<p>Hi! I am currently a high schools senior who is very interested in the SUNY system i love love love Oneonta, but i am also interested in Fredonia, Plattsburgh and Oswego. </p>
<p>I have a 89.75 GPA and my SAT scores are 620 on math and 540 on reading i have a 23 composite on my ACT </p>
<p>I have all the ec's including sports part- time jobs and volunteer hours i am also a part of National Honor Society. While i am interested in SUNYs i am also looking at Marist College, WVU and Penn state as my reach.</p>
<p>I have 1200 on my SATs (CR: 600 and M:600) and 23 on ACT. I also have 91 GPA. Very similar stats!
My number one choice is Marist! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! It’s perfect for me. I’m also looking at Oneonta, Binghamton, Fordham, University of Delaware, and Stony Brook.</p>
<p>I think Marist or Oneonta would be great for you!</p>
<p>I think you have a very good shot at Oneonta. I think if you love it that much you should apply early action. I have some knowledge at SUNY Oneonta. A very high percentage of their students attending this year (F’11) were EA.</p>
<p>My D is studying sped at Plattsburgh in their 5 year program. Your math score is the same as hers but your reading is lower. I would recommend taking it again perhaps with tutoring to focus on the reading; your math score is fine for P.</p>
<p>P was my D’s last choice. She also got merit $ at P.</p>
<p>She LOVES it now - she is very active and involved in the school and can’t imagine herself anywhere else. The campus is very pretty, the surrounding area is gorgeous and the admissions and staff people were the nicest we encountered anywhere.</p>
<p>I love oneonta and they have a great education program but they dont have a special education major thats why im still confused and leaning towards plattsburgh</p>
<p>clarkney- i went to suny website and did program search for special ed.- so Buffalo state, geneseo, old westbury and plattsburg all came up. Then went to check on cortland as my d graduated from there (not education major). So they list a major as “Inclusive Special Ed”.<br>
so just wanted you to know that Special Ed. programs may have different names at different SUNY campuses.<br>
BTW- my d was extremely happy at Cortland. We also liked the Oneonta campus very much, but as d majored in sport management, Cortland was the “go to” school. We did visit Brockport too, it was a nice campus (but personally we liked the campus feel at oneonta, cortland, and new paltz better).<br>
I’m an Oswego grad- also very nice campus- but extremely cold and windy in winter.
Pretty much most if not all of the Suny colleges have strong education programs, but just double check to make sure they have an undergrad special ed. component.
Some may have the 5 year plan (Plattsburg) to get your masters degree too and that may be something to consider. Cortland also had a masters in special ed- but I don’t know if it is a specific 5 year program, or you need to apply for the masters degree separately.<br>
I know SUNY schools usually don’t get much love on these boards, but you really can get a strong and reasonably priced education at a SUNY.</p>
<p>Wow thank you so much that was one of the most helpful responses i have gotten, at the moment i am leaninh towards plattsburgh because of the 5 year program but i have yet to visit. And i am not really sure why so many people dislike the SUNY system in this economy it is a lifesaver!</p>
<p>You should know that SUNY New Paltz is rated as one of the top teachers’ schools in the country, its ed dep’t is good enough to put it up there with private univ’s.</p>
<p>Plattsburgh is a very friendly campus and has very good programs. Students there seem happy. Our tour guide was very helpful, if a bit green. The faculty member we met with one on one was excellent and very generous with his time.</p>
<p>I am not sure that you could get in to New Paltz. My D did not and that was 3 years ago; things have only gotten worse. As it turns out, it was for the best since NP does not offer a music concentration for education. That is something you need to look into - not all SUNY’s offer all possible concentrations. </p>
<p>We also looked heavily into the inclusion program at Cortland, which she did get in to. At that time, you applied for the program after you were already at the school and they only took about 15 students. There was a tiering determination for selection. Basically, minority males got highest pull, followed by minority females, white males and then white females. My D decided she didn’t have a chance since she’s a WF. I am not complaining about the system because Cortland was very upfront about it on its website and I understand the reasoning behind it, but unless you meet the category they are looking for it might not be worth the effort.</p>
<p>One last thing to consider is when you can get in to the ed dept. At Plattsburgh, you can enter immediately and gain admission to the 5 year program in your second semester if your grades are good enough. It would be awful to go to a school for ed and then not get into the ed dept.</p>
<p>Good luck with whatever schools you choose.</p>