<p>Hey everyone. So I recently got accepted into the Towson honors college, and I was set on going there. A few days ago I got into the Decker School of Nursing at Bing, and now I'm confused! I'm from New York, and I've been told that Binghamton has a much better reputation than Towson and it would be stupid for me to choose Towson over my own state school. However, there are many things about Towson that I like better (They have a football team, it's not as ridiculously cold there like Bing, the campus is much nicer, I would be in honors housing). My question here is does it make much sense to choose Towson? What are the benefits of going there over Bing? I don't want to make the wrong decision! I feel like I might be too concerned about the reputation of the schools. And my parents also want me to go to Bing..</p>
<p>One of the key factors you need to consider is that you will pay $10K-$11K more a year for going our of state to Towson. How you plan to pay for college and whether a football team and honors dorms is worth the extra cost is a decision you and your parents (if they are helping to pay for college) need to make. I don’t know how the two nursing programs compare, so I don’t know if one stands our better than the other. Looking at stats for accepted freshman, Binghamton clearly is drawing kids with better success in high school and on SAT’s. I have no bias to either school, but Binghampton would seem to have the edge based on cost and higher stats.</p>
<p>Bing is a better academic college. Only go to Towson for financial reasons. It is not bad college but not worth more than Bing in all honesty. Bing must have a pretty good nursing program because it is a popular major there.</p>
<p>I had been under the impression that Binghamton was very selective, however my opinion changed when a friend of my daughters was recently accepted with a 1540 sat (out of 2400) and a weighted hs average of 89 . I reside in New York and Binghamton is in the middle of no where, and the weather is probably the worst in the country, Towson has a beautiful campus and a vibrant town with great shopping and restaurants, and is also in close proximity to Baltimore harbor and many other universities (John Hopkins, James Madison, Loyola, Goucher, UMD). I don’t know too much about Binghamton’s nursing program but TU’s nursing program has a very good reputation so If money is not an issue, then I would choose Towson. You will find gainful employment in this field regardless of what school you choose, it all depends on what you’re looking for.</p>
<p>Towson is very very close to two hospitals (GBMC & St. Joes). Their Honors Program is great and it has a good rep for nursing. The campus is beautiful and the food was the best at any college we visited. Good luck!</p>