<p>I loved the drive upstate with all the lovely trees, but the city itself felt just like suburban Long Island. I guess I was expecting something a bit more rural. I stayed with an older friend in her dorm and she was at College-In-The Woods, which had literally nothing I could eat as a vegan. I heard Hinman is better for that and that there’s a vegan co-op though. The campus was too large and eh, I just didn’t like it. The people seemed really cool, but as I said, I plan on transferring anyway and wasn’t that impressed with the school to spend 3x the amount (due to room and board). I was also constantly comparing it to Berkeley, which I know I shouldn’t have done. Only 15 languages, offered, come on. I wanted a school that offered a few dozen. So I’d like to keep my freedom (being able to have a car and stuff), keep my job at Trader Joe’s, save a ton of money, and commute for a year before I transfer… I guess I shouldn’t say I hated Binghamton, but rather that I don’t find it worth it to go when I plan on leaving anyway.</p>