Binghamton or Stony Brook?

adaeze6250
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:49:15 +0000

Hi everyone,

I recently got accepted to Stony Brook for Biology and Binghamton for Psychobiology, and I was just wondering if you all could give me your opinions about which would be the better choice for me.

I want to become a psychiatrist, which means I’ll have to go to med school. I would prefer to live in a busy-ish city. I live in Albany now and I like it for the most part. I debated going to NYU, but my father and I decided that it would be too expensive since I’m going to med school. I would also like a diverse student body, friendly people, etc.

I’ve heard that the city of Binghamton (which I plan on visiting soon) has somewhat depressing weather and doesn’t have much going for it activites-wise; while Stony Brook is a “suitcase” school (everyone goes home on the weekends) and has insufficient dorm space. Are these things true? Of course, my main priority is the educational quality and how well my undergrad school will prepare me for med school, but I’m going to have to live where ever I go. Are any of you current Binghamton students wishing to transfer, or have you had a good overall experience? Same for former/current Stony Brook students…

Any help appreciated :-)