<p>I am a junior in new york. My parents want me to attend a SUNY school because of the price. I do not like NY. I am originally from Las Vegas and like it more out west. I plan on majoring in sports management or physical education. I want to go to a college that has a "college town atmosphere". I want a midsize college. I dont know how it would be to go to a college w/ over 20,000 people. Is the social life hard to get used to or what? If I end up choosing physical education then I dont wanna spend my life paying back loans from college but i dont know. can someone help? any opinions?</p>
<p>my gpa is 3.5
I take my 1st SAT on June 4th
I rank in top 30% of my class
I will graduate w/ an advanced regents deploma</p>
<p>This will definitely be a safety for you, but SUNY Cortland's phys ed program is pretty good.</p>
<p>You said that your parents wanted you to apply to SUNY due to cost. Financial aid can work strangely. Briefly, each college will calculate their own COA (Cost of Attendance) which includes tuition, room and board, and other fees. Then they will calculate an EFC (Estimated Family Contribution) based on your family's income and assets. This is how much they expect you or your family to pay. Next, they calculate your NEED which is COA minus EFC.</p>
<p>Lets say that the COA for Harvard is $43K per year and the COA for your local state school is $23K per year. If your EFC is calculated as $15K, then Harvard may give you $5K in loans and a $23K grant. Your local state school may give you $5K in loans and a $3K grant.</p>
<p>43 - 15 = 28 = 5 loan + 23 grant
23 - 15 = 8 = 5 loan + 3 grant</p>
<p>It is even possible that Harvard will be cheaper than your state school.</p>
<p>Now the bad new..... The EFC may be very high. Also, there is no guarantee that the college that you are accepted to will meet all of your need. Due to both of these reasons, people may need to take out additional loans.</p>
<p>Additional bad news.... A family with a total family income (both parents) of about $70K will have an EFC of around $18K. An income of $80K gives an EFC of about $22K. An income of $90K gives an EFC of about $26K. Because of this, middle class families with both parents working are squeezed hard.</p>
<p>Since your parents are properly thinking ahead about the cost, you need to know what your EFC is going to be. Have them go to one of the free EFC calcuators such as available at <a href="http://www.collegeboard.com%5B/url%5D">www.collegeboard.com</a>. They will enter their income and assets (family home and retirement funds are not included) and they will then be able to know what their EFC will be.</p>
<p>Because of the way financial aid is given out based upon need, they may not necessarily be a need to attend a less expensive school. When you chose your schools, have both an academic safety and a financial safety.</p>
<p>yeah, my cousin goes to cortland. it seems like a decent school w/ good sports management. it's 1 of my top SUNY's.</p>
<p>You probably already know this, but a major in phys ed leads pretty much into teaching phys ed in middle school or high school. A major in Sports Management is a business degree emphasizing sports. For a list of schools with Sports Management majors, check out</p>
<p><a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/majors/majorBasics.asp?majorID=440%5B/url%5D">http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/majors/majorBasics.asp?majorID=440</a> </p>
<p>and then clicking on the link on the left side saying "Schools offering the major". You can also get there by going to </p>
<p><a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/majors%5B/url%5D">http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/majors</a></p>
<p>yeah i know all about that. the thing is i wouldnt mind being a phys ed teacher. working 6hrs a day, 5 days a week, and no work in summer. + id like to coach the baseball team at the school. on the other hand, with a sports management degree theres so many more options and the salaries are going to be better. id be more happier being a phys ed teacher but i dunno, any help?</p>
<p>This is totally out of my area when you talk about teaching, but how about a double major? I've read a lot about how teachers get burned out after a few years.</p>
<p>wouldnt a double major take a toll outve me? i wanna be a kid that has fun during college. id like to play baseball whic hwould have to be D3 or walkon at D1. it would also be cool to go to a school thats like a BigEast, ACC something like that. my dream school would be syracuse. its only 1/2 hr away but its about 40 grand. i could play ball at a suny but i cant really see myself going to 1 even though ill prob end up there.</p>
<p>Talk to your coach and ask how a person with a degree in sports management could get a teaching certificate.</p>
<p>I would take a look at the following, all of which I believe have both sports management and physical education majors:</p>
<p>Ithaca College
Syracuse (are you eligible for need-based aid?)
Seton Hall (very Catholic --don't know how you feel about that)
American University (somewhat of a reach)
Miami U. (reach school)</p>
<p>Also, if you wanted to go back West, University of Nevada at Las Vegas might be a school to consider (a little bigger than you wanted).</p>
<p>I might apply to some/all of these and see if you get any aid. Obviously, I would also apply to SUNY Cortland</p>
<p>ithaca is 1 of my choices. it costs a lot of money but i think i can get some aid. i would never go to unlv. i hate that school. its right in the middle of the city and i think vegas would be the worst town to go to college in. </p>
<p>also, 2 of my friends are going to SUNY Brockport in the fall. a friend of mine wants me to go w/ him to Brockport also when we graduate. id like to go to college with these kids because their 3 of my best friends. if i went to any of the colleges you mentioned or anywhere else i wouldnt be going with anyone. is it wise to go with a friend or how is it to not know anyone?</p>