain in college is a network. If planning a lif beyond Virginia, Syracuse give a broader network. And a more known name.

[Anonymous]

Syracuse checks A LOT of boxes for my kid, but the weather is a definite concern.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't imagine why you want to pay $85,214 a year to send your kid to Syracuse for business. If you're in Virginia send him to JMU.

I don’t know how to sugar coat this or say it nicely, so I’ll just say that some people prefer to pay $85k so that they’re around other people paying $85k. They’d never even consider JMU

That’s pretty weird since the average household income of JMU students is higher than Syracuse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't imagine why you want to pay $85,214 a year to send your kid to Syracuse for business. If you're in Virginia send him to JMU.

Syracuse is a way better school than JMU. Not even close.

No bro.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't imagine why you want to pay $85,214 a year to send your kid to Syracuse for business. If you're in Virginia send him to JMU.

I don’t know how to sugar coat this or say it nicely, so I’ll just say that some people prefer to pay $85k so that they’re around other people paying $85k. They’d never even consider JMU

That’s pretty weird since the average household income of JMU students is higher than Syracuse.

+1.

[Anonymous]

JMU is locally known and its star is rising. Syracuse is a nationally known institution

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JMU is locally known and its star is rising. Syracuse is a nationally known institution

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A friend's kid is there majoring in a social science -- they wanted to run cross country and track there. There are a lot of NY kids, especially very rich ones, but there are plenty of OOS kids as well. Friend's DC definitely hangs out with her athlete friends. I think the kind of money other kids have/spend was a bit of a culture shock, even though this kid is solidly UMC and receives no financial aid. They will likely attend grad school afterwards.

My college rival was the long time (and highly successful XC and track coach at Cuse). His assistant was the son of my closest high school competitor. Recruiting to Syracuse has become difficult in a sport like track or even lacrosse (where scholarships are spread thinly). It is a good school but very expensive. It is increasingly difficult for them to attract student athletes without scholarship money, rarer than ever for non-revenue sports. I still believe Cuse has some edge in that it is really the only big time athletic school in the state of New York. Can't comment on whether the price tag is worth it - very personal to the family and student involved. Certainly a good school though and a source of some very successful people. The track coach friend of mine came from Auburn, and he could recruit a very different type of walk-on at Syracuse than at Auburn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Syracuse checks A LOT of boxes for my kid, but the weather is a definite concern.

Buy a good winter coat and he/she will be fine.

[Anonymous]

We did like the smaller size of it - as compared to say a Penn State. PSU at University Park has something like 10k students per year, so 40k undergrads total. Syracuse has 15k total - about 3700 per class year. The business school is even smaller - about 2000 students total or 500 per class year.

I know not everyone cares about that but there's def some appeal to NOT being treated as a number as has become common at some of the state schools.

While there is an appeal of kids being around other kids who can pay 80k/yr, keep in mind this isn't a highly selective school - something like a 50% acceptance rate. Though I guess better than JMU which is like a 75% acceptance rate. So yeah rich northeastern kids but not necessarily the highest caliber kids - though if it's about networking, caliber doesn't matter really.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We did like the smaller size of it - as compared to say a Penn State. PSU at University Park has something like 10k students per year, so 40k undergrads total. Syracuse has 15k total - about 3700 per class year. The business school is even smaller - about 2000 students total or 500 per class year.

I know not everyone cares about that but there's def some appeal to NOT being treated as a number as has become common at some of the state schools.

While there is an appeal of kids being around other kids who can pay 80k/yr, keep in mind this isn't a highly selective school - something like a 50% acceptance rate. Though I guess better than JMU which is like a 75% acceptance rate. So yeah rich northeastern kids but not necessarily the highest caliber kids - though if it's about networking, caliber doesn't matter really.

Depends on the major. Newhouse (journalism and communications) is highly selective, as are some other programs..