<p>Fancyfeast (isn’t that a cat food?)- You obviously know little about these schools and should not be so quick to post a negative response. Sadly, I find many of the student posters on CC to be quite immature.</p>
<p>You state about other state U’s you posted about “Both middle of the road state universities. You could get a great education at either. Just like you could get a great education at most universities-including ivies. It’s all up to the student. Going to a highly ranked school won’t make you smarter.” Why the change of thought here?</p>
<p>To the OP- UB has an incredible science dept. Lot’s of research going on. My son is a sophomore and volunteered in the engineering research dept and they liked him so much they offered him paid research this semester. Unsure which project he is working on.</p>
<p>FYI- Buffalo is opening a new Computer Science/Engineering building, projected to be completed and open in Sept 2011.</p>
<p>My son is doing phenomenally well. Dual engineering major. Works hard every day and has little to no time to get drunk. There are some very hard majors and kids take these academics seriously. </p>
<p>Easier to get into UB than SB, Yes. Better education at one vs the other. Doubtful, as far as engineering goes. By the way, USNWR (not that you should go by all their rankings) ranks UB’s engineering programs higher than SB. Thought you should all know.</p>
<p>…and… I live in the town next to SB. Those HS kids who opted to stay local are doing well there and like the school. I know it has a reputation for unhappy kids, but I have yet to see any. UB kids are likely happier though!!</p>
<p>Feel free to ask more questions or PM those of us who have kids at UB.</p>