<p>I'm a sophomore in University of Minnesota-Twin Cites, but I heard that if I want to work in NY, it'd be better to study in a college in NY. I'm wondering that should I transfer to another college in NY next year?</p>
<p>So SUNY-Binghamton University, SUNY-Stony Brook University, and my current university, which of these three is better for a job in NY, according to your experience?</p>
<p>ps: I want to study accouting, finance, marketing or economocs.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot!</p>
<p>I question your initial premise. I have a sister who graduated from a state university in the midwest and a son who went to a private school in DC that were both able to land jobs in NYC. Both majored in poly sci. My sister worked for an advertising firm doing production of TV commercials and my son is working in a music recording studio. Neither were recruited for the jobs at school, but they both went out to NYC and conducted their job searches there. You could easily do the same with a degree from UM-TC.</p>
<p>Well…I have that thought because almost 90% U of M’s graduates worked in Midwest of the States. Only 2% worked in Northeast.</p>
<p>I just kind of worried about that, you know, is the employer in Northeast not familliar with UM’s graduates? Or is the alumni network not spreading in NE? And would that lead to the difficulty of getting a job?</p>
<p>I’m not sure if that make sense?</p>
<p>One advantage of going to school in NY, or at least the northeast, is that you may meet contacts that could lead to a job in NYC. That’s how my sister got her first job. I, on the other hand, came to NY cold from the south and got my first job through a newspaper ad, so either way could work. You just have to be lucky.</p>
<p>Relatively few NYC based companies come to UMTC’s campus to recruit compared to companies from the midwest which explains the employment statistics you quote. Minnesota will be recognized by most NYC employers (it is a Big Ten school after all). The money that you save by paying in-state tuition at Minnesota can finance your living expenses in NYC for you to have a successful job search.</p>
<p>I would stay at Minnesota; it definitely has a much better national reputation. Most of their students choose to stay in the Midwest, so the small number in NYC is not reflective of the fact that MN students can’t get jobs in NYC.</p>
<p>You may need to go after jobs, rather than expecting them to come to you via on-campus recruiting. But that’s true for most students anyway. Start building a resume with internships and experiences to make you a strong candidate for the types of jobs that you want.</p>
<p>NYC, of all places, attracts people from all over the country (and the world), and graduates from lots of colleges and universities.</p>
<p>Here’s some advice from a native NYC person…stay at UMinnesota-TC. It is respected by employers…moreso than our own SUNYs…including the top ones. It isn’t worth the OOS tuition to attend the two SUNYs you cited as it won’t be much of a boost, if any for NYC jobs.</p>
<p>In fact, I knew several people who transferred out of both SUNYs because they felt underchallenged academically. Moreover, SUNY Stonybrook is mainly strong in the sciences and is a “suitcase school” so I doubt you’d be happy there. Binghamton is located in an economically depressed section of New York State so the campus facilities, town-gown relations, cliquishness of many students, allergy-ridden environment, and surrounding town made it a miserable experience for most friends who attended.</p>
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<p>Does anyone think it’s odd that a college sophomore can’t even spell her intended major?</p>
<p>uh…accounting and economics right? I’m sorry it’s typing error…And also I just transferred from foreign country about 2 months ago. So English is definitely a big challenge for me. Sorry for the mistakes.</p>