<p>dc-</p>
<p>If you haven’t done so already you should be asking your questions at the specific American, USF and Binghamton forums too. Oh, and by the way that liberal Methodist education (not) at AU is not too shabby, and terrific for finance and international business.</p>
<p>deitycherry –</p>
<p>Re: your question about rankings –</p>
<p>SUNY Binghamton: #80
American U: #84
U of San Francisco: #121</p>
<p>those are all close enough to each other that I (you are free to differ) would not place much importance on the ratings difference.</p>
<p>Also suggest perusing students reviews of these schools at students review dot com</p>
<p>thanks,</p>
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<p>i have read a lot of reviews from some review website. but i still can not choose. o(╯□╰)o</p>
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<p>where can i find the offical forum? on the schools’ offical websites?</p>
<p>OP –</p>
<p>Here on this website are forums for individual colleges: [Alphabetic</a> List of Colleges - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/alphabetic-list-colleges/]Alphabetic”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/alphabetic-list-colleges/)</p>
<p>Just scroll down alphabetically to get to:</p>
<p>[American</a> University - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/american-university/]American”>American University - College Confidential Forums)
[SUNY</a> at Binghamton - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/suny-binghamton/]SUNY”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/suny-binghamton/)
[University</a> of San Francisco - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-san-francisco/]University”>University of San Francisco - College Confidential Forums)</p>
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<p>Thanks
In fact, i hadn’t found USF by myself</p>
<p>If money is not an issue, I would not choose any of these three schools. The best bang for your buck is Binghamton, but American University does have the internships. YOu can probably do better than USF.</p>
<p>San Francisco is charming, but it’s something of a backwater. Unless your field is IT, I’d go to Washington, NY, Chicago, LA, etc. if internships and other opportunities matter to you. It definitely has great food, enjoyable culture, is surrounded by natural beauty, though.</p>
<p>thanks a bunch</p>
<p>Wow…it never ceases to amaze me what sorts of ideas and opinions people have. Amazing.</p>
<p>First and foremost, I dont bash schools. Period. Each school has a unique mission and clientele/student body. You can find tremendous GEMS in all sorts of tiers. Their tier ranking may have nothing whatever to do with their quality of education. I have seen time and time again over many years (decades) that many schools off the radar screen of most kids, which do amazing jobs and really help kids. I have seen kids from all sorts of undergraduate schools who earn PhD’s and MD’s and JD’s from very prestigious schools. </p>
<p>Picking a school is highly subjective. No school is perfect and no school is perfect for everybody. But some schools may be perfect for YOU, and there may be more than one choice.</p>
<p>We here on CC are not here to pick schools for you, though some try and do that. Most people here are fond of their alma maters and will pump them. Fine. But in the end, its up to you to decide what to do and why. No explanations needed or justifications. You pick, you decide, you go. Just the other day someone I know got into Fordham (a superb Jesuit school in NYC), but also got into American and selected American for her own personal reasons. I have no problem with that, no explanation needed. I wished her well and moved on to the next person asking about schools. Same for you.</p>
<p>What I am trying to do is tell you that each school has its benefits and special features that may or may not attract you. Every person has their own wish list for colleges, what they want, what they don’t want etc. </p>
<p>USF is a great school. Being Jesuit, it will focus on your whole person, make you think…and teach you how to think critically, not what to think. Taking philosophy and theology, even being an anti-theist, should be exiliarating for you, and you can present your own views in class if you are brave enough to voice them. Nobody will try and proseletyze you. Jesuits are huge into community service and giving back to others in the service of mankind. Not all Jesuits are liberals. Some are theologically quite conservative. Its not one size fits all. But all of them are highly educated and some of the best professors you may ever have. They are superb educators. Its their raison d’etre. From USF you can go anywhere you want and wear the badge of a Jesuit education with pride. </p>
<p>Whether that is enough to lure you in and not to go to Washington with all the political hubbub at American, is entirely up to you. Some people love Washington, its museums, beautiful open spaces, monuments, government buildings and government intrigue. Many however grow weary of it after a time and find too much of one thing rather oppressive. Washington is a one industry town: government and the beltway bandits who feed them. If politics is not your thing, then American, George Washington and Georgetown are not your best choices. Because in the end, its all about the politics. I lived and worked in DC many years, so I know EXACTLY what I am talking about. Its not an uninformed off the cuff opinion.</p>
<p>San Francisco is NOT backwater. Its on the forefront of many things in this big world. Its not DC, but doesnt want or try to be. And DC is not San Francisco.</p>
<p>You have three excellent choices. Its entirely YOUR decision, based on your objectives, wish list and personality. I only state to you that USF is a superb choice (please, please, please ignore the silly and superficial USNWR rankings…and anyone who tries to convince you to pick a school solely for its ranking.) </p>
<p>If its not for you, and you pick Binghamton (a state school), or American (a private school) fine. But the personalities of each school, their student bodies are vastly different. Some people prefer apples, some prefer oranges and some prefer bananas or grapes etc. Its not a value judgement, its just a choice. </p>
<p>But going to either school you can wear their hoodie with pride and you get out of it what you put into it. I am only saying that a Jesuit education is a special thing, a lifelong “gift.” </p>
<p>Best of luck to you.</p>
<p>thanks,ghostbuster.
you make me touched.</p>
<p>eventually, i decided to choose Usf.
My first choice.</p>