<p>Wonder if it is easier to get into NP from OOS. They only have between 3-5%OOS.</p>
<p>I should qualify the "very hard" in post #20 - it is easier to get into than Binghamton or Geneseo.</p>
<p>Muffy, I did understand that. I do want to say that I know someone who graduated from a private school with graduating class of 30. She had a high gpa (around 4.0), but only had an 1150 on the SAT (verbal and math). She was accepted at Suny Bing as an out of state student. Are Sunys easier to get into from out of state?</p>
<p>I think the official word is that it doesn't matter if you're in or out of state. But they'd have to want the OOS numbers and tuition. Each SUNY has its own admissions office and they all seem to have different criteria.</p>
<p>Muffy, that is what I think too. If a school has only a few out of state students, I would think that if a student is in the ball park, the school will accept him/her (for the numbers and the dollars). In this case, student had the gpa, but not the SAT score, yet the gpa from a small private means little without much more information about the school. Nobody knows what that gpa really means, IMO. This student had the gpa, the dollars, the OOS status, but not the standardized test scores, so she was in. I think her chances would have gone down if she were instate. JMO.</p>
<p>Guidance meeting today - guidance counselor recommended Oneonta and New Paltz very highly to D. She used the word "artsy" when referrring to New Paltz and D hears that as "weird freaky people who only come out at night."</p>
<p>Hi,
Doew anyone know how New Paltz and or Oneonta are as far as Math-possibly secondary ed? My son was accepted to both. We visited New Paltz and really liked it, however he has the impression it is too artsy as you are all saying. Haven't visited Oneonta yet?</p>
<p>I think New Paltz, as a lot of other SUNY schools look for a certain type of student. Binghamton may put more emphasis on numbers, where as New Paltz, from what I know, is a more artsy liberal arts college. But a lot of the SUNYs ARE more competitive than people realize. At least, I know this holds true for Binghamton and Stony Brook's honors program.</p>
<p>Muffy333,
When my D heard "artsy" it piqued her interest. I think she was looking for a school that was more diverse, not so much in nationality/minority, but more in having a student body with a wide range of views and interests. She found it at NP! I haven't seen any "weird, freaky people who only come out at night" when I have visited :) I see a diverse group of open minded free thinkers!</p>
<p>I think it is primarily people from Syracuse, Utica and Rochester who think of the students at New paltz as "artsy." In this part of the Hudson Valley we refer to them as "the week-enders kids."</p>
<p>hudson, What does that mean? Does "week-enders" mean partiers, not bookish?</p>
<p>NEMom -- I was being facetious. "Weekenders" is the name the locals in this part of the Hudson Valley have for people who work in Mahattan and live in close vicinity to NYC five days a week and in their "country homes" on Saturday and Sunday. I was merely commenting on the Upstate/Downstate differences. If I knew how to add those "smiley face" icons perhaps my intent might have been clearer.</p>
<p>I’m having a lot of trouble deciding between Pace in Manhattan (which is the location where I would absolutely love to be) and New Paltz. I want to study psychology and neuro science and I think that New Paltz would probably be better for that, but I’m still having trouble.
Money isn’t an issue, I got great financial aid from Pace and New Paltz. Is the experience and location worth more that the classes and such?</p>
<p>The experience at New Paltz vs. Pace would be like night and day. New Paltz is a small state school in a close knit upstate community. The town is a funky, artsy college town -10 minutes walk from the campus - surrounded by a quaint village, mountains, farms and small town living. Pace, if you attend the Manhattan campus, would be like living in NYC and going to classes. You might want to check out students review dot com. Students post their feelings about going to various schools and sometimes give good insight into what it’s like to attend.</p>