Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:SUNY schools, in general, are incredible undergraduate values for NYS residents. Especially Bing, Stony Brook (STEM) and Geneseo.
They definitely appeal to those looking for more steak than sizzle.
OK, and every other public university also offers an incredible undergraduate value for in-state students.
By your logic, all public colleges are equal? Is that your claim?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Seems incredibly short-sighted of NY state not to have a more appealing university system. Insane.
Who's to say it's not appealing to NY state residents? Doesn't need to be judged based on whether kids in Bethesda want to go there.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Some of the SUNY schools, Stonybrook, Binghamton, Geneseo, Buffalo, Oswego, all seem like opportunities to get great educations plus they give merit money to OOS. Why aren’t they more popular?
Because they're in Stonybrook, Binghamton, Geneseo, Buffalo, and Oswego. Have you spent Sept-May in these places? They have three seasons: June, July, August, and winter.![]()
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Some kids from this area go to SUNY-Binghamton. And doesn't New Paltz have a good reputation for performing arts?
But overall the SUNY schools don't have very attractive campuses and are in cold locations in towns that aren't exactly thriving. Who'd want to live there if many of the kids at those schools are going home on the weekends? You could have a similar experience at UMBC or George Mason and the weather would be better.
This^^^
Most are unattractive campuses and located in the middle of nowhere with bad weather. There are many "better options" that are also affordable.
This. And another negative is that as a consequence of those things, the student body is overwhelmingly NY state residents. That's true of most public schools of course, but there is a big difference between a place like Pitt, that is about 35% out of state, vs a place like SUNY Binghamton, where 95% of students are from NY. And that percentage is even lower at other SUNY schools. No geographic diversity at all.
Though to be honest, NY state offers a tremendous amount of diversity: kids from upstate (rural/depressed), vs. New York City ('nuf said) vs. the suburbs (Westchester, Long Island). On one level, the state itself has a huge range of types of people/communities.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:SUNY schools, in general, are incredible undergraduate values for NYS residents. Especially Bing, Stony Brook (STEM) and Geneseo.
They definitely appeal to those looking for more steak than sizzle.
OK, and every other public university also offers an incredible undergraduate value for in-state students.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:SUNY schools, in general, are incredible undergraduate values for NYS residents. Especially Bing, Stony Brook (STEM) and Geneseo.
They definitely appeal to those looking for more steak than sizzle.
OK, and every other public university also offers an incredible undergraduate value for in-state students.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would agree with the prior poster. The campuses are old and not very pretty. So I think if you are looking from OOS they may not attract alot of attention. The education at Stony Brook is the best of all the schools.
I wouldn’t agree - Binghamton and Geneseo probably tie.
I think it’s because there is no flagship to bring in OOS kids.
Stony Brook University and the University at Buffalo are the flagships:
https://www.sbstatesman.com/2022/01/07/stony-brook-and-buffalo-formally-named-new-york-public-flagship-universities/
Maybe, in time. But I grew up in NY, and there were not any flagship campuses. Certainly not perceived as such nationally.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Some kids from this area go to SUNY-Binghamton. And doesn't New Paltz have a good reputation for performing arts?
But overall the SUNY schools don't have very attractive campuses and are in cold locations in towns that aren't exactly thriving. Who'd want to live there if many of the kids at those schools are going home on the weekends? You could have a similar experience at UMBC or George Mason and the weather would be better.
This^^^
Most are unattractive campuses and located in the middle of nowhere with bad weather. There are many "better options" that are also affordable.
This. And another negative is that as a consequence of those things, the student body is overwhelmingly NY state residents. That's true of most public schools of course, but there is a big difference between a place like Pitt, that is about 35% out of state, vs a place like SUNY Binghamton, where 95% of students are from NY. And that percentage is even lower at other SUNY schools. No geographic diversity at all.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anyone been to Fredonia recently? It's on the list.
No but my kids piano teacher went there for piano performance and he is amazing.
Anonymous wrote:New Paltz is in a beautiful area, convenient to Amtrak and under 2 hours into NYC.