<p>university at buffalo is probably going to be my back up school to stony brook university…and i just want to know if buffalo is a good school. btw is stony brook hard to get accepted to ive heard its easy then i heard its hard i have like a 3.4 gpa and a 1700 sat and some EC’s. Please help me thanks</p>
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<p>I’ve heard good things about its engineering…</p>
<p>I have a kid going there for pharmacy, who really likes it. It wasn’t a first choice, since the main campus isn’t very attractive (flat, not not that many people walking around). Turns out that the academic buildings are connected by tunnels and bridges, so no one has to go outside. My kid ended up being sold by a really good tour guide and a financial grant that made UB a great deal for undergrad education. Kid ultimately chose its honors college over schools including Ohio State, Penn State and Pitt.</p>
<p>UB has a really great speakers’ program and has had some great bands and comedians. There are a lot of clubs and activites, but not a super-large Greek presence. The ski club, in particular, is very popular. </p>
<p>A bunch of random facts: laundry and parking are free, and there’s a lot of parking (although your permit would be for your dorm lot, not the lots by the classrooms). They have some singles for freshmen. The RAs have to offer programs, so there’s always something going on in the dorms. There’s a very large international population, and a large Long Island contingent. You don’t need a car, since there is a tiny shopping area on North campus (CVS, bookstore, Burger King, Starbucks) or you can take a shuttle to South Campus. South Campus has a subway to downtown Buffalo and a little shopping center with a grocery store, another drug store and a movie theatre. So many kids have cars that it’s never hard to get transportation when you need it anyway. The dining halls aren’t open for lunch, so you use your dining dollars to eat in the cafeterias and restaurants in and around the student union and academic buildings. Sports events (football particularly) are becoming more popular as the teams start to have some success. If you plan on moving off-campus, there’s a ton of good college housing everywhere. They have a pretty good “myUB” system, with alerts if there is anything goes on at either campus like a mugging or a traffic problem.</p>
<p>I’ve visited with different kids several times over the years. They all didn’t have a good first impression, and then discovered its charms (which allegedly include being the kind of school where you can roll out of bed and go to class in flannel pajamas.) If you’re a girl from Long Island, leave the UGGS home…somehow that has become a negative stereotype. The freshman entry level science classes are about 300 students and graded on a curve. That works out well for some, and obviously not so good for others. My kid has generally thought the TAs for the break-out sessions were pretty good, and has felt the work is very manageable. As with other schools, the science kids always feel they are working harder than the liberal arts kids.</p>
<p>There’s a lot of new construction ongoing and planned. A new engineering building and a new pharmacy building are under construction, and the nursing program is going into new quarters. They’ve announced they’re building new dorms too, and there are long-term plans to build another shopping area on North Campus between the dorms and the academic buildings. There seems to be a real commitment to growing the school and making it into a real flagship university for the state, with some pretty impressive long-term plans. Certainly, the North Campus has lots of room to grow and they’ve been acquiring property to create a Medical Campus in downtown Buffalo.</p>
<p>Anyway, my kid’s happy enough there that youngest sibling has been convinced to apply this year too. Decisions in January…</p>
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<p>Buffalo definitely has a better social life than Stony Brook, I might go as far to say that Buffalo and Stony Brook are about even academic wise. Personally, I’d pick Buffalo over Stony Brook but that’s just personal preference.</p>
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<p>I have a few questions regarding the Early Assurance Medical Program and the rigor of University at Buffalo course work. I live in Georgia, so the distance from home is obviously extreme, but the Early Assurance Program seems entirely compelling. My main concern revolves around the rigor of the courses; is maintaining a 3.75 GPA nearly impossible, or is it entirely doable? On that note, is the 1400 SAT mandatory, or is the ACT accepted in its stead if the score is equivalent? I didn’t take the SAT, for I found the ACT much more fitting. With a score at or surpassing the 1400 in ACT terms, is the Early Assurance Program still an option?</p>
<p>Thank you so much for your help and assistance! College searching has been an obsession of mine for the last year, and any information regarding academics or social life would be much appreciated. </p>
<p>Jessie61195</p>
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Loved Buffalo so much! Great programs, great professors, amazing city with much history.
Buffalo is about equal to SB and Binghamton. Both are somewhat selective.
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My dd who was accepted to Hopkins and UCSD chose UB because of their financial aid package.
So she flew from Southern California to Buffalo. Loved the school, graduated with an EE and CS and works as a software engineer in San Diego.
Working with staff by phone or email worked well. Parent access to deposit into the UB accounts was quick, simple and efficient, unlike the UC system which is horrible.
The school is very under-rated but is beginning to get more exposure as their graduates fly to different parts of the country and are doing well.
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This is a four year old thread…
So it is. Closing. Old threads should be used for research, but should not be revived.
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