<p>My S got into both, and we are NY residents. He's not sure what he wants to study yet. Whats ur opinion on which he should choose?</p>
<p>Off the top, I see the differences that make it hard to compare...</p>
<p>cost (I assume Binghamton is cheaper)
size (I assume UMD is bigger---btw, for lots of kids (counting my 2), bigger is better for many personal and academic reasons)
LOCATION....obviously there are differences between NYC and DC....but if your S prefers a more urban location, you can get into DC easily with the Metro..
CRIME....most people will say Binghamton's safer, but that's a different subject here....</p>
<p>I assume most of the "opinions" on this board will vote for UMD...Biased crowd, hahahaha!</p>
<p>im in the same situation</p>
<p>some answers from people who have previously had to chose between the two would be great</p>
<p>Like I said, on this thread, I suspect all the people who would respond picked UMD over somewhere else.</p>
<p>D chose UMD over UNC-CH, Williams, and BU. For HER, the choice has proven to be awesome.</p>
<p>I'm personally trying to pick between the two right now. the campus in Maryland was def a lot more impressive than the one in Bing, which seemed somewhat outdated. Then again, I think maybe they don't have enough moeny to make too many renovations. Still, being from NY, I wonder if I would feel more at home at Bing, whereas Maryland is mostly attended by Marylanders...
I'm probably going to study pre-pharm and maryland seems better for that, although it's likely that I'll change majors in the future....</p>
<p>so, my concern is...how do the schools compare academically?</p>
<p>swtcandy there are sooo many people from NY here, be it Westchester, or LI, or somewhere else, that feeling out of place wont be an issue at all</p>