Which SUNY is most rigorous?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm sorry, but I hated viewing what I'd have to live with at SUNY Albany. There's a reason why Princeton Review rated it the #1 most Tiny, Unsightly Campus in the Country. Campus housing is pitiful, food is among the worst, very unimpressive academic support (#1 Worst Professor Accessibility by PR), which is suprising when you look at how wonderfully this is set up at Binghamton and Geneseo, and if you want to stay gear on academics and focus on studies, it's relatively hard at a school that parties 7 days a week (Top 10 Party School) and almost never studies. It's nothingto say about the quality of academics at SUNY Albany, but living there is a seperate story. </p>

<p>Wow, I didn't know that SUNY Albany was also ranked 8th Least Happy Students in the Country....now that's a bit too harsh :( </p>

<p>I think if there was more room for expanding residence halls, with more substance free-housing and other living options, such as the quiet wings and girls dorm they opened up at UMass Amherst, then it will be a much better climate for those who want to work to actually work. But as it stands now, SUNY-Albany is the second-largest concrete building next to the Pentagon, with some pretty shabby residential towers.</p>

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<p>dxu33, which one is right by Hartwick, because I may have gotten the two mixed up, the one by Hartwick is what I intended at #6</p>

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<p>So much negativity toward Albany. I don't think I want to go there anymore... I guess Stony Brook it is. If not, Buffalo.</p>

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<p>No, you need to visit first and maybe stay over (I stayed for a week for a special progam).</p>

<p>And why not try Binghamton, Geneseo, Oneonta (that's the one), or New Paltz?</p>

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<p>Albany and Buffalo have always been more popular in our district than Bing. or Geneseo. A lot of LI kids would rather be in the urban area of Albany than be in the small town environment of Bing. If you are going for science/pre-med, I think Stony Brook is the most solid choice. And Oneonta is near Hartwick not Oswego. I went to Oswego many moons ago- it's only near Lake Ontario (and about 30 miles from Syracuse). For a lot of kids, SUNY/CUNY schools are going to be their only choice as finances often becomes a major consideration. I am a firm believer that it is not what school you go to but what experiences you gain from your education that will help you in life. Al Roker is a graduate of SUNY Oswego. I believe he got his start by working at the Syracuse TV station while he was a student at SUNY Oswego. So for everyone-- make the most of your college experience. It goes way too fast. Good luck to all.</p>

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<p>Can anyone tell me more about Geneseo in terms of size, location, social life, type of student body, caliber of professors, proximity to a city? I'd like the kind of lowdown that I won't find on their website. Thanks for any insight you can provide.</p>

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<p>I am a high school sophomore who has been looking into New York schools quite extensively. I want to stay in the state, but I am pretty sure Columbia and Cornell are out of reach. SUNYs are not bad from most of the stuff that I read, and Geneseo seems to be the best, yes even better than Binghamton and much better than Stonybrook. </p>

<p>Geneseo Princeton Review Admissions Selectivity Rating: 93
Binghamton Princeton Review Admissions Selectivity Rating: 92
Stony Brook Princeton Review Admissions Selectivity Rating: 89</p>

<p>Geneseo average SAT : 1252
Binghamton average SAT: 1250
Stony Brook average SAT: Not Reported</p>

<p>Geneseo average ACT: 27
Binghamton average ACT: 26
Stony Brook average ACT: Not Reported</p>

<p>Geneseo average High school GPA: 3.7
Binghamton average High school GPA: 3.6
Stony Brook average Highschool GPA: 3.6</p>

<p>Geneseo Students in top 10% of HS class: 50%
Binghamton Students in top 10% of HS class: 40%
Stony Brook Students in top 10% of HS class: 33%</p>

<p>Geneseo Princeton Review Academic Rating: 78<br>
Binghamton Princeton Review Academic Rating: 75
Stony Brook Princeton Review Academic Rating: 73</p>

<p>Genseo Princeton Review quality of life rating: 72
Binghamton Princeton Review quality of life rating: 62
Stony Brook Princeton Review quality of life rating: 62</p>

<p>To total it all up…
Categories “won” by Geneseo: 7
Categories “won” by Binghamton: 0
Categories “won” by Stony Brook: 0</p>

<pre><code> Also, throw in the fact that Binghamton is on a student polls list as having “Professors that make themselves scarce,” “Students Dissatisfied with Financial Aid,” “Teaching assistants teach too many upper level courses,” “Little Race/Class Interaction,” “Campus is Tiny, Unsightly, or both,” and “Town-Gown Relations are Strained.”
Furthermore, Stony Brook made the following lists, “Professors get low marks,” “Professors make themselves scarce,” “Election, What Election?, and finally “Least Happy Students.” These are all actual lists then can be found on Princeton review. The only lists Geneseo is on is “Students Dissatisfied With Financial Aid” (it is the cheapest out of the 3 discussed SUNYs with Room and Board Included).
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<p>The point is, people were giving Geneseo no love in this thread, but they really are the best SUNY.</p>

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<p>No love??? I love Geneseo!! It's probably the best SUNY (Bimhampton close though)</p>

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<p>Yea many people did not seem to realize that.</p>

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<p>Really? Actually i think alot of people do realize that, at least from what i've heard :)</p>

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<p>well princetonreview.com is pure crap so if you're basing your decision on that.. well.. o_O</p>

<ol>
<li>bing</li>
<li>stony</li>
<li>albany
and thats it
geneseo is NOT that good. youre llooking soley into selectivity.
in general SUNYs suck anyway.</li>
</ol>

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<p>how can you say that?</p>

<p>Princeton review isn't crap and generally, selectivity = quality</p>

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<p>Ok the best Suny are these (no comments.. just take this correct information):</p>

<p>Binghamton
Geneseo
Stony Brook</p>

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<p>Can someone please tell my WHY Binghamton is better than Geneseo. I just don't see it.</p>

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<p>me neither.</p>

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<p>That's because it's not. Chibifry simply has a vendetta against Geneseo for whatever reason and refuses to accept any statistics or provide any of his own backing up his claims. Basically if you want a university setting, Binghamton is the way to go. If you're looking for a smaller, LAC-like school, Geneseo is the only option. Placing Stony Brook and Albany anywhere near those two schools is a complete joke.</p>

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<p>Binghamton’s School of Management ranked 40th among public universities in Business Week’s second-annual ranking of undergraduate business programs, which was published last week. The school was ranked 74th among all business schools.</p>

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<p>It seems to me.........
Stony Brook for Bio, unless you don't want a large campus that is empty of the weekends.
The school is heavily geared towards med school and pretty poor for all other majors.</p>

<p>Geneseo, if you want the "Ivy League" picturesque town, smart students, and an atmosphere geared towards post graduate work. As demanding as Bing.</p>

<p>Binghamton, if you can't get into Geneseo or don't want Stony Brook for some reason. A good solid school, particularly if you don't want to be in small town Geneseo.</p>

<p>Albany or Buffalo-Maybe for Business or Accounting or something like that. Second tier schools for Bio.</p>

<p>Yo should look at your Expected Family Contribution (EFC). If you have other family members in school, you should be able to get substantial aid.</p>

<p>If you can get the aid, and are willing to travel-Rice, Washington Univ. of St. Louis, Brown, NYU, Univ. of Chicago, Univ. of Penn. and Cornell are some of the top Bio schools.</p>

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<p>Here's the truth-- the SUNY system is plagued with many decent schools but no really great ones.</p>

<p>Stonybrook is HIGHLY UNDERRATED for sciences, as many in this thread have written. Excellent resources, really excellent prep.</p>

<p>Binghamton is considered better than Buffalo and more difficult to get into, but honestly, Buffalo, coming in slightly behind Bing, has better resources from what I can tell.</p>

<p>Geneseo is overrated by instate NYers. Yes, it's the hardest SUNY to get into, and yes, it's very LAC like. However, Geneseo does not have the resources many of the private LACs have to make their model work particularly well and the result is that Geneseo is only really worth it's salt for very specific students looking for a very specific experience in a specific area, IMO.</p>

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<ol>
<li>Geneseo</li>
<li>Binghamton</li>
<li>Buffalo</li>
<li>Purchase (for fine arts majors)</li>
<li>Stony Brook</li>
<li>Albany</li>
</ol>