<p>I think Albany, Buffalo and New Paltz are decent schools too. Oh…if you are into arts, music or film, SUNY Purchase is another possibility.</p>
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If only rankings would combine UCB + UCSF…<em>sigh</em> ;)</p>
<p>Geneseo actually had like 12,000 kids apply and only 800 got in. I know cuz i was thinking about going there.</p>
<p>UCB. Would it really matter? You’re a public school, you get demerits just for that!</p>
<p>soccersam, your numbers seem way, way off. Maybe it was actually 800 who chose to attend. I have a hard time believing that Geneseo has a sub-10% acceptance rate.</p>
<p>Also, while I’m not nearly as familiar with the SUNY system as I am with UT and the UT system, does the SUNY system have a Top 20 Law School, Business School, Medical School, Engineering Program, Education Program or Communications Program (<not sure on this one)? Not too mention the world class faculty and other great graduate programs. Plus, Austin is a much cooler town than any of the SUNY towns. My point is, while the UT system might not have much in terms of system-wide depth, UT, by itself, offers a lot more than the SUNY.</p>
<p>IMO, UT [Austin] + UT Southwestern > SUNY System</p>
<p>It tough to compare UC and SUNY to the likes of the UT and UO system because of the population in those states. Unless you compare the actual schools.</p>
<p>I went to a huge NYC public school with over 4000 students and I would say 90%+ applies to a SUNY which makes admission to a SUNY more and more competitive as a SUNY is a pretty cheap option for these students. UT and UO doesn’t have the population of students to make that many branch schools and make them competitive to get into.</p>
<p>Texas has more people in it than New York. Guess again. Geez.</p>
<p>SUNY is not very strong… just about every school is upstate in farm country… i have always wondered why there is no strong SUNY in NYC…</p>
<p>There aren’t any top notch public schools in the whole northeast. You guys are so fixated on privates, I guess no state wanted to fund a very strong public school system of higher ed. Privates can be and are great, but for the most part they just don’t serve a large enough percentage of the overall population who can’t afford the elite schools.</p>
<p>trust me i applied to geneseo and the acceptance letter said that 12,000 kids applied and 800 were accepted. Alot of my friends were highly qualified and got rejected…it’s academics are very rigorous i live 45 mins. away in rochester and am very familiar with the school.</p>
<p>SUNY Binghamton, Geneseo, Stony Brook are great schools but people only go there because it a much cheaper option. They have to be very careful when raising tution, people would leave in a second and go to a more elite school that they could have went to with the grades they got in HS. My problem with the SUNYs is that NYS doesn’t fund there schools very well. If a student visits a school like Texas/Cal/UCLA/etc. and then goes to visit Binghamton, Albany, Buffalo, Stony then they wouldn’t go to the SUNY if they cost of attendance is the same. They just don’t have the same resources.</p>
<p>I’m a new yorker and I agree that we don’t have a single great flagship school. But the suny system as a whole is not that bad…</p>
<p>So if possible can we compare each UC to each UT to each SUNY to each UO</p>
<p>for example :
UC Berkeley = UT Austin = UO = SUNY Binghamton ?</p>
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<p>Actually, the SUNY system serves a huge number of students from NY and is one of the better “systems” and perhaps is the most comprehensive system of public education other than the UC schools.</p>
<p>We don’t have a flagship because the money and time that would have gone to a flagship has gone to Cornell instead.</p>
<p>In this topic, soccersam says something stupid again.</p>
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<p><a href=“http://www.geneseo.edu/isu/cms_pdf/iresearch/Fact_Sheet2008.pdf[/url]”>http://www.geneseo.edu/isu/cms_pdf/iresearch/Fact_Sheet2008.pdf</a></p>
<p>sae i have the letter so why don’t you get off me? Idk if they include people who were waitlisted when they were calculating percentages but the acceptance letter CLEARLY STATES that 12,000 people applied for 800 spots.</p>
<p>eat it.</p>
<p>Amby: It’s really hard to compare the various schools to one another because the schools are so different. I’m guessing the most comparable schools in terms of academics and culture would probably be Berkeley and UT, with Berkeley having slightly better programs in most areas.</p>
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<p>Yeah, there’s this little thing called yield, as in how many students who are accepted choose to attend.</p>
<p>“According to the college’s admissions department there were 11,000 students who applied for less than 1,000 seats in the class of 2013. Geneseo’s freshman acceptance rate for the class of 2013 was roughly a third of its applicants.”</p>
<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_University_of_New_York_at_Geneseo[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_University_of_New_York_at_Geneseo</a></p>
<p>Ok ok, so i was slightly off. it was “nearly 11,000 applicants for 870 spots.”</p>
<p>i will write the exact acceptance letter so you know i am not lying i guess? It’s in the 3rd par…</p>
<p>"Dear Sam, </p>
<p>In announcing it’s rankings of public colleges that offer the best combination of “top-flight and affordable costs,” Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine identified Geneseo as an example of just how good a public liberal arts college can be. We’re pleased to be ranked the #2 value in the nation at a time when quality and price are such critical components of the college choice process.</p>
<p>It is my pleasure to invite you to become a member of Geneseo’s class of 2013. our admissions committee was impressed with your academic and co-curricular accomplishments; you are precisely the kind of student who will make our quest to become the best public liberal arts college in the nation a reality. Our reputation is due in no small measure to the character and talents of our students-you will feel very much at home as part of a student body compromising smart,dynamic,multi-talented individuals who recognize and appreciate the great value that Geneseo offers.</p>
<p>NEARLY 11,000 STUDENTS APPLIED FOR 870 POSITIONS IN THE CLASS OF 2013, making this the most competitive year in the college’s history. If you join us, you will be living and learning with some remarkably talented and interesting people. in addition to serious scholars, this class will include more valedictorians, class presidents, team-captains, scholar-athletes, accomplished writers, musicians and actors, and community volunteers than ever before. Needless to say, we’re very proud and excited.</p>
<p>Your admission packet includes information about how to secure your place in the Class of 2013 as well as information that will help you get to know us better. Please note that you must return the enclosed enrollment card with your deposit fee by May 1, 2009. In addition, if you haven’t already done so, i hope you will visit Geneseo, tour the campus, talk to our students and faculty and find out for yourself why the New York times called Geneseo “one of the nation’s most selective, highly-regarded public colleges.”</p>
<p>Yours sincerely,</p>
<p>Kristine M.Shay
Director of admissions</p>
<p>So yeah, I never said anything stupid, you did.</p>