<p>My son seems to have narrowed his choices down to these 2 schools. He was accepted to the exploratory program at Ithaca and he is undecided at Geneseo. He seems mostly interested in physics and communications/TV. With financial aid from Ithaca, the cost of attendance is roughly the same as attending Geneseo. If he goes to Ithaca, it will cost about $1700 more for Freshman year and he will owe a little more in loans. The amt of financial aid he will receive for subsequeny years will be less, because his sister will graduate college next year. </p>
<p>We are from Boston, not NY. But when we went to visit Geneseo, my son was quite comfortable talking to the kids he met. NY is a large state with all different kinds of people, so Geneseo seems diverse enough. We even found a history professor who is a red sox fan!</p>
<p>My son is impressed with Geneseo's status and selectivity, but seems a bit disturbed that people outside of NY doen't seem to know about the school. </p>
<p>I also posted this on the Geneseo board.</p>
<p>Any thoughts or comments?</p>