<p>I'm trying to decide between the two schools! I live in NY, so I would pay instate tuition for geneseo.</p>
<p>go to rochester, its just a better all-around school, however the suny's are very cheap. if $'s a problem then geneseo is definately a good school.</p>
<p>hey this is my first post after watching this forum for way too long lol... anyway I as well got accepted into rochester. I live in NY and got accepted into Binghamton and Geneseo and have an extremely similar problem to you jcywl. Does anyone have any advice on state school vs rochester? Is paying almost 50,000 a year worth it for rochester vs a state school? (I'm getting no financial aid but can pay for rochester). And what makes Rochester so much better besides funding? </p>
<p>Any advice would be well recieved!</p>
<p>It depends on what you plan to do after college. If you believe that grad school is in your future, then go to either Binghamton or Geneseo and plan ahead so you won't be swamped with debt and unable to go to grad school. Both are excellent, more and more students who are tops are choosing these schools rather than bear the terrible burden of owing so much money, so these are not by any mean second choice schools.Geneseo in particular has set itself the goal of being seen as separate from the SUNY system, a kind of marketing position, which is why they go by "Geneseo College" rather than SUNY Geneseo. Kids at my son's school who have gotten into Binghamton have also gotten into BC and Georgetown.
I think Rochester is good, otherwise my S wouldn't have applied, but is it 4 times better? Price-wise, that's what it would have to be...
Good luck with your decision, whatever you choose make the most of your four years!</p>
<p>Same dilemma here. Rochester vs Brandeis vs Geneseo. Federal grants make Geneseo virtually free for us. S wants physics & probably grad school, which makes Geneseo very appealing. But what happens if his goals change (which often happens)? For non-grad school aspirants, is the SUNY name going to carry the weight of a Rochester or a Brandeis? It's a tough call. Rochester also has a more open curriculum; Geneseo has traditional gen eds, including foreign language. Rochester SEEMS to have smaller class sizes, but I'm not 100% sure. Are the students of the same caliber at the three schools? S looking for an intellectual community. Some Geneseo students complain that the school's marketing makes student body sound stronger than it really is. It's a tough call --- other people's thoughts?</p>
<p>Geneseo:</a> Geneseo Parents
A friend whose son goes to Geneseo sent me this link. It may help answer some of your ?s.
Do you know anyone whose kid goes there who is similar to your S? Reach out to them if so. Good luck with the decision.</p>
<p>Thanks, acme. great link. There is tremendous depth to the Geneseo website -- the other day I found a section on student research grants, and I was impressed to see a workshop offered for students on grant proposal writing. I have a couple of Geneseo parents' and students' contact info, thanks to word of mouth, friends & colleagues. So we have our homework cut out for us over the next couple of weeks.</p>