<p>i wouldn’t go to a suny over uga and i’m from ny lol but i think you might actually like new paltz if that’s what you’ve got your sights on. it’s just really laid-back, but you’ll find all sorts of people there. stony brook on long island has a fairly new journalism program but i don’t recommend going (PM me if you want reasons). i would apply to the honors program at one of the CUNYs if you want to be in the city. are you only looking at sunys? there are a bunch of random schools on long island that would give you merit money if you have good stats</p>