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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]  Anonymous wrote:
I have always wondered about this too. They are a great value, even for out-of-state residents. Weather might be a factor, but plenty of people from the DMV choose SLACs and some out-of-state publics in cold climates. [/quote]

[quote]But those schools generally have better academic reputations ... I mean you could equally ask why more DMV students aren't going to Penn State's regional campuses. The answer is because they don't want to and have better options.  [/quote]

The ignorance of some DCUM commenters -- and their insistence on advertising it -- is breathtaking.

On US News' list of National Universities, SUNY/Stony Brook ranks #77 (tie); SUNY/Binghamton ranks #83; and SUNY/Buffalo ranks #89 (tie).

That's equal to, or higher ranked than, several nearby OOS schools that get exhaustive interest and discussion on DCUM -- Penn State (#77- tie), Delaware (#89) or Temple (#121)

Those SUNY flagships are also higher ranked than several out of area OOS schools that frequently surface on DCUM -- Colorado/Boulder (#97), Arizona State (#121 - tie), and UVM (#121 - tie).

They're signficantly higher ranked than the southern universities and flagships that some trolls keep trying to push here -- Auburn (#97), South Carolina (#115), and Alabama (#137).

The SUNY flagships have stronger reputations than a lot of the schools that get talked up here on DCUM.   That says a lot more about DCUM commenters, and their low information, and their priorities,  than it does about the SUNY system.

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Well Penn State is Penn State---the atmosphere alone is what many want, along with a quality big school. 
Delaware---great state school and it's not located in the middle of nowhere (like most SUNYs)
and Temple is in a Major city. 
I honestly think location, location location is why people don't think of SUNYs.  And when you put OOS costs with them, it's just not worth it.  Many are not easy to fly to---you have to bus a few hours to an airport or take a train and then connect.

People go to Alabama for the big school experience (football, and now basketball) and the fact that Alabama offers MAJOR merit to students. A 1420+ and 3.5+ UW gpa will get you FREE TUITION as an OOS student.  So yeah, people are willing to sacrifice "ranking" for the big school experience with only owing room & board. I know for a fact that Boulder does not offer much (if any) merit awards, especially for OOS students.  So $18K for R&B at Alabama or $~56K for tuition, R&B at Boulder.  Really not that difficult to see why someone would select Alabama (I personally wouldn't and neither would my kids, but I can certainly understand why many would)
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