<p>I plan on going to either of these college for communications but I'm torn between the two because Ithaca has a great communications school with a new major called emerging media(1 of only 2 schools in the country that offers it to undergrads I think) that im really interested in while Binghamton being a more prestigious and harder school doesnt have a strong focus on communications, but I know I'll have more fun there because it's a nicer campus and I know people there so I know I'll have a good time and it's also a good school. Please help persuade me in either direction. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>You left out the finances. Ithaca is $52,300 next year. Bing. is $23,000 in-state. How does that figure for you?</p>
<p>sorry for not including that, finances are no concern and i also have a guaranteed transfer to cornell next year as a sophomore as well if that helps in anyway</p>
<p>Many questions…many comments haha</p>
<p>1) do you anticipate taking the transfer to Cornell? Into what school? I don’t recall Cornell having a comm major…but not sure since my daughter has graduated</p>
<p>2) given the answer to #1, if, “yes” I would advise Binghamton for freshman year; more likely that your courses will be accepted to Cornell as pre-Reqs. </p>
<p>3) if you’re not sure that you will attend Cornell, and you definitely want comm, Park has the better recruiting and alumni base over Binghamton; it is not only about that “four letter word” (pres*ige)</p>
<p>If finances are not a concern, I personally would go to Ithaca for Communications. I’m from the Ithaca area, so if you didn’t like IC’s campus, I’m sure living in/near the city of Ithaca will make up for it.</p>
<p>And as Rodney points out, Park has very good connections, and is a highly regarded comm school.</p>
<p>As a GT, it shouldn’t really matter which school you choose as a freshman, but if you’re not sure if you’d like to use the GT, you’d be well-suited to spend all 4 years at Ithaca if you choose not to.</p>
<p>I’m not sure about the Cornell transfer but it’s non binding so I don’t have to make a definite decision yet and it’s CALS, and I realize that Park makes more sense but for some reason I just cant bring myself to make a decision yet knowingly knowing how life will be at Ithaca as opposed to a good time that I’ll know I’ll have at Binghamton</p>
<p>Is there a minimum GPA needed to get your “guaranteed” transfer to Cornell?</p>
<p>3.0 which I think is easily obtainable</p>
<p>Do you need to take any specific coursework in that time frame like gen eds?</p>
<p>Only like general communication classes which would be fulfilled at either school the first year</p>
<p>If you are hard set on Communications, then I would go to Ithaca to get a taste for it before deciding on Cornell. If your wavering on a major, go to Bing.</p>
<p>Friends and fun issues at Bing. are for you to decide upon. I assume you can make friends at Ithaca too.</p>