<p>I have to decide a college in a couple days but I'm so torn between the 2 schools. Both of them have their good and bad points.</p>
<p>Umass is a match and I know a lot of people who are going, while Bing is a reach and I don't know anyone who's going (which could be good or bad).</p>
<p>Bing is smaller than Umass, which I like.</p>
<p>Bing has wayyy nicer dorms and the 5 communities while umass has a rap I'm interested in.</p>
<p>I'm going in as undeclared but interested in sociology. Umass has a bigger department but seems like most professors don't teach the undergrads and its an easier course. Bing is smaller, professors don't have good ratings, is said to be harder, but has a global focus which I like.</p>
<p>I'm also interested in Asian studies which both seem equally good.</p>
<p>Umass has all kinds of people while bing has people who were towards the top of their hs class.</p>
<p>Bing is highly ranked while umass isn't.</p>
<p>Umass is close to home while Bing is far.</p>
<p>Anyone have any thoughts or advice on how to choose one?
I would really appreciate it.
And sorry about the long rambling.</p>
<p>Is money an issue?
I don’t know anyone going to Binghamton either, plus my school didn’t offer AP classes so I’m also a little nervous about starting in the fall. My friend goes to uMass and loves it there. She’s had some bad experiences, but some good ones also.</p>
<p>Well, most of the bad one’s were just because of the people there, not necessarily the school. For example, one guy took a dump in a trash can in the library. It’s not the schools fault though, and with every school there’s going to be stupid people. She really loves the surrounding area of UMass compared to Bing. I chose Bing because of the price, the great business program, and also because it’s only 3 hours from NYC, where I live. Plus, from what I’ve heard from people who’ve went there, they loved it. I love how there’s hundreds of different clubs to join. Another thing is that compared to a lot of other public schools, Bing doesn’t have as big as a student body. I wanted a school that had enough people in it so that I could always meet someone new, but at the same time I didn’t want to feel like just a number.</p>