Suny Bing Vs. Suny Albany

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<p>well Im not sure that they have that much, but NY state is putting Lots and Lots of money into UB as its the plan that they can make it compete with other top National Research universities and then hopefully model the entire suny system after that. They plan on having this done by 2020 and also within the next 5-10 years they plan to increase the student population from 27K to 37K.</p>

<p>check it out <a href="http://www.buffalo.edu/ub2020/overview/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.buffalo.edu/ub2020/overview/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Wow, wow, wow. I wasn't going to jump in here, but there are lot of half-truths in here, so I feel like I should get involved.</p>

<p>Let's take this from the top. First, let's not give the Princeton Review any more credit than they deserve. The only thing that's correct in there is the contact information for the schools.</p>

<p>Second, yes, every school is a party school -- if you party. And every school has no social scene if you want to stay in your room and not put in any effort to make friends.</p>

<p>Third, I have no idea where you got that design idea about Albany, but I'd bet that's completely false. Every campus has their legends about their facilities, like the residence hall that was really supposed to be built at another campus, or the sinking library, or the backwards dining hall. They're hooey.</p>

<p>Fourth, be wary of "inferior academically." Yes, there are students at Albany who didn't get into Geneseo, or Binghamton, or Harvard. But there are a lot of top students at Albany too; like there are at every other campus out there.</p>

<p>Fifth, gemstar gave a nice review of Albany; unfortunately, it also describes just about every other college campus in the country.</p>

<p>Sixth, there's no way any single SUNY campus gets 60% of the SUNY budget. That'd be nearly impossible. Yes, Buffalo's the largest SUNY campus, so they likely have a pretty large chunk of taxpayer dollars headed their way, but 60% doesn't make any financial sense.</p>

<p>Please visit the campuses if you can before making a decision. Talk to students; don't base your decision on a bunch of faceless usernames on a message board. Good luck in your decision-making process.</p>

<p>Chris D'Orso
Assistant Director of Admissions
Stony Brook University</p>

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<p>yeah there does seem to be a lot of misconceptions on here about each school but now i'm reconsidering each decision...</p>

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<p>if i were u i would pick bing...but then again im not you lol</p>

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<p>SUNY Geneseo is probably the best one (for an undergrad education at least) and it also has the highest SAT score range out of any SUNY. I agree with what 50g has said about Buffalo, it definitely should get more credit than Bing. Its settled in a more lively community (esp with the Buffalo State College nearby). Also, if you try to get a part time job, you'll notice wages at Buffalo will be higher than at Albany, Binghamton, or Stony Brook b/c the standard of living is a little higher. In addition, Buffalo has the best business programs in the SUNY system and chances of landning internships because its at least located in some sort of city. I really don't know how Bing got their rep as best SUNY, but it certainly isn't true. I have so many friends who attend and all say that its pretty much boring if you don't drink, which can suck if you tend to be the sober one like me. This concept applies even more to Albany. I have a friend who just came back from Albany a few weeks ago and complained how stupid the students were (too much partying) -- a junior suitemate of hers asked what 'circumstance' meant who also has a video posted online (if you know what I mean). Stony Brook is a great school too, especially for the sciences. Its great because it is a lot closer to NYC and easily accessible by the LIRR. The only thing I've heard students complain about is that sometimes the campus feels more of commuter-oriented rather than residential. Also, you can't complain about the weather in Stony Brook because its on Long Island, whereas the other SUNYs mentioned here are all upstate NY.</p>

<p>Edit: I should mention, if you got into Binghamton, please pick that over Albany. Albany cannot offer you anything that Bingamton can't and more. I was admitted as a University Scholar at Bing last year, and even though I didn't go I'd definitely pick that over Albany in a heartbeat.</p>

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<p>okay so my decision is not final..i have not sent any deposit in yet..so i guess my decision is persuaded to bing..</p>

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<p>If it comes to either Bing or Albany, I don't know of ANYONE who would pick Albany. You'd want to at least attend a school with some sort of established academic reputation. Most SUNY applicants who are rejected from Bing end up at Albany. But you actually got in. There really is no difference financially, so I guess it would come down to environment and education standards. Bing>Albany.</p>

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<p>Binghamton by far. It has much more academic opportunities than Albany</p>

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<p>i said it before and ill say it again, i have never heard anything positive about ualbany...</p>

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<p>UA has college of Nanoscale Science, which is pretty awesome. If you were considering nanoscience, it's definitely the place to go. I agree that the buildings are hidious, but their science library is very nice, and they are trying hard to become a good school. I'd say visit UA, people say crap about it because they really don't know anything about that school.</p>

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<p>UAlbany has the #1 Nano College program in the world. Name one program at Binghamton that is ranked #1 in the world. In fact, name a Binghamton program that is ranked #1 in the country. There isn’t one. Add to that UAlbany has several top 10 programs from criminal justice to library science. Let’s not forget that UAlbany researchers brought in roughly $400 million dollars while Binghamton was around $50 million. </p>

<p>Those are the facts. Your entitled to have your preferences but don’t throw your opinions and bad mouth UAlbany without facts.</p>

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<p>It honestly doesn’t matter that Albany has a nanoscience program unless the OP is going into nanoscience. And Binghamton’s business and political science programs are some of best. </p>

<p>In any case, Binghamton has better overall academics which means that most of the departments he (or she) would encounter at Binghamton are going to be better than those at Albany. </p>

<p>Both campuses aren’t that pretty (both have that lovely cement 70s look) and the areas aren’t that great either (although I will give Albany more credit than Binghamton the city). I value academics more than location and since you are choosing between two university centers (not colleges like Geneseo which I consider on par academically with Binghamton, just a smaller version in the middle of rural upstate New York), I would go with Binghamton. The balance between academics and social life is much better than Albany’s (I know people at Albany including a Bing student who transferred out of Albany). </p>

<p>I didn’t even consider Albany because of the party life there. Binghamton is much better with regards to that, for me any way.</p>

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<p>Bing. is accsb accredited in ONLY BUSINESS.</p>

<p>Unlike ALBANY which is accredited in BUSINESS & ACCOUNTING.</p>

<p>"As of April 2011, 620 member institutions hold AACSB Accreditation. Overall, 38 countries are represented by AACSB-accredited schools. Of the accredited schools: </p>

<p>53 institutions have undergraduate programs only (9% of accredited members)
29 institutions have master’s and doctoral programs only (5% of accredited members)
177 institutions have AACSB’s additional accounting accreditation (29% of accredited members) "</p>