<p>Are there any out of staters at Oneonta? Why is there so little info available online about Oneonta?</p>
<p>I am looking for a school for my son. He is the typical late bloomer; mediocre grades freshman year, terrific grades sophomore year, junior year taking harder classes and will probably get good but not spectacular grades. Probably commended PSAT. He's pretty laid back, so I think he would be happiest at a good school but not one that is super hard to get into; he's smart, and likes the work but doesn't like the pressure of his hard classes.</p>
<p>Is Oneonta for him? Do most people who go there come with friends from high school?</p>
<p>There are very few students OOS at Oneonta; but NY is a huge state so it isn't like all the freshmen will know each other. Your son will probably be accepted with merit if his SATs are as good as his PSATs. He really should visit the campus if possible; I think the geography has to fit...it isn't close to any large cities. I think the M/F ratio is about 40/60 if that's a plus for him!</p>
<p>SUNY has never gotten that many OOS kids. When I did check these things out more carefully (kid is now a junior at Cortland), it seemed most of the SUNY schools were over 95% + instate. I have noticed that SUNY has been doing a bit more of outreach and has had SUNY info sessions in PA and NJ- so I guess they are trying to get more of an OOS presence. I have heard that it may be a bit easier for OOS kids to get into SUNY, as they are trying to get more OOS kids into the system.
That said- I think Muffy is making a great point. There are SO many HS's in NY, that it would be hard to imagine that anyone would feel left out. When my kid started Cortland, there were about 6 other kids from her HS. She wasn't friendly with any of these kids in HS- so she certainly didn't gravitate back to that crowd. And her cortland friends are from all over NYS- from Staten Island to Syracuse.
I have always felt the SUNY colleges are a great environment for hard working kids, who don't want too stressful an environment. Personally, I think the colleges are just the perfect size (usually beyween 5,000-8,000 kids) and many of the campuses have a nurturing environment with a LAC feel.</p>
<p>Enfall, my daughter is a junior at Oneonta. I think there were about 6 kids from her HS who went to Oneonta but she doesn't really hang out with any of them. She joined a sports team freshman year and most of her friends are kids on the team or kids involved in other activities she joined. If your son likes the school, I think he will do fine without knowing anyone. Making new friends is just part of the game freshman year. And my daughter really loves it at Oneonta!</p>