<p>For those who may be hesitant to apply to buffalo or wanna know more, go ahead and ask (I'm a current freshman).</p>
<p>do you need a teacher recommendation</p>
<p>What's the atmosphere like at Buffalo? Is it really scattered, because the school is so big, or is there maybe a little bit of a community-oriented feeling on campus?</p>
<p>I know that almost all SUNY schools are big on parties, but how would you describe Buffalo's social life?</p>
<p>What's the quality of teaching like? Are the professors really boring and terrible teachers, or are there many who really make the class fascinating and enjoyable?</p>
<p>How hard is the workload? What would you say are the amount of hours spent per night doing homework?</p>
<p>Also, unknownazn brings up a good point... Do you need to submit teacher recommendations? I really don't understand how that works on the Buffalo supplement...</p>
<p>thanks jjkell</p>
<p>About the teacher recs, I think 2 are mandatory...</p>
<p>As for the university, it's something to really admire. I was hesitant because of the big populaiton as well, but you see the same people everyday despite 20,000+ people. You can develop close relationships with people easily and the atmosphere is ideal, safe, diverse, anything you want it to be. Diversitywise, it's incredible, you can't go 10 yards without hearing an ethnic language. Socially speaking, you make it what ytou want it to be. Yes, it's a big party school but if you choose to stay in the dorms for a quiet night, there are a few who do that. If you want to head out to a party, you ALWAYS can find one going on on thursday, friday and saturday nights no matter what. Professors are iffy, it just depends on your major. For the general ed courses, every professor I have is fair and nice but there have been stories but don't be intimidated, despite how bad a professor is,you can still get an A. It's not like it's impossible, it just requires work. As for homework, there mostly is none, just papers due and you have quite a few weeks to do them and some studying. Personally, I never really applied myself in high school until senior year. All you do is study and get an A in college, it's that easy. I was thinking it might be hard but it's not at all, to get an A you just gotta remember some simple stuff. Personally, I'm doing less work in college and getting better grades because of the lack of written hw which I never liked. I only study about 3 hours on the weekends and I have an A in every class except psychology (had an A- GPA in highschool). If you decide to go, I'll tell you some good professors. Definitely think about Buffalo, it's awesome. I was hesitant because of the big size, intimidated by the fact I wasn't going to get good grades but trust me, it was unnecessary. I don't think I could've made a better decision about where I wanted to go to college. It's a balance of everything you could ask for, the only negative is that a lot of freshmen just drink and are immature but that's everywhere. That's another point, attractive people are everywhere, definitely more than I thought...Idk, if you were curious or something.</p>
<p>I was wondering if the cold is unbearable..because I love everything about buffalo (from what ive heard) but being trapped in my dorm under 100 feet of snow doesnt seem like a fun time</p>
<p>hey do you know what the BARE minimum gpa and sats scores to get inot UB?</p>
<p>SNR-Don't worry about the cold. A lot of the lecture halls are interconnected so you don't have to go outside to walk to a class. The cold really isn't that unbearable. It snows, but not a lot. I mean, I left for Winter break from buffalo like a week ago and up to that point, we only had a combined 7 inches of snow up until then. The cold is...cold but it's bearable. Don't let it deter you from applying to buffalo though, I'd highly recommend the school. They have so much stuff to do off campus its insane: malls, restaurants, stores, just insane.</p>
<p>dgo- I have a friend who got a 940 on her SAT and she got in. I'd say get 1100 to be in safe range.</p>
<p>was that regular admissions or did she get into EOP? a 940 seems way out of range. do you know any other people that got really low sat scores and gpa? thanks.</p>
<p>i have a friend with a 75 avg but i think all his classes are honors and his sat score is about 1150. do you think he has a shot?</p>
<p>that was regular admissiosn</p>
<p>a 75gpa and 1100 sat is questionable but I will say this...on the sites it says the average SAT is about 1140...but let me tell you why you have a very good shot if you're below 1140. Each incoming class has about 4000 students. About 1000 of those 4000 are scholars/honors. The preqrequisite for being a scholar is 1200 minimum and the prerequisite for being an honor student is 1300 minimum. That means 25% of those admitted will bloat the average SAT score for buffalo, meaning 75% has to balance that number out. Let's just say the average of those 25% scholars/honors is a 1250. That means, given the population, 75% of all students who go to UB have to balance out the SAT to an average of 1140. If you use ratios, that means 75% of the campus had an SAT score of 1100. 25% of the campus had an SAT score of 1250. Of that 75% of the campus that averaged 1100, we'll make an increment of 1075-1125. If you're anywhere within that range, you have a good shot at being admitted. If you're basing your SATs off the new scale, just use equivalent scores. With an 1100, there's a real good shot to be admitted. So yeah, your friend has a pretty good shot at Buffalo. Remember, 75% of the campus were admitted with scores averaging 1100. There are bound to be many cases of people being admitted with 1000s. Don't forget as well, it's a SUNY school. Since they have rolling admissions, they almost always have extra slots for prospective students who they'll take just to get that extra money for that extra, despite whatever your credentials may be. It's really not that hard of a school to get into, don't worry, I think you and your friend are fine.</p>
<p>thanks a lot, you have definitly took a lot of worries off my mind</p>
<p>do they have an accelerated med program?</p>
<p>Not to my knowledge. The closest they have is the 6 year PharmD program, and the 5 year Exercise Science DPT.</p>
<p>How is the housing situation? Is there a demand and therefore a waiting list? Do a lot of people live in of-campus housing? I am thinking about going to Bufallo for grad school.</p>
<p>whats better stony brook, buffalo or binghamton overall?academiically and socialy? and which one is best for pre-med?</p>
<p>US news has 1. Binghamton 2. Stony Brook 3. Buffalo but all are in close range of each other</p>
<p>HOWEVER</p>
<p>I'd say 1. Stony Brook 2. Buffalo 3. Binghamton</p>
<p>Stony Brook and Buffalo both have money, Buffalo is loaded. Money gets resources. Not to mention, Buffalo is the top research school in New York. Binghamton is drained and will continue it's downward trend, they're best known as a "feeder" school to excellent graduate schools but again, that's about the only thing great about them. Stony Brook has some real geniuses, probably the smartest of the 3 schools in general. This is academically speaking. It just depends what you want to do. I will tell you right now, the best for engineering is by far and away Stony Brook, the best for business and economy and pharmacy is by far Buffalo, the best for pre-med is Binghamton with a slight edge over Stony Brook. Socially, college is what you make of it, just live on campus and don't commute. I was hesitant to go to Buffalo cause I didn't know what the social scene was like but it was the greatest decision I have thus far made concerning academics. If you want to drink, there are partyers EVERYWHERE. If you want to chill in a coffee shop or in dorms and are laid back, they are everywhere as well. Anything you will ever need is within 5 miles: buses, mall, movie theater, restaurants, shopping centers, everything. That's the greatest part about Buffalo, on campus and off campus aesthetics. On campus, there's a CVS, subway, burger king, store. The truth of the matter is, socially speaking, you will definitely find your niche anywhere, I think Buffalo, Stony Brook, Binghamton all have 20,000+ students so the social scene will be fine anywhere. The thing about Binghamton is my sister went there and said there was nothing around Binghamton and it's true (in comparison to Buffalo and Stony Brook). But if you want to do pre-med, Binghamton has a slight edge but all 3 are basically the same. If there are any single majors that are incredible for the universities, it's Stony Brook and engineering and Buffalo and pharmacy. The truth of the matter is that you should make a decision on what you feel is right. Personally, don't let any social or academic prestige factor in because you create your own experience and all three are fine academic institutions. Stony Brook is a young institution and it will gain notoriety soon enough. Academically, I repeat, don't let it effect your decision entirely. IF THERE'S ONE THING TO STRESS TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, IT'S THAT YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN INSTITUTION THAT WILL FIT YOUR LIFESTYLE. If you would like to stay on campus and like rural living, choose Binghamton. If you like a city-like atmosphere, choose Buffalo. If you like suburban life, choose Stony Brook. Because my sister went to Binghamton, I live 30 minutes away from Stony Brook and I currently go to Buffalo, I think I have a pretty good grasp on all 3. If you're debating about which to choose, I'd recommend Buffalo but it's totally up to you. Here are the things you need to take into account (in my opinion, excluding academia since all 3 are close enough, it's not like the difference between MIT and a city school):</p>
<p>Buffalo-City Life in downtown Buffalo on south campus. A more closeknit feeling on north campus. Essentially, city-like atmosphere and suburban-like atmosphere are literally 10 minutes apart. Also, the weather. If you can take cold, go to Buffalo but let me just say it's not a big issue since heating is excellent and the campus is interconnected practically. Also, ITS RIGHT NEAR CANADA.</p>
<p>Stony Brook-Only an hour or so away from NEW YORK CITY. Like Buffalo, it has a great deal of spots off campus, just not as much.</p>
<p>Binghamton-Nothing special to really consider. They have one shopping center about 5 minutes away with the addition of scattered stores but that's it. The thing is, it's really not that big of a deal if you plan to spend basically all your time on campus which a lot of people do.</p>
<p>AlphaFlight-The housing for undergrads is good. There are a few halls that are scummy looking and a few that are great. It's mainly like any other college, there's are good ones and ugly ones but for the most part, I'd say 75% of the housing is above average from what I've previously seen. As for graduate school housing, there on campus and off campus apartments. Both of which are hard to get into, HOWEVER, graduate students have first priority so it's not an impossible wait. On campus, there's on overwhelming number of undergrads who fill the apartments (apartments are ok, nothing special but nothing terrible, so in that sense in them being normal, there may arise disappointment). The grads that do need housing usually go off campus and the apartments are visibly and mechanically better. On a scale of 1-10, on campus are a 5, off campus are an 8. The thing is, graduate students only have to wait if they submit late housing applications. If everything is done on time, if an apartment is requested upon submitting the grad school application, there should be no waiting game.</p>
<p>I have recently been accepted to Buffalo. I am very interested in living in the Governors Residence Halls. In the book buffalo sent me it says that their are freshmen residence areas in governors. Will i be guaranteed to live with other freshmen or could they place me in suite with all sophmores?</p>
<p>Going into college, I had NO IDEA about the dorms so I'll just talk to you like I would to myself last year...if that makes sense...</p>
<p>NEGATIVE: All of the rooms are a little smaller than north campus and south campus dorms. The thing is, governors is LARGELY an HONORS program housing dormitory, very rarely will you be put on governors if you're not in the honors program. The dining halls are MUCH smaller in governors and they have less selection, the only thing better at governors is the pizza in the dining halls. It's a very quite place, it's a more homely atmosphere because rooms are aligned like in any other dorm, except there is a kitchen and lounge RIGHT nearby, unlike in the other dorms where it has a "dorm" atmosphere, something I prefer. None of the parties happen at governors, it's a very quite place with studious students for the most part, all of the stuff happens on south campus usually. Also, mostly everyone I know who live in governors don't know that many people, they are secluded from both the north campus housing dormitories and south campus, they only are familiar with the few that live in their dorms HOWEVER, it's not always the case. It's just that a lot of people find it way more convenient to make friends who live close by (there are about 4 times as many housed on north than on governors so making friends is easier and visiting is easier too).</p>
<p>Positives: It's very quite if you're a quite person and don't like that much commotion. Again, if you like a homely atmosphere, it's the place for you, it's just your style of preference. It's RIGHT near most of the classes (south campus has nutrition, exercise science, grad classes so you probably won't be going there). It's a 10 minute walk to the classes if you're on north, 8 minute busride but it's literally a 2 minute walk away if you live in governors. </p>
<p>Honestly, if you're on collegeconfidential then you're a certain type of student. You probably are focused on doing well and not that much of a partyer (that is, not to say you're not a partyer at all). I actually wanted anything but south campus before I came here, but I'm SOOO glad how things turned out. Of the campuses on north, definitely try and get Richmond, more than half are upperclassmen but sometimes they manage to house you there. Porter is DEAD, never a sound and nobody's social. Wilkeson is COMPLETELY opposite, it's where all the freshman parties and noises are, unbelievably loud and filled with partyers. Spaulding and Red Jacket are like the same, a balance of party and studying but there just isn't the right atmosphere. Overall, I'd rank them...</p>
<ol>
<li>Richmond</li>
<li>Wilkeson</li>
<li>Porter</li>
<li>Fargo</li>
<li>Governor's</li>
<li>Red Jacket</li>
<li>Spaulding</li>
</ol>
<p>Wilkeson, Red Jacket, Governor's, Spaulding are the freshmen dorms (100% freshmen). Porter is about 40% freshmen, Richmond is about 40% freshmen, Fargo is about 75% freshmen.</p>
<p>to those visiting and worried about the weather...</p>
<p>do understand that this year is unseasonably warm and not snowy AT ALL...usually there's a lot of snow on the ground and it's cooooold. </p>
<p>Just so you understand this winter isn't a normal one...I know this thread is to try and convince people to go to UB, I just don't want anyone to come and then realize they made a mistake! </p>
<p>If you like snow, you'll do well at UB!</p>