<p>Are there any past, present or future SUNY-OSWEGO students who can give me some reviews on the school. Good or bad. thanks</p>
<p>Hi Savenhinos. I just PM'd you. I did go to Oswego but it was a LONG TIME ago. Overall it was a fine experience. There was only one winter that Lake Ontario totally frooze and had mounds of snow on top of it. You would have thought it a really big tract of land and not a lake. All the other winters you saw the lake. And yes, it is true, they do put up ropes in the winter to help you when the winds start to gust. But you do sort of get used to it-if not you transfer. If you want add'l info, just PM me again. Good luck.</p>
<p>Ooops! That's FROZE. I don't want you to think Oswego graduates can't spell.</p>
<p>If you want to do nothing but drink everyday because there is nothing to do in oswego expect party and freeze to death because your two feet from a lake that produces 70mph winds on regular basis and lake effect snow, then go to suny saucewego.</p>
<p>I went there from 1989-1993. First of all, the academics are comparable to almost any liberal arts college in the country. Next, don't let everyone who is bashing the town get you down, some of the best colleges in the country are in hole in the wall towns. Oswego is one of the most goregous campuses of any college in the North East. The school is really fun, and yes, it does well desearve it's party reputation but that isn't all there is to it. How many of the prople here who criticize the town have ever sat on campus on a summer day at the edge of Lake Ontario watching the sunset? How many know about the rich history of the town and Fort Oswego, a brittish Fort used in the war if 1812? Or about the Oswego Speedway? Or the great salmon fishing where the Oswego River meets Lake Ontario. Really, I can go on and on, but trust me, if going to a solid academic liberal arts college in a goregous town with rich history, nestled on the edge of lake Ontario appeals to you, then Oswego can't be beat. The hockey games are a blast, too! By the way, Oswego grads have a good track record of gaining admissions to grad/proff schools. Sorry for the typos, I have my 2 year old hanging on me ;) Email me if you have any questions.</p>
<p>Any liberal arts school in the country?...</p>
<p>I said ALMOST, please read before you criticize, thank you! Look for a book called "How to Get an Ivy league Education at a Public University" where they compare the entire college experience of Oswego as very similar to Dartmouth.</p>
<p>By the way, Oswego has many well known alumni; the short list includes:</p>
<p>Al Roker
Ken Auletta (Reporter for NY magazine and seen on Sunday TV all the tiime)
Linda Choen (ESPN Sport Center Anchor)
Steve Levy (ESPN Sport Center Anchor)
At least 2 ESPN producers
Several Broadway actors (cannot remember names)
Jerry Seinfeld (Did not graduate)
Grandpa Munster</p>
<p>More that I cannot think of right now</p>
<p>The school has been around since the mid 1860's so it has a ton of tradition and the feel of a NE liberal arts college.</p>
<p>One mre thing, if by chance, you want to study chemistry, the undergrad program in in the top 10 in the state (public or private). Also, Oswego is the only school in the state with a Zoology program and students in that program even get to complete part of their degree at Santa Fe CC in Gainesville, Florida which is a kick ass town to live in. Can you tell I am fond of my old school?</p>
<p>`1 more thing, don't just take my word for it, check out this site:
<a href="http://www.collegesofdistinction.com/collegetemplates/default.asp?cid=471%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegesofdistinction.com/collegetemplates/default.asp?cid=471</a></p>
<p>Also check out the "Oswego Guarentee". As a freshman, there are certain costs that are guarenteed will stay fixed for 4 years (room/board and possibly tuition). It is too bad that there are people here who were not happy with the school, but the school may have been very much different then than it is now.</p>