Which SUNYs, and CUNY?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hello, CC!</p>

<p>I'm a high school senior, and I want to major in Comp Science. I'm a US Citizen studying in India. 1970 SAT, 29 ACT.</p>

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<li><p>I've already applied to Stony Brook, but I'm not sure which of the other SUNYs to apply to out of: UBuff, Bing, Albany, and SUNYIT. Keep in mind the CS major.</p></li>
<li><p>Are CCNY and City Tech good colleges? Also, I'm assuming because they're in NYC, they won't have a good campus. But that's just an assumption; what do I know.</p></li>
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<p>It would be awesome if anyone would help me with a decision!</p>

<p>Thank you so much, and if there's any other information I can supply then do let me know!
:)</p>

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<p>City College is a great college, and they do have a special focus on STEM majors. I live a few blocks from City College and it actually has a pretty campus, although not too many on-campus living options. I don’t know too much about City Tech.</p>

<p>You might also consider Hunter College, and perhaps Lehman and Brooklyn College as well.</p>

<p>As for other SUNYs, I’d definitely do Bing and Albany. Perhaps also Buffalo. There are also the smaller campuses like Geneseo, Fredonia, New Paltz, and Oswego.</p>

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<p>I agree with juillet - CCNY feels like a campus, even though in NYC and is a good school. And I think her other CUNY and SUNY recommendations are good for your stats.</p>

<p>I know a couple of kids who got into/are attending City Tech and SUNYIT and those schools are not as strong as Bing, Albany, Buffalo, etc. SUNYIT has a tiny number of students on campus, but the campus is very nice. The SAT CR/M range is 1000-1100 and the ACT range is 22-24.</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot, casemom and julliet!</p>

<p>I’m just wondering if I should go for Buff over Albany and Bing. I’ve heard Buff’s CS is at par with Stony Brook. But Buff is supposed to be much colder, am I right (what’s wrong with me; I shouldn’t be so nitpicky!).</p>

<p>So finally, if I do CCNY, Albany, and Bing would that be wise? (Leaving sUNYIT, Buffalo, and City Tech?)</p>

<p>thanks again!</p>

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<p>CUNY admission scores:
<a href=“http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/downloads/Admission-Profile-Freshman.pdf[/url]”>http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/downloads/Admission-Profile-Freshman.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
City Tech is much, much less selective than CCNY. Also has no campus to speak of, whereas CCNY has a very nice-looking Gothic campus.</p>

<p>SUNY admissions scores:
<a href=“https://www.suny.edu/student/downloads/Pdf/Admissions_qf_stateop.pdf[/url]”>https://www.suny.edu/student/downloads/Pdf/Admissions_qf_stateop.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Colleges of engineering within the schools tend to be more selective.</p>

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<p>Buffalo is definately colder :slight_smile: and also considerably easier to get into. I’d definately widen the net a bit from Stony…You didn’t mention your GPA, but with those test scores, Stony won’t be a slam dunk.</p>

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<p>@JoBenny - Oh, is it? Yes please, be very frank with me. It’s better to be realistic. :stuck_out_tongue:
So Buffalo vs Bing/Albany?</p>

<p>@oldmom - So I’m scratching off SUNYIT and City Tech. Also, I seem to be on the higher end of the 50% mark for SUNYs. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Any more thoughts?</p>