<p>Does going to a 4-year college where the majority of students commute from home are boring to go to or have less campus life than a traditional 4-year college? I'm transferring from a community college to SUNY Farmingdale where the majority of students commute and less than 10% of students live in dorms. I already got on-campus housing though. Is SUNY Farmingdale a good school to go to in terms of campus life? I just want to have a different college experience because I commute from home to my community college each day.</p>
<p>I always thought that the higher percentage of students who live on campus, the better the campus life, because students wouldn't go home right after their last classes end for the day.</p>
<p>I love commuter campuses. It’s all relative and what you make of it. They’ll be activities and parties, you just have to work to find them like you would at a residential campus.</p>
<p>IMO yes. I have friends at residential campuses who have that experience. In a commuter school people stop trying a couple of weeks in. The only ones who don’t mind are those that live near by or have a ton of hs friends there.</p>
<p>If you want a traditional campus experience, do not go to a 90% commuter school. This should be common sense. </p>
<p>The most memorable parts of college were the hundreds of stories that only happen after classes end. I’m not just talking about partying either (although that was certainly a big aspect). For me it was making friends with roommates/floormates at dinner, late night trips to the food trucks/RPC, intramural sports on weekends, drinking beer and playing poker with my neighbors on Tuesday nights, walking back to my dorm at 10pm with my roommate while bi*ching about the organic chem prelim we just took, Sunday brunch followed by a day at the range hitting golf balls, taking the same class with my roommates and staying up til 4am doing a problem set and simultaneously playing CoD.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t have any of these memories if I had stayed at my commuter school. Commuting sucks, don’t do it unless you absolute have to.</p>
<p>The reason why I chose to go to a commuter school was because it’s one of the colleges close by that offer a degree in aviation administration/management. In fact, all the colleges on Long Island that offer degrees in aviation are just commuter schools with few dorms so basically I have no choice for that matter unless I want a degree in something else.</p>
<p>A 4 year commuter college definitely has less campus life than a traditional college, but it is really what you make of it. I go to a pretty “traditional” college…everyone is required to live on campus their freshman year, and I really feel like the college experience is better for it. My hometown college is a 4 year commuter college (one of the main reasons why I chose to leave, because I wanted to have more of the “traditional” college experience). But at the same time, you can definitely make the best of your situation. </p>
<p>Living in the dorms in my opinion is a good way to start… most people who choose to live in the dorms in commuter campuses tend to be the people that want to have more of that “traditional” college vibe. So you can still have fun with the friends you make in the dorms (there just might be fewer of them). I can’t share anything regarding the school you chose - not familiar with it. But attending sporting events and participating in intramurals are an easy way to get more involved in your school. There are still going to be student orgs - join one related to your ideal career field, so you can not only meet people with similar interests but also meet kids that could be in your classes. Bottom line is, you will have to “try harder” to have a full college experience at a commuter school, but you can definitely still have some semblance of it.</p>
<p>I’ve gone to both types of schools and have some fond memories of both. Sitting around b*tching and moaning with my suitemates (hated my roommate) about anything, One Tree Hill marathons in the tv room, dinner with floormates, etc were all great, but there was a major lack of freedom there because of how limited (and clausterphobic) the small town felt.
I’ve met great friends at my commuter school and was able to live in a city and not be so dependent on cars to get around and to have something more than just a WalMart and Starbucks. Commuter schools will have clubs, intramural sports and the actual team sports and what have you. Often, there will still be a Greek scene and the parties and other functions that come along with them. You just have to seek</p>
<p>Does anyone go to SUNY Farmingdale? What is it like over there, especially campus life? What about quality of academics, especially its aviation program? Would I be getting a good education over there or would I get more of an average education?</p>