<p>Hudsonvalley.. I live now in the hudson Valley.... Rockalnd Co. I was in error on my own post.. I went to Potsdam 76-80. I was thinking about my brother years at plattsburgh. I just had a senior moment while typing yikes ..lol
You went to SU at the start of coach Boeheim's reign then. I went one game at Manley what a bandbox was that place!!</p>
<p>Husonvalley - hey remember, Sue Simmons (now NBC NY) was also on the same station as Roker. I was in Law School at Syracuse at the time.</p>
<p>I got accepted to fredonia. Has anyone gone their? I am majoring in music business and am wondering if i should go there or go to a school thats in a big city (for obvious reasons) can anyone help me out? thank you</p>
<p>cerealkiller: My oldest son is now a junior at Potsdam. He has a double major in music (in Crane) and Computer Science (in Arts and Sciences). I think his experience matches the conventional wisdom about Potsdam- kids in Crane have demanding requirements and tend to work hard, for Arts and Sciences and Education majors it's kind of a mixed bag. The school reputedly has a pretty good math department. It seems that they also have some very engaged and dedicated faculty in the Anthropology department, and I was also impressed with some of the things going on in the Chemistry dept. Don't know anything really about other majors/departments.
One of the big academic advantages of Potsdam is the ability to take up to one course a semester at either Clarkson U (right across the river, about a 10-minute walk away) or at St. Lawrence U (10 miles away) at no additional charge to you.
The village of Potsdam is not exactly jumping, and the students need to either make their own fun or do activities on campus. One great thing about SUNY Potsdam is that there are music performances on campus almost literally on a daily basis, and most of them are free. My son also gets involved in intramural sports like broom ball and ultimate frisbee. You can also go skiing or boarding at either Titus Mt. (they sometimes run busses) or Whiteface, and hike and camp when the weather permits. Just hanging out with friends, going to dinner or the movies downtown is also pretty typical. My son says he sometimes gets bored, but most of the time he seems to stay pretty active. And of course it never hurts to study a little more if you've got nothing better to do.<br>
It does get cold up there in winter, but the campus is pretty compact, and you will especially appreciate that almost all the academic buildings are connected together so the times you need to be outside when it's really uncomfortable are kept to a minimum.</p>
<p>caligurl- are you from Cali- fornia?? Upstate NY- can be a bit of a culture shock, even to native NYr's.<br>
I'm not that familiar with the Fredonia campus. But being an Oswego alum and as both my kids go to school upstate NY, I KNOW that upstate NY can be a tough adjustment.</p>
<p>I'm sure the Fredonia program is good, but you should weigh all your options before deciding on Fredonia. (especially if you are not familiar with rural- upstate NY)</p>
<p>PS re: Al Roker
I think he was doing week-end weather while he was a SUNY Oswego student.</p>
<p>Well I got accepted into Potsdam and Buffalo, I have yet to hear from Plattsburgh, Oswego, and Cortland. Buffalo and Potsdam are pretty much opposites on the SUNY spectrum since Buffalo is the largest SUNY school in Potsdam is one of the smallest. I'm leaning towards Potsdam because of it's low professor to student ratio and I felt that the school was very personal but I am still considering Buffalo even though I spent a weekend there back in the fall and while I had alot of fun, I couldn't picture myself going there.</p>
<p>Congrats on your acceptances! I hope you have more good news soon!</p>
<p>People from my kids' hs who go to Buffalo all seem to love it; it is a very popular place to apply.</p>
<p>I go to UB (University at Buffalo). It CAN be very fun and a great place to attend. However, you must be proactive and look for clubs to join and things to do, especially if you're a transfer student. Freshmans have a much easier time socializing, since the dorms there is practically a small town in and of itself. </p>
<p>I transferred UB and found it to be very hard to make friends initially, because I lived in the on-campus apartments. However, if you decide to move into the dorms (little privacy) or join clubs, you'll have no problems making friends. It's all up to you. College is what you make of it.</p>