best suny school?

rob1762 · 11-09-2005, 03:13 PM

what do you guys consider the best SUNY school. Im probably gonna go in as a bio major but Id like a place that is well rounded in case I switch over to something unrelated.
I have the grades for a "better" private school with a 750math 670cr and 580writing and 3.7 gpa, but dont have the money and don't think id qualify for a significant scholarship. Ideally id like to go to northeastern, but 40 grand a year for 5 years isnt going to be easy to find.
Of the SUNYs which do you think is the best, so far I think I want to apply to Stony Brook and Binghamton, or possibly albany or oneonta

gomestar · 11-09-2005, 03:15 PM

look on like page two of this forum for another thread asking the same question

collegehelp · 11-09-2005, 04:04 PM

I like SUNY Buffalo and SUNY College at Geneseo. SUNY College of Environmental Science at Syracuse is excellent, as are the State of New York statutory colleges at Cornell.

gomestar · 11-09-2005, 04:22 PM

the ones at Cornell:

1) aren't quite SUNY. Quite a few differences, just dont confuse with a full-on suny school
2) tuition + room and board at these schools = $32,000 a year. Not like SUNY.

having said that, if you're willing to swing the price, Cornell CALS is easily trumps all of the suny schools in most academic departments including biology. In fact, Cornell is one of the best in the US when it comes to biology, and they boast exceptional med school placement rates.

Rabidchickens · 11-09-2005, 04:22 PM

Suny Bing. is the "ivy" of the SUNY schools, easy to get into but as challenging to strive and stay in as tradionally more competitive schools

terrybhs06 · 11-09-2005, 08:54 PM

i like stony brook

habdragon08 · 11-09-2005, 09:53 PM

apply to northeastern anyway, you might get money, you have a 1420 SAT

college2332 · 11-09-2005, 10:00 PM

i agree binghamton is the most prestigious. geneseo is second. and stonybrook is ok for sciences.

i wouldnt recommend the rest

Rabidchickens · 11-09-2005, 10:08 PM

I always thought It was Binghamton then Buffalo, I dunno of all of them all I would consider is Bing.

Chibifry · 11-09-2005, 10:51 PM

***.. geneseo?
in NYC its like this

1. bing
2. stony
3. albany

and the rest just suck

stonecold23 · 11-10-2005, 03:36 PM

geneseo is the best suny school, based on the fact that it has the highest admission standards out of any SUNY school with the lowest acceptance rate and highest average sat scores

stony brooks not hard to get into, but it's still a good school

albany is horrendous, its a non-stop party school for the type of kids in high school who don't do any work and want to get drunk on weeknights... its among the top party schools on PR, yet the top at the list of "students are least happy"...

hermione4586 · 11-15-2005, 11:21 PM

Depends on what you're going for, honestly.

And actually, Geneseo is the top in it's academic profile. But seriously.. you want medical - Stony Brook, Music Education go to Potsdam, other education you're gonna wanna go to one of the Liberal Arts colleges, etc.

npkh129 · 05-29-2008, 12:31 PM

If you go according to the major college ranking - conducted by US News Magazine - Binghamton is solidly the top SUNY school. Stony Brook is the second best, with UB consistently coming in a distant third. See the results here.

USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2008: National Universities: Top Schools

npkh129 · 05-29-2008, 12:44 PM

Other rankings, specifically those conducted by Washington Monthly and Forbes Magazine, yield the same result:

1. Binghamton
2. Stony Brook
3. University at Buffalo
4. Albany

How to Choose a College - Forbes.com

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/fea...tlrankings.pdf

CayugaRed2005 · 05-29-2008, 12:53 PM

Cornell Ag School, plus the financial aid is great.

Otherwise, Geneseo and Binghamton.