Out of State Students

hudsonvalley51
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:57:47 +0000

From what I’ve been able to determine there are fewer than 60 non-New York State students at Geneseo. I have always felt that an important part of college life is meeting people from diverse socio-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, as well as people from various parts of the United States. Geneseo may or may not do well with the first three, but it clearly falls short in geographical diversity.

I don’t know what the percentage of international students is at Geneseo. Perhaps the size of the international community at Geneseo makes up for the shortcomings in geographical diversity. I’ve got to admit I have difficulty buying the “Public Ivy” line when all but a handful of students come from the same state and – from what some have stated on CC – the same part of NYS. I would welcome any dissenting opinions.