<p>My daughter plans to major in physics. Which is considered better for that area, either Binghamton or Stony Brook and how is each school over all?</p>
<p>I am currently a freshman at Binghamton and I love it here. And in fact, Stony Brook was one of my other choices when deciding where to attend college. As a science major, a school with a good science program was important, especially with a research program, which both schools offer. While I can say that Stony Brook has a better physics program (and if your daughter is even interested, they have a WISE (women in science and engineering) program too! But, it is all up to what is more important to your daughter... I have heard that Stony Brook does not have as big of a social life as Binghamton. And SB does have a LARGE commuter population, though I don't know if that would influence your decision. Personally, coming from Long Island I could not tolerate the idea of staying too close to home. And I didn't want to commute either. So for me the decision was clear: Binghamton. And as I said before, I love it here and I would make the same decision again if given the choice.</p>