<p>I, too, vote for UNC over Binghamton. And I'm a New Yorker, as well. (:</p>
<p>The above arguments are all extremely valid, imo, so I'd just like to add one point. Consider UNC's cost in relation to the cost of an Ivy League school -- the tuition alone is more than the OVERALL cost at UNC (with tuition and all the amenities). And yet you are getting an education on par with an Ivy League school by attending Chapel Hill. Your money goes farther there than it does in other schools of its quality.</p>
<p>Although it is much more costly than Binghamton, on the scale of college costs, it's a pretty good deal. Besides, a UNC education and diploma will go much farther than the Binghamton equivalent. </p>
<p>UNC seems very worth the debt.</p>