<p>So I'd like to know a few things about Binghamton: </p>
<ol>
<li>Do you typically get your first choice residence community?</li>
<li>Is there a lot to do in the city of Binghamton? </li>
<li>How are classes? Like are they mostly lectures or are they in a classroom setting?</li>
</ol>
<p>Picking a community is so hard lol I think I'm going to end up with this order though: Newing, Mountainview, Hinman, CIW, and Dickinson. I'd only prefer a corridor because I feel like it's easier to meet people as a freshman and they clean the bathrooms daily lol. </p>
<p>So yeah I'd really appreciate any student inputs before I officially put down a deposit. if you guys don't mind. Thanks =]</p>
<p>Hey!
My name’s Amber and I’m actually a student here at Binghamton- I absolutely love it. To answer your questions:</p>
<p>1) It depends. The sooner you send in your rankings of housing choice, the more likely you are to get your first choice. CIW is actually the most preferred community- 80% of our students choose that as their first choice. If you decide to put Dickinson first, I can guarantee that you’ll get in. You had mentioned that you want corridor-style living. CIW, Newing, and Dickinson are the only communities that have these type of rooms. Mountainview and Hinman are composed entirely of suites. It’s definitely personal preference though- when you’re in a suite, you become really close to a small group of people, but when you live in corridor style rooms, your door is pretty much always open and you get to know a lot of people. </p>
<p>2) There’s a TON to do in Binghamton- if you know where to look We have a mall, Walmart, a movie theatre, a ton of parks, and we’re actually home to the Binghamton Mets and Senators, so if you’re up for a sports game, that’s always an option The first Friday of every month we have what’s called “First Friday” where local artists display their artwork- it’s a lot of fun :)</p>
<p>3) Most large classes are general education or introductory courses. So, your freshman year, you’ll be in those classes that have maybe 100 or 200 other students in them. That’s totally intimidating, and the professors know that, so for every lecture class there’s a discussion/lab session where students are broken off into groups of about 25 maybe once or twice a week and meet to discuss the material covered in lecture. It’s really helpful, I promise. I took Physics 2 last semester, and 100 of us met 3 times a week for lecture, but then twice a week, I went to my discussion section with about 20 other kids, and we talked about what was discussed in class that week. When you start taking upper level classes, you’ll find that the class size becomes progressively smaller. </p>
<p>I hope that helped! If you have any other questions, definitely post them here- I can assure you that someone will respond :)</p>
<ol>
<li>I would say yes, except for Mountainview. It’s very hard to get into and basically impossible if you don’t get in as a freshmen. I don’t know if the new Newing buildings have changed this/will change this.</li>
<li>Not really… There’s a street full of bars that’s popular weekend nights, other than that people don’t really go into the city. If you want to go shopping, see a movie, etc it’s mostly on Vestal Parkway. This is the street the university is on, but this doesn’t mean you can walk to it. There are free buses run by both the student government and the county. I’m not sure where you’re from, but don’t expect anything like NYC, White Plains, or any other city you might think of. In terms of things to do, it’s more like a suburb than a city.</li>
<li>This really depends on your major/what types of classes you’re taking. There are many GenEd classes that have huge lectures and then smaller discussions with a TA. There are also plenty of smaller classes, especially as you get to higher levels.</li>
</ol>
<p>I wouldn’t include the bathroom cleaning as a reason to pick corridor. Yes, they’re cleaned daily, but there’s a reason why they’re cleaned daily. People are much more likely to take care of their own “private” bathroom than a “public” one…</p>
<p>ahhh thanks guys ! This made me feel a lot better because I’m quite nervous. But anyways:</p>
<p>I’m actually in the School of Management so it seems like mountainview and hinman are a lot closer than newing. I’m just worried about the whole meeting people thing and how it’s easier in a corridor rather than a suite but I’m sure I’ll meet people regardless. I feel like strategically for classes I should just do mountainview or hinman.</p>
<p>I’m from the suburbs so I’m used to it lol as much as I would love to be in a city I dont mind walmart XD</p>
<p>And thanks, the info about classes really helped because I know nothing about how they work. Are either of you in the school of Management ?</p>
<p>Hinman is the closest to the SOM building and Newing is the farthest away. However, it’s not like it’s that far away. You’d just have to leave for class about 10 minutes earlier.</p>
<p>No matter where you live, you’ll be with other freshmen who are looking to meet new people.</p>
<p>BOOTES - Do students in Watson School congrgate in any particuar dorm/area, what dorms are closest to new Watson building and where will computer science be, I heard its not in the new Watson building. I was accepted into Watson/Computer Science</p>
<p>Not really, the dorms aren’t really split up by major. I run into a lot of people from Mountainview, but I know there are CS majors all over. There’s some sort of floor for computer majors in Dickinson <a href=“http://www.core.binghamton.edu/[/url]”>http://www.core.binghamton.edu/</a> . I don’t really know anything about it and their website seems to be down right now.</p>
<p>CiW is the closest to the current engineering building, but all the dorms are pretty close. I’m not sure what’s actually going in this new Watson building, it’s not really on campus. Newing would be the closest to it.</p>
<p>Also, in my experience very few CS classes are actually held in the engineering building. I’ve had CS classes in basically every building that contains classrooms on campus. Hinman would probably be the closest to most of your classes.</p>
We have a mall, Walmart, a movie theatre, a ton of parks, and we’re actually home to the Binghamton Mets and Senators, so if you’re up for a sports game, that’s always an option 
The first Friday of every month we have what’s called “First Friday” where local artists display their artwork- it’s a lot of fun :)</p>