<p>Hey everyone, </p>
<p>My name is Jana and I am the Marketing Coordinator of the Binghamton University Student Ambassador Program. We are a student volunteer organization with the Undergraduate Admissions office here at BU. I would be happy to answer any questions anyone may have regarding the university...and if I can't answer them, I will surely direct you to someone who can.</p>
<p>Thanks,
Jana</p>
<p>Hi, if i havent receive a decision yet, when should i be expecting one since it’s almost 20th of april.</p>
<p>hello, I was admitted into Harper, but I think I want to major in Business which isn’t offered in Harper. I called the school, and they told me to apply to School of Management after my 1st semester. BUT, it is highly competitive and it would depend on the amount of empty seats & whoever has the highest average.
But still, even if this is true, I’m sure that of the thousands of students at harper, there must be some who want to pursue business and cant make it to SOM. Are there any other options other than transfering into SOM? (I do not want to transfer into another school)</p>
<p>Thanks,
Carmen</p>
<p>I haven’t yet received a decision yet, but I was told by someone in the Decker that they aren’t accepting anymore applicants right now … I was wondering if I don’t get into that school can i still get into Binghamton as an undeclared major?</p>
<p>If you have not heard, please contact the admissions office at 607.777.2171. All decisions for the fall should have gone out on April 1st.</p>
<p>Carmen,</p>
<p>There is no real equivalent to Business in Harpur, however, a lot of people do economics instead. You are correct that it is competitive (generally a transfer within schools from harpur to SOM requires a 3.8). Some people will petition and try to do a duel degree which means that you get 2 degrees from 2 separate schools. Sorry that I could not be of anymore help. I suggest that you take different classes and expand on your options as you never know what you might find…</p>
<p>Jana</p>
<p>Sometimes if Decker becomes filled, you will be accepted into harpur, while other times you might not. Unfortunately since I am a harpur student, I really do not know about the Decker applications at this time (as well as I am not authorized to give info like that out). Again I suggest contacting the admissions office at 607-777-2171.</p>
<p>Jana</p>
<p>Hi,
I am now a CC student in California and I am planning transfer to binghamton SOM next year. What is the average GPA for transfer student to go to SOM?</p>
<p>Boris</p>
<p>Boris, </p>
<p>The regular transfer GPA (I believe for regular admissions) is about a 3.3. It may be a little higher for SOM. </p>
<p>Jana</p>
<p>Hey, thanks
What i dont understand is, whats the difference between going to SOM (as a freshman undergraduate) and going to buisness school for graduate school?
Can I major in something else in Harpur, and then go to business school?
Also, whats your major? and how did you come about choosing it?
Do you know of any people who got into SOM from Harpur?</p>
<p>thanks a lot,
Carmen</p>
<p>Ohh, and can students from Harpur take classes offered at SOM?
I heard you choose your major at the end of your sophomore year? But people are already going into Bing with a major. How does it work?
How do you “officially” declare a major? Is it a piece of paper you need to fill out?
Can I have majors and minors?</p>
<p>Thanks,
Carmen</p>
<p>Carmen, </p>
<p>I am a double major in Psychology and Art (Graphic Design). I actually came to Binghamton for their specific concentration in Psychology called Applied Behavioral Analysis. It is basically classes in which you are a tutor at the on campus Institute for Child Development (the only private school in NY on state property, in which children on the Autism Spectrum come and get help they need). I knew that it was a great opportunity. I also liked that they had a campus day care center in which I could volunteer at as early as freshman year. In terms of adding art, my mom is an '82 alum and she is a self-employed graphic designer. I was really into art in high school (specifically photography) and I happened to take one class here and it was great. I have two majors, which can be a lot, but it is good for me as I will have options after I graduate.</p>
<p>Back to your question…I believe that you can be a major in harpur and then go to business school. I mean I am not 100% sure but as long as you keep your grades up grad school should be fine to get into. I think the advantage of being in SOM during your undergraduate years, is that there is a better chance of getting into business school after. I suggest that you go to harpur-advising.binghamton.edu and ask one of the advisors. They are there to help you plan for the future and they would have better insight as to how to go about doing this. As for if I know people who have transferred into SOM from Harpur, yes I do. I know quite a few people who have done this so it is possible to transfer.</p>
<p>Jana</p>
<p>How difficult is a double major? I’m thinking English and Cinema, but I’m undecided since I really want to be a Cinema major, but English seems more practical in this ****ty job market.</p>
<p>It really depends on what you double major in. I personally don’t think the English and Cinema should be too difficult but you should check out the requirements for each before determining. For me it was an easy decision because both were of interest to me so I thought that even if they were difficult I wouldn’t get too bored.</p>
<p>Thanks you soo much!</p>
<p>-Carmen</p>
<p>Hello jana,
I did not remember filling anything out on my commonapp application about choosing schools in Binghamton. And, I just found out that they determine which school to place you in according to the academic interests you listed on your commonapp. I listed health sciences, so I guess thats why they placed me in Harpur. But now, my interests has changed to business. Do you think I can transfer over to SOM now by calling them? Or do I have to wait till after my 1st semester? I find it a little unfair. =(</p>
<p>Thanks,
Carmen</p>
<p>Carmen, </p>
<p>Now that you have just been admitted to Harpur you must wait till after your first semester to apply to transfer to SOM. Transferring into SOM is not an easy task as it requires a fairly high GPA (I believe around a 3.8). </p>
<p>Jana</p>
<p>What about study abroad program? Looks like Bing has much less places to go abroad than some other SUNY schools. Is there a chance to go to a SUNY school abroad that isn’t offered by Binghamton but offered by some other school within SUNY schools.</p>
<p>Carmen,</p>
<p>My daughter is in the same situation - admitted to Harpur but now thinking about business. I have researched and spoke to admissions counselors about this and here’s the deal. You absolutely cannot transfer now, there is no more room in SOM. As far as transferring after first semester or year, it is apparently very difficult to transfer to that school. They told me that your best shot was when you applied (although it’s the toughest school to get into, my daughter’s stats were high and she probably could have gotten in). After that, it is around a 3.8 GPA and even that’s no guarantee - it depends if there is space. So this is a real concern because you cannot major in anything business unless you’re in SOM. Even taking any business classes can be hard because priority goes to SOM kids. Don’t know what my D is going to do, although she was a great student in HS (> 4.0 GPA)who knows how difficult it would be to get that 3.8 plus things could change without mom around to nag! So she may not be going to Bing due to all this. She may be going to University of Delaware instead. Although I don’t think they’re quite as good she did get into the honors program there and changing over to business is not as tough. So there’s my two cents.</p>
<p>“While we promote participation in Binghamton University programs, we recognize that Binghamton cannot be in all countries or meet all the study-abroad interests of students. The offices of international programs at all SUNY campuses communicate regularly with each other and coordinate arrangements for students to participate in each others programs. SUNY schools offer over 400 programs in more than 50 countries.”</p>
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