<p>I’m an OOS student and I think it’s worth it especially if you did 2 years at a branch campus because that will save you a ton of money. My first year, I actually attended a private school and my parents were paying big $$$. So I transfered to a PSU branch campus that was 5 minutes away from my old school and now it only costs my parents about 5, 000 a semester. Now when I get to U-Park those numbers will change drastically but at least it will only be for the two years instead of the 4. For my transfer school I narrowed it down to SUNY Binghamton or PSU and the choice for me was clear that I go to PSU, even though Binghamton would have been much cheaper because of the in state tuition. Thanks to PSUs geosci program I now have two majors instead of just one and I met great people here. SO if your parents can afford it or if you don’t mind taking out loans, go for PSU over the SUNYs !!! Especially Stony Brook. God I don’t know why anyone would go to that school. Oh and another good thing is to pick the cheapest meal plan, dorm, etc that way you save more money.</p>