<p>Accepted to both as an international student. Which would be a better choice?</p>
<p>I have a lot of experience with UConn, as I am dual-enrolled there. I walk the campus everyday and take classes there.
I just visited Binghamton today, and hands down, is better at everything than UConn. The location, the campus, the people, the faculty and the programs were amazing and I feel like UConn wouldn’t even compare. UConn is for people who don’t mind walking across campus to get to their next class. At Binghamton, it would only take 5 minutes at most. The dorms are great at Bing, too.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>The choice would be easy for me; Binghamton is more respected, around here at least, and feels a lot more friendly and cozy as opposed to UConn, which is nice but much larger and more of the stereotypical big state school.</p>
<p>Unless you need to have Big East basketball (which I assume you wouldn’t as an internation student), then go for Binghamton.</p>
<p>I am also an international and got accepted into both, and i am going for binghamton for one simple reason - great academics and overall experience at an affordable cost !</p>
<p>Is Binghamton really well known in New York?</p>
<p>^^is this a serious question??? It is a flagship state university along with Albany, Stony Brook and Buffalo…but the most competitive to be admitted</p>
<p>Doesn’t it differ by major? Anyone know which has a stronger History and/or Pol Sci program ?</p>
<p>Binghamton has the best political science program. History is good as well, although I’ve heard Albany’s isn’t bad.</p>
<p>I just heard that Bing is extremely liberal and students, especially in Harpur College, with a conservative view would struggle with professors who can be the verge on the Marxism in their teaching. Also the very liberal student community does not seem to welcome conservative thinkers…</p>
<p>Can anyone shed some light on this with facts … I really liked the school and its rep BUT as a conservative/independent thinker, if what i am being told is accurate then I know I would not thrive at Bing or any college with a liberal/marxist environment </p>
<p>Thanks !</p>
<p>CT is a VERY liberal state, and I would imagine the UConn professors would be that way too.</p>
<p>From the classes I’ve taken at UConn, my professors were liberal, but it did not have anything to do with the actual material.</p>
<p>guys think about who majors in fields such as history that would go on to be professors… LIBERALS. If you go to school in the north, you’re going to have to deal with overly liberal professors. Binghamton isn’t any worse off than any other school. I’m going to SOM and I’m conservative, and I get the vibe that many som students are conservative considering the business world in general has many fiscal conservative thinkers who support free market ideals…</p>
<p>cckerry-</p>
<p>This is the second post I’ve seen from you saying “Bing is liberal.” </p>
<p>Yes, many of the professors have liberal leaning beliefs as is much of academia, but almost none will proselytize in the classroom. There are there to teach the material, not to convert you into being “Liberal.” However, like most other schools, there will be some professors who will talk about their beliefs. It is up to you to ignore it or question it. One of my friends is very conservative and he and I enjoy debating politics (I’m left-leaning moderate). If you are open to debate, others will be too. </p>
<p>There are several clubs for more conservative thinkers: Binghamton Review (Conservative magazine), the College Republicans, and the College Libertarians. The Binghamton Philosophy Club welcomes students with all types of thinking- as long as they are open to others as well, nothing is wrong with healthy debate. </p>
<p>Certain departments can be more liberal than others, but it also depends on the professor. Some classes are focused on learning different ideologies or economic theories. I spent a semester learning about Marxist theory (it was not taught to “convert” me to thinking this way, but merely to educate about the theory). </p>
<p>Liberal does not equal unwelcoming or Marxist. Binghamton is perfectly open and friendly to conservative leaning individuals. Openness from both is what counts.</p>
<p>ava559, what’s your final decision? And what country are you from?</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the reply… it definitely allays my fears… sometimes identifying hot buttons to eliminate a school makes this whole process seem easier so thx for helping me to NOT make a mistake …</p>