My son had a great experience touring SUNY Geneseo.
The vibe on campus was extremely positive, and naturally so (i.e., not contrived). The day included multiple interactions with current students and different professors / departments. Everyone he came across was friendly and seemed to be enjoying themselves. Academics were clearly the focal point, discussions were thought provoking, and they continued outside of class. At the same time, everyone was down to earth and fun loving too. My son did not eat or stay on campus.
I would appreciate insights from anyone who is a current student there OR from SUNY Geneseo graduates from within the past decade OR anyone who knows a current student or recent graduate who might be able to share their perspective on what they know about life at SUNY Geneseo.
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My son graduated from Geneseo two years ago. He loved th school. Any specific questions?
What did he study? Did he join a fraternity? Did he stay all 4 years or go abroad for a semester? What made him choose a smaller SUNY? Did he like the 40:60 ratio? Thanks!
He was a physics/math major, no study abroad. He chose it because he had scholarships that paid for it all, their physics dept is well respected, and the private schools that offered him merit would have still been many thousand per year. I believe his first year physics and biology classes were the largest. Stayed on campus all 4 years, because one scholarship paid for room & board. He loved being in the dorm assigned to freshmen in the honor’s program. Wasn’t too impressed with the food, but it’s a tiny town with a variety of restaurants, and some accepted the school’s food card. Enjoyed the ability to become actual friends with the profs. Didn’t join a fraternity, said they weren’t very well thought of, and that the frat parties were pretty gross and filled with drugs. As part of the honor’s program he teamed up with a mentor prof and spent senior year working on a thesis project.
He had no trouble getting into grad school afterwards, was accepted at several. He’s now about to get his master’s and on the way to his PhD. He’s still in close contact with the group of kids he met in the freshman dorm, tho they’re scattered across the country now.