SUNY matching in-state tuition of 8 states, and no fee applications (this week)

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Anonymous wrote:Why is SUNY so unappealing to out of state applicants? This seems worth a journalist’s attention. It’s really striking how unpopular they are.

I’m in California. My theory is that there are too many SUNY schools. From here, i have a hard time distinguishing them and I feel like I’m pretty up on college degrees. They don’t differentiate the way that the UCs and CSUs do. It isn’t that they are unappealing as such. It’s that there are 64 of them. That’s a lot of schools to sort out.

I went to NYU and met lots of SUNY and CUNY grads by just living in the city. I can't tell any of the schools apart aside from FIT, Baruch (1st gen grinders who want to work in finance), and Stony Brook (pre-med favorite). The rest of the schools upstate need to be consolidated.

My guess is that NY is doing this in an effort to fill empty seats in those upstate schools. NY kids who grow up within 30 miles of the city don't want to go further upstate or to Western NY for college.

That's just not true. I am from LI and went to Binghamton and loved it.

100%, Binghamton is full of the smartest kids out there. Great education and career/grad school placement

"the smartest kids out there"--seems like a bit of an exaggeration. But, the $10,500 annual resident tuition does make SUNY Binghamton a wise choice for many.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is SUNY so unappealing to out of state applicants? This seems worth a journalist’s attention. It’s really striking how unpopular they are.

I’m in California. My theory is that there are too many SUNY schools. From here, i have a hard time distinguishing them and I feel like I’m pretty up on college degrees. They don’t differentiate the way that the UCs and CSUs do. It isn’t that they are unappealing as such. It’s that there are 64 of them. That’s a lot of schools to sort out.

I went to NYU and met lots of SUNY and CUNY grads by just living in the city. I can't tell any of the schools apart aside from FIT, Baruch (1st gen grinders who want to work in finance), and Stony Brook (pre-med favorite). The rest of the schools upstate need to be consolidated.

My guess is that NY is doing this in an effort to fill empty seats in those upstate schools. NY kids who grow up within 30 miles of the city don't want to go further upstate or to Western NY for college.

I live in NYC and have a child in SUNY New Paltz. Plenty of NYC kids go to SUNYs.

Re: consolidation - SUNYs were created for the benefit of NYS residents, especially the non-rich ones, so the campuses are located all over the New York State. For those ready to pay for the "upgrades" and country club atmosphere, there are plenty of private colleges in NYS for all kinds of students. For those wanting to get a college education in a cost effective way, SUNY works just fine, including the locations.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why is SUNY so unappealing to out of state applicants? This seems worth a journalist’s attention. It’s really striking how unpopular they are.

I’m in California. My theory is that there are too many SUNY schools. From here, i have a hard time distinguishing them and I feel like I’m pretty up on college degrees. They don’t differentiate the way that the UCs and CSUs do. It isn’t that they are unappealing as such. It’s that there are 64 of them. That’s a lot of schools to sort out.

I went to NYU and met lots of SUNY and CUNY grads by just living in the city. I can't tell any of the schools apart aside from FIT, Baruch (1st gen grinders who want to work in finance), and Stony Brook (pre-med favorite). The rest of the schools upstate need to be consolidated.

My guess is that NY is doing this in an effort to fill empty seats in those upstate schools. NY kids who grow up within 30 miles of the city don't want to go further upstate or to Western NY for college.

I live in NYC and have a child in SUNY New Paltz. Plenty of NYC kids go to SUNYs.

Re: consolidation - SUNYs were created for the benefit of NYS residents, especially the non-rich ones, so the campuses are located all over the New York State. For those ready to pay for the "upgrades" and country club atmosphere, there are plenty of private colleges in NYS for all kinds of students. For those wanting to get a college education in a cost effective way, SUNY works just fine, including the locations.

How does your DC like New Paltz? That seems like a nice one!

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why is SUNY so unappealing to out of state applicants? This seems worth a journalist’s attention. It’s really striking how unpopular they are.

I’m in California. My theory is that there are too many SUNY schools. From here, i have a hard time distinguishing them and I feel like I’m pretty up on college degrees. They don’t differentiate the way that the UCs and CSUs do. It isn’t that they are unappealing as such. It’s that there are 64 of them. That’s a lot of schools to sort out.

I went to NYU and met lots of SUNY and CUNY grads by just living in the city. I can't tell any of the schools apart aside from FIT, Baruch (1st gen grinders who want to work in finance), and Stony Brook (pre-med favorite). The rest of the schools upstate need to be consolidated.

My guess is that NY is doing this in an effort to fill empty seats in those upstate schools. NY kids who grow up within 30 miles of the city don't want to go further upstate or to Western NY for college.

That's just not true. I am from LI and went to Binghamton and loved it.

100%, Binghamton is full of the smartest kids out there. Great education and career/grad school placement

Yeah that SAT between 1320 and 1440 just screams smartest kids out there lmao.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why is SUNY so unappealing to out of state applicants? This seems worth a journalist’s attention. It’s really striking how unpopular they are.

I’m in California. My theory is that there are too many SUNY schools. From here, i have a hard time distinguishing them and I feel like I’m pretty up on college degrees. They don’t differentiate the way that the UCs and CSUs do. It isn’t that they are unappealing as such. It’s that there are 64 of them. That’s a lot of schools to sort out.

I went to NYU and met lots of SUNY and CUNY grads by just living in the city. I can't tell any of the schools apart aside from FIT, Baruch (1st gen grinders who want to work in finance), and Stony Brook (pre-med favorite). The rest of the schools upstate need to be consolidated.

My guess is that NY is doing this in an effort to fill empty seats in those upstate schools. NY kids who grow up within 30 miles of the city don't want to go further upstate or to Western NY for college.

That's just not true. I am from LI and went to Binghamton and loved it.

100%, Binghamton is full of the smartest kids out there. Great education and career/grad school placement

Back in my day, smart kids with money went to Cornell, and their peers without money went to Binghamton. It’s a good school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why is SUNY so unappealing to out of state applicants? This seems worth a journalist’s attention. It’s really striking how unpopular they are.

I’m in California. My theory is that there are too many SUNY schools. From here, i have a hard time distinguishing them and I feel like I’m pretty up on college degrees. They don’t differentiate the way that the UCs and CSUs do. It isn’t that they are unappealing as such. It’s that there are 64 of them. That’s a lot of schools to sort out.

I went to NYU and met lots of SUNY and CUNY grads by just living in the city. I can't tell any of the schools apart aside from FIT, Baruch (1st gen grinders who want to work in finance), and Stony Brook (pre-med favorite). The rest of the schools upstate need to be consolidated.

My guess is that NY is doing this in an effort to fill empty seats in those upstate schools. NY kids who grow up within 30 miles of the city don't want to go further upstate or to Western NY for college.

That's just not true. I am from LI and went to Binghamton and loved it.

100%, Binghamton is full of the smartest kids out there. Great education and career/grad school placement

Yeah that SAT between 1320 and 1440 just screams smartest kids out there lmao.

Says grinder bot mom.

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Thanks for this! Too bad it doesn’t include Binghamton though. Anyone have experience with Buffalo?

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Anyone have recent experience with Fredonia? I know about the weather as does DD. DD will most likely apply to New Paltz but curious if Fredonia is a good option. Looking for small to medium schools with good graphic design, game design or animation.