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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SUNY specifically didn’t want a flagship when founded by the state.  They already had Cornell, Columbia, NYU etc.

People do recognize the better SUNYs in the workplace, even in NYC and students are accepted to top-notch grad schools.  Geneseo, SUNY Binghamton, etc.

The reality is that SUNY schools are well-managed, affordable, and provide a great education. [b] They don’t spend huge sums of money on buildings or football, for example. [/b] It’s a different model.  If your student wants to go to Alabama to go to football games, that’s great.  Other students go to SUNYs. It is what it is.  If you are looking for value, SUNY might be for you.[/quote]

I think this is a huge part of it.  I'm from NY and remember touring SUNY campuses and thinking how boring and ugly they were.  I still almost went to one but got financial aid at a private university in an area with less gloomy winters and went there instead.  But I do wish I could go back and slap my 17yo self sometimes, SUNY would have been a more sensible option and now as an adult I appreciate how they are keeping costs reasonable when so many universities have not. [/quote]

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