<p>Are they friendly? Outgoing? Generally hard-working? Are they somewhat mature? Is it easy to make friends? </p>
<p>I know that several people from my high school whom I strongly dislike are definitely going to Binghamton. These people are obnoxious racists who rely on the lowly "nerds" for their homework. If these people were able to get into Binghamton, it makes me wonder what all the other Binghamton students are generally like.</p>
<p>I want to surround myself by competitive, smart, talented, and hard-working people… I often wonder if I can find those people at Binghamton…</p>
<p>That’s what I’m wondering now too. Initially I believed that Binghamton’s student body is smart, hard working, talented, etc. But some of the people I know who are going are jerks. They’re the complete antithesis of hard-working and talented. I’m just hoping that the majority of the students are motivated and hard-working.</p>
<p>I’ll give you an example. When I went to orientation, I got lost XD. I was supposed to go to Mountainview for dinner but I walked over to the library before hand to check out the computers. And couldn’t figure out the way there. So a random girl, probably taking a summer class, saw me and asked what was wrong. She gave me excellent directions. </p>
<p>Most people here are extremely friendly and will help you if they can. I am extremely happy. And yes, people I am not personally happy with attend but if you want, you’ll almost never see them. It’s a great thing.</p>
<p>I think the school is large enough that all types of kids are bound to be there. There will be those who just glide through but that’s their loss… It’ll be very easy to avoid them.
My friend goes to Boston College. You’d think all the kids would be intelligent and hard working, considering how competitive the school is, but that is definitely not the case. You get what you take out of it. When I visited I could tell there were a lot of hard working/friendly/motivated students at Binghamton…but I also saw some guys that were pretty lame, wearing wife beaters, and yelling "binghamton sucks’ at the tour groups… my tour guide hated them and so did I… </p>
<p>But I think that’s the case with every school. </p>
<p>From what I’ve heard from Bing Alum, Binghamton has the ability to cater to students who want to work hard, and I’m sure if you spend your time in the right circles… you’ll get the scholastic culture you are looking for</p>
<p>atleast thats what i’m hoping
GAHH</p>
<p>binghamton students are smart, but you have to remember that it’s a state school and therefore it isn’t a lot of students’ first choice (that’s where the negativity comes from). no matter where you go you’re going to find jerks, but i’d say that binghamton has a lot less than preppier places (bc, cornell, etc). and nickeatworld, it definitely doesn’t have a lot of different types of kids, 90% are from long island and have a very similar background.</p>
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<p>more than a bit of an exaggeration. less than 50% of the total student body comes from NYC and the surrounding suburbs (long island and westchester/rockland) <a href=“http://www2.binghamton.edu/admissions/pdf/premier-public.pdf[/url]”>http://www2.binghamton.edu/admissions/pdf/premier-public.pdf</a></p>
<p>if you were to go and sit in a dining hall at a private college and then go and sit in a dining hall at binghamton, i think you’d see a clear difference – and personally, i think its a difference for the better. students at binghamton are more culturally, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse. if you come from a background that is more homogeneous it might take getting used to – but personally, i think binghamton is much more “real world” than a lot of private schools. and i think that’s a good thing.</p>
<p>there are kids who are first generation college students, there are kids who are working jobs to be able to afford to be there (yes even with its low instate tuition - its still tough on some students to make the cost), there are kids who are there so they can be debt free heading to grad school, there are kids who resent their parents for not being willing/able to pay for private college, there are kids who are there because is has a great reputation, there are kids there who got the grades without much work, there are kids there who take their work very seriously. almost everyone there assumes that they will have great opportunities as a result of going there. </p>
<p>its a big enough school that you can avoid the people you don’t want to associate with and find your nitch of people. you will get out of your 4 years what you decide you want to get out of it. how hard you have to work will depend on your courses and your professors - but what you find harder, someone else may find easier.</p>
<p>binghamton is the most selective university in the SUNY system (geneseo is the most selective SUNY college). i don’t understand why there is the concern that the school is filled with slackers. are there some slackers? sure. i bet every hs has kids who seem to do well when everyone wonders how they manage it. but do you really think the school is filled with slackers who managed to make the grades necessary to get into binghamton?</p>
<p>anyone visiting the school should spend time hanging out in the dining halls and library to try to get a feel for the student population. and personally, i think visiting on a weekday, when classes are in session (and you can maybe pop into the back of a lecture hall class – if a class is small enough that the prof would notice you, i’d suggest asking before you do so) probably gives a better idea of the place than the weekend sales pitches.</p>
<p>That’s good to hear. This is a mom’s perspective… when we went on a tour it was very disappointing. The poor impression started at the information session. One of the student reps was “filling time” before the real session which was fine. The rep thought everything was “coooooooooool” and was very “Valley Girlish.” The admission counselor was mediocre at best. When we broke into groups for the tour- we headed quickly for a NON-Valley-girl tour guide’s group. The tour guide we had was great and the saving grace of the day. I felt sorry for him when a rowdy group of students started shouting and cursing in the student union about how bad Binghamton is. Again, there are “jerks” everywhere, but these guys were a bit intense. Later, when we were walking about on our own…we ran into a group of students who were so drunk, they almost got run over by an ambulance. It was 1:30 in the afternoon on March 6th. We found out later that they celebrate St. Patrick’s day very early in Binghamton. Again, I know kids drink, but it just added to the very poor impression we had.</p>
<p>Believe me, I wanted to love Binghamton. However, I wanted to love the school not just the price!</p>
<p>The tour guide was very well spoken and gives me hope along with some of the posts.</p>
<p>Wow, ssmom62, that sounds like a pretty bad experience. I’m hoping my visit up to Binghamton is better, because I really want to love it, too!</p>
<p>Thanks, iamhere! When I go up this Sunday, I’ll definitely make sure to check out the dining halls and libraries if possible. </p>
<p>Another question…is there a lot of school spirit at Binghamton?</p>
<p>Well, there really two kinds. Sporty spirit and just school loyalty. As far as sports goes, my friend who is in Pep Band says there is a lot of attendees from both the school and from the local community. As far the other kind goes, its a mixed bag. Some people love it and promote the school everyone, other people think its their safety and are kind of ashamed. There are more of the former than the latter, and personally I love Bing and tell people how awesome it is. I have great pride in the academics.</p>