<p>I decided to be cautious and applied to 9 schools, and was accepted into all nine. My intended major is pre-med/biomedical sciences (depending on the school.) I've visited seven of the campuses and have done research on all the schools, so I guess I'm just really looking for some honest opinions. If you could please name the top 3 schools you'd suggest from this list for my major with 2/3 being SUNY schools (trying not to go to broke during undergrad so I have more options for med school.) I'm also looking for a good balance between academics and social life so that is also a factor I'm considering. Thanks ahead of time for all suggestions, I really need the help : ) </p>
<p>-Binghamton University (SUNY)
-Stony Brook University (SUNY)
-University at Buffalo (SUNY)
-Syracuse University
-State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY)
-University of Rochester
-Nazareth
-University at Albany (SUNY)
-Wells College</p>
<p>Since med school is on the horizon, I suggest going to which ever school will give you the “best bang for the buck” 
Don’t take out loans for undergrad unless you absolutely have to. Med school is costing over $200k, so you don’t want to unnecessarily add to your total loans.</p>
<p>Which schools will be the least expensive (out of pocket) for you to attend? Have you received your FA packages? How much will your parents contribute. If you spend less for undergrad, will your parents help with med school?</p>
<p>Out of the FA packages I’ve received generally the SUNY schools are looking a lot better cost wise, even with all four private schools offering me pretty substantial scholarships (not full ride though.) My parents aren’t helping me with any college expenses, all my FA was filed as Independent (under legal guardianship,) so I’m kinda on my own with about 10000 saved up and I only make about 10.50 an hour (work part time after school,) which pretty much all goes towards car insurance and the community college classes I’m taking now.</p>
<p>For premed/sciences SBU is probably best. However, from my experiences the campus isn’t very fun so if you want a fun/normal college experiences with good academics I’d suggest Binghamton. It has the best rep of the SUNYs as far as I know.</p>
<p>EDIT: Congrats on your acceptances by the way! I wish you the best of luck with your future endeavors.</p>
<p>Ya it does seem like Bing has the best reputation, and I would def prefer an interesting campus life. And thanks!!</p>
<p>Sounds like SUNY-Bing is the best choice then. Good luck!!!</p>