<p>I am a transfer student and was told I’ll probably be in apartment housing- Susquehanna or hillside. Where are these buildings in relation to everything on campus? How far of a walk is it to main campus? I just don’t want to have to go outside the gates of the school and drive down a back road to get to apartments. thanks!</p>
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<p>The leftmost buildings are Hillside, the buildings to the right from that near the huge parking lot are Susquehanna, the buildings inside the circle with the bubble and the A are where the classes are. It’s all within walking distance, no car is needed and the apartments are on campus.</p>
<p>bingtransfer, who told you you’d probably be in the apartments? I’m not really considering them, but I suppose having a single would be nice…</p>
<p>Transfers unfortunately don’t have an option if the get put in Hillside and Susquahanna. Since freshmen can’t live there and transfers can, they tend to put transfers in the apt communities a lot.</p>
<p>Ah, I see. I put them last on my housing preference but if I get put there I suppose it won’t be a big deal.</p>
<p>Not all the rooms in the apartments are singles, and the majority of the doubles were reserved for transfer students.</p>
<p>Admissions told me and it’s also on the transfer website.</p>
<p>Alright, makes sense. Apartment housing is certainly better than no housing.</p>
<p>How is the environment at the apartments, by the way?</p>
<p>Admissions told me “Probably” most likely due to the fact that freshmen can’t live in the apartments. But I’d actually rather have an apartment with a common room/kitchen than have to be in a forced triple!</p>
<p>The apartments are fairly nice. I’ve been in both susquahanna and hillside as I have friends in both. It is really nice as bingtransfer10 said to have a kitchen and common room, however in the dorms you have a kitchen that everyone can use and in certain buildings (if you are in suite style rooms) you will have a common area as well. The apartments are a little further from the residence communities but you don’t need a car to get up there. Also, there is a shuttle that stops at both communities if you don’t feel like walking on day.</p>
<p>Jana</p>
<p>are they air conditioned?</p>
<p>I believe that the only air conditioned dorms on campus is Mohawk in CIW, Mountainview and Hillside (the apartment community)</p>
<p>hi BingAmbassador, </p>
<p>do you think i have a chance at Binghamton RD? im a junior in HS.
live in NY</p>
<p>GPA: 3.25(estimated with senior year 3.43) Unweighted
3.51 Weighted</p>
<p>SAT II’s:
Bio: 720
Chem: 680
Global Hist: 730
Math level 1: 750
Physics: Taking this year
US HIStory: taking his year</p>
<p>Extra curriculars:</p>
<p>800+ hours Community Service @ a hospital</p>
<p>Basketball for 2 yrs
Laccrosse for 1yr</p>
<p>4 clubs</p>
<p>Play on my schools orchestra (Clarinet)</p>
<p>paino for 5 years</p>
<p>Trumphet since i was young</p>
<p>been in two school plays with good roles</p>
<p>intern @ a travel agency</p>
<p>Summer program @ Syracuse U (going this year) getting 8 credits</p>
<p>I want to apply the Harpur school(College of Arts and Sciences) for Biochemistry</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Kingsta, </p>
<p>I don’t have authority to tell you that. Binghamton does not just look at grades and extra curricular. They may also look at where you come from and how many people apply from your school.</p>
<p>Jana</p>
<p>Okay, quick question here.</p>
<p>Does the Watson school typically fill up fast or does it continue to accept transfers for a while?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Watson, as well as the other schools besides harpur and ccpa, seem to fill up fast as there are not many spots open in their programs. However, I know of many upperclassmen who drop out of watson and transfer over to Harpur so it really depends. Sorry that this answer is vague.</p>
<p>Does Binghamton have a good feeling of community? In the letters they send me they say how there is lot of community building in the residence halls. Would you agree with that?</p>
<p>I think that each residence community generally will feel like a home to those living there. You occasionally get the students who are placed in a location that they do not like but there is always an opportunity to switch. I personally know from experience from living in Hinman. Hinman is very big on leadership and involvement from their residents. Although I do not live in hinman anymore as I am offcampus, I am what they call a “student fellow” who is an alum of the community who still wants to stay involved. Most of my closest friends also lived in my community both years that I lived there.</p>
<p>Can you give a run down on the characteristics of each residence community?</p>
<p>Chinablue - check out reslife.binghamton.edu to find out more about the dorms. if you want something from a student’s perspective you can also check out our student blog and click on housing - [Binghamton</a> University Admissions](<a href=“http://blogs.binghamton.edu/index.php/admissions/]Binghamton”>http://blogs.binghamton.edu/index.php/admissions/)</p>