When my D was applying, we visited SUNY New Paltz, which she hated, and Stony Brook, which she also hated. We didn’t go to Plattsburgh until after she was accepted. We never visited Cortland, Geneseo or Oneonta, the other schools she applied to. She was not accepted to Geneseo but did get into the other two.
If you are interested in music management, Oneonta has a good program. My friend’s D is in it and likes it. I am not sure if non majors can do theater.
Some SUNYs give merit scholarships. My D and S both received merit money at Plattsburgh and were in the honors program. Oneonta, Oswego and Cortland also give merit money. Geneseo gives a small amount to the tippiest top students who could probably get into an Ivy but fall in an income category where it just isn’t doable. New Paltz does not give merit money.
If you are interested in SUNY’s, you should attend a SUNY only college fair.