<p>Comparing SUNY Buffalo to SUNY Stony Brook in various ways. I have (not entirely solid) plans to either go into academia or law school. Possible majors, in order of current interest include:</p>
<p>1) Chemistry (interested in numerous sub-disciplines)
2) Linguistics and/or psycholinguistics
3) Political science and/or international relations
4) Philosophy
5) Economics
6) Psychology
7) Journalism/rhetoric/etc</p>
<p>The first three are all pretty close. As I understand it, UB has slightly better programs in everything but the hard sciences, such as chem. SBU, as I understand it, has top-class research facilities, and as someone interested in researching medication and drug discovery, this would be very useful to me.</p>
<p>The atmosphere at UB, however, sounds much better to me. SBU, being a commuter campus, lacks a real "college vibe", I hear. On top of that, I'm from Suffolk County myself, and I would much prefer an urban environment farther away from my family and the life I know. I've never lived outside of Suffolk, and I haven't left Long Island in around 10 years. I desperately want that to change. UB also has better financial aid going for it.</p>
<p>Is SBU that much academically better than UB? Which of the two schools would you go to, if offered this choice?</p>