<p>Hi Chris-
Welcome to this thread- it's great to have an admission counselor from a Suny school. I am an Oswego alum 19__. (long time ago).</p>
<p>I've read SB now has a School of Journalism -- Can you give us some details?? Thanks.</p>
<p>how do suny students fair when it comes to going to buisness schools. Say NYU or Simon one along those lines?</p>
<p>Journalism -- where to begin? As a former Communications/Journalism major -- I worked in radio for a few years before getting back into student affairs -- I wish we had this program back when I was looking at colleges.</p>
<p>We basically started from scratch; we hired Howard Schneider, the former editor from Newsday, and put together an advisory committee with folks from all over the local media to create a brand-new, high-tech program for the future.</p>
<p>The program is intense for a journalism program; it's big (65 credits, whereas most J majors are 36ish), and has a large online focus, which not a lot of programs offer. The complete program is here: <a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/journalism/major.shtml%5B/url%5D">http://www.stonybrook.edu/journalism/major.shtml</a>. There's a big writing immersion component -- our students actually need to pass a grammar test -- and a senior project and/or an internship are required. There's also a required multidisciplinary concentration; students have to know about the world, not just the media.</p>
<p>I'm really impressed with the energy this program has; Howie is great, and so is his assistant, Jen Curtis. Marcy McGinnis, former senior VP of News at CBS, heads up the broadcast component, and the faculty are a who's who of local media, including multiple Emmy and Pulitzer Prize winners.</p>
<p>They've been very successful in securing funding; JRN 102 News Literacy will be part of a pilot program over the next four years in which all Stony Brook students will be required to complete the course as a graduation requirement. In addition, they're converting a huge chunk of the first floor of the library here on campus to a newsroom of the future (<a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/journalism/newsroom.shtml)%5B/url%5D">http://www.stonybrook.edu/journalism/newsroom.shtml)</a>, which will open this fall.</p>
<p>And I just found out that Bob Woodward is coming to campus April 11 -- I will definitely be there!</p>
<p>-Chris</p>
<p>By the way... you want weather? We certainly have our share of weather today.</p>
<p>
Better than Stony Brook? ;;))</p>
<p>:D</p>
<p>-Chris</p>
<p>Any information on the biz programs? I am looking to transfer and trying to weigh my opitions. If a private school will be that much better then a suny (other then price obviously)</p>
<p>Nice to see a post with all this information on the SUNY system... definitely helps me out. I'm tranfering to a SUNy next year and got 3 acceptance letters and no idea exactly where I'd like to go.</p>
<p>I've been accepted to Binghamton, Geneseo, and Buffalo (will probably be accepted to Albany too, but didn't get anything vack yet). I'm looking to be an Accounting major (and would do finance as well, but none of these schools, actually don't think any SUNY has a pure finance degree program).</p>
<p>Where should I go? Other than me visiting all these schools within the next month, I just dunno. I'm not much of a crazy partier, but wouldn't mind it sometimes for some fun... but that cancels Albany out I assume. I'm a laid back guy, looking for a laid back (but not depressing) school. I've heard Binghamton is great academically, but people are miserable (as has been said on this post)... what makes it so bad? </p>
<p>And Buffalo I think will be too far away, so probably shouldn't have applied at all, but wasn't sure if I'd get into Bing and Gene, so just wanted to give myself options over Albany.</p>
<p>It's a hard choice to make here... need to figure out where I'll spend my junior/senior years of college.</p>
<p>If you're looking for accounting within the SUNY system, there are two programs that immediately jump to my mind: Albany and Old Westbury. They couldn't be more different; one is an urban campus in the state capital with several thousand students, whose basketball team got whomped this afternoon; the other is a tiny liberal arts college on Long Island, about 20 miles from NYC. Both have extremely strong, extremely well-regarded accounting programs.</p>
<p>-Chris</p>
<p>What about Finance programs and an idea of how many go on to grad school?</p>
<p>Nascar, that I don't know. There are a handful of Finance programs with in the system: Fredonia, Brockport, New Paltz, Old Westbury, Oswego, Plattsburgh, SUNYIT... I don't know about grad school specifics, though. You'd have to check with the individual campuses, I'd guess.</p>
<p>-Chris</p>
<p>i believe Buffalo has a strong accounting program as well. They have all the big 4 firms recruiting along with 10 or more firms ranging from national to regional. Along with this, many students are placed in buffalo, students go on trips to NYC to have interaction with past alum working in the city. Otherwise, i believe buffalo and binghampton would be the most well regarded (assumption made by size, the fact that bing has a big 4 sponsoring the school, NYC alum postings on the career sites, etc)</p>
<p>Buffalo also has an online forum that can be accessed on from their main site</p>
<p>hi,chris
i am an international student,major in electrical engineering. i received graduate school admission both from buffalo and illinois institute of technology, but its soooooo hard for me to choose! cuz i never been to any of them,</p>
<p>though i preffer buffalo, my parents think iit is better, which is in chicago and they believe big city will help me to find a job.</p>
<p>so, hows the situation in buffalo?</p>
<p>Specifically to the grad programs? I don't know... you'll want to contact the campus directly. Perhaps check UB's site, as southpasadena suggested, and see what some of their students are saying? I can't speak to IIT at all, as I've never even heard of it. Wish I could be of more help... best of luck in your decision.</p>
<p>-Chris</p>
<p>Geneseo is the best and most selective out of the SUNY system.. its just sad that its in the middle of nowhere</p>
<p>Half an hour south of Rochester is hardly the middle of nowhere. It's not exactly midtown Manhattan, but you have a great college town, every big-box store and fast food joint you can think of, and a good-sized metropolitan area a short drive away.</p>
<p>-Chris</p>
<p>yes,</p>
<p>i wanna knowif that is convientto find an intern or job in buffalo?</p>
<p>and how about the city? is that tooooo cold?</p>
<p>my friend told me thats a party school!is that true?</p>
<p>im major in Electrical engineering, is this major strong?</p>
<p>appriciate!</p>
<p>I don't know if kids at Binghamton are miserable. My daughter has a number of friends who go there and who are very happy and love it. I know a lot of smart people who graduated from Binghamton and went on to be quite successful. My son is interested in studying business. If I go the SUNY route the school I would choose for him is Binghamton, because of its prestigous reputation.</p>
<p>Soccermom is right. I guarantee you that you can find miserable students at every single campus in the country. And I also guarantee you that you can find students at every campus in the country who will tell you that there's no better school in the world than the one they're at. Every student is different, every situation is different. You could get into your dream school, but if your roommate situation sucks, you're going to want to get the hell out of there. Visit the campus; heck, visit the campus twice. Then decide if you want to spend four years and several thousand dollars there.</p>
<p>Rex - Yes, it's cold in Buffalo. This shouldn't be breaking news! And every school is a party school if you want it to be one. Buffalo's a big city; there are plenty of job and internship opportunities available, like there are in any major metropolitan area. As to the EE program, you'll want to visit the school's Web site and see if the program fits what you're looking to do.</p>
<p>-Chris</p>
<p>I believe the midwest is on average, colder than the northeast. Snow is a different story. </p>
<p>What graduate program were you accepted to rex?</p>
<p>Would you consider toronto out of the picture?</p>