<p>Zooser, </p>
<p>did your D and/or her friends apply to a large number of sunys or just 1 or 2??</p>
<p>Kayf, my daughter is a junior this year, so she didn't apply yet. We've just been touring. She's decided for next year to apply to Binghamton and New Paltz. She's a full-IB diploma candidate with a 3.7-ish and rising UW GPA, high SAT and ACT scores and interesting/unique ECs. She doesn't expect to get into Binghamton.</p>
<p>Zooser, I think it is wise of you to suggest at least one school other than Binghamton, SB or Buffalo. I am hoping economy is better next year, for a lot of reasons, and less of a crunch on state schools.</p>
<p>My daughter hated Stonybrook with a raging passion and would never consider going to Buffalo, so our options are somewhat crunched. New Paltz seemed like the best alternative.</p>
<p>Thought I would update this thread with the final outcomes and decisions, as one never knows who it’ll help in the future. The young man applied to seven schools: 3 SUNY (Binghamton, Buffalo and Plattsburgh) and four private colleges. Results: Accepted everywhere except Binghamton, where he was deferred and then rejected. He’ll attend one of the small private colleges that gave him excellent merit money.</p>
<p>Moral of the story is: Guidance counselors, like the rest of us, aren’t infallible. This student was told he would NEVER be accepted to Buffalo.</p>
<p>HeliMom, did his SAT scores go up from the originally reported 1500/2400?</p>
<p>Though it was 3 years ago, my kids most unexpected acceptance was also Univ. of Buffalo. Her GC also felt Buffalo was a long shot as she had similar stats to OP- I believe she applied as an Exercise Science major (closest to her sport management interest). So it’s possible for those kids applying to majors that are a bit off the beaten path, the applicant may a better chance at admission as there may be less kids applying to major in that particular subject area and less competition. </p>
<p>I also agree- don’t take the GC’s word as gospel because there are just too many variables with admission.</p>