Interested in Syracuse

Colleges and Universities A-Z Syracuse University
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<p>Hey all,</p>

<p>I'm fairly new here. I'm interested in pursuing a broadcast journalism-type major and Syracuse's Newhouse seems like a great option. I also am a HUGE basketball fan, and not that i would make a college choice based on athletics, but that six overtime great was incredible and really got me interested and the more i researched the more i learned about syracuse.</p>

<p>But i've read mixed reviews from forums such as this one and other ones. The negatives for me from what i've read are:</p>

<p>a) it's a party school and the frat houses rule all (i'm not a huge partyer, so if this is the only social thing to do, that would be a negative)
b) there is not much to do in the surrounding area
c) the food sucks
d) it's full of rich, snobby, socially exclusive white kids
e) you can't understand the professors</p>

<p>I love cold weather, so that's not going to be much of a problem for me. </p>

<p>Can anyone tell me anything about the things i've listed, whether they're actually true or not, etc... Syracuse seems like a great school, but i'm not interested in going somewhere where there's nothing to do and no one sober to hang out with, even if they have an excellent broadcasting program.</p>

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<p>a) Wrong! Yes Syracuse parties but we study as hard as we party. Trust me. And no, fraternitys do not rule nor do they run the school. </p>

<p>b) Like every other college, it depends on which dining hall you go to. Syracuse’s food to me is quite alright. Not extraordinarily scrumptious but its ok.</p>

<p>d) Like every other school that cost 50k a year, you will find your share of rich, snobby, socially exclusive kids in general.</p>

<p>e) What college doesn’t have professors that you cannot understand but those professors do not dominate at Syracuse. It is only a small percentage to be quite honest. I personally have not had a hard to understand pofessor as of yet. </p>

<p>I will agree that Syracuse the city cannot compare to NYC but the University alone always keep you quite busy as well as entertained.</p>

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<p>I’m interested in this subject as well. I know there are always rich/snobby kids at private schools but I hear about it to the extreme when it comes to Syracuse U. Can anyone offer more perspectives?</p>