Speak Up for Hofstra!

CalvinTBOD
Thu, 12 May 2011 21:06:28 +0000

@CalvinTBOD You haven’t even attended the school and are basing your assumptions on the typical stereotypes often applied to it. I’m from Nassau County too, and Hofstra is always portrayed jokingly by the locals as being this guido haven where the Hofstra red lurks…its just urban legend thats part of the fabric of Long Island, nothing more, and you should know that. Sure it has its share of slutty girls and party animals, but you’re gonna tell me that kids up in the SUNYS like Cortland, Albany, and even Binghamton, don’t screw around and drink just as much if not more? It gets depressing up there in the winter. I’m not knocking SUNY, and I agree that Binghamton and Geneseo are great schools too, but there are in the boondocks. Hofstra’s 25 miles from the city where there are jobs and internships everywhere. You can’t have an internship in the city and go to class at the same time in Binghamton. At Hofstra, you can. Does the Governor of New York come to Binghamton? Are presidential debates held at Geneseo? I think not. And apparently Hofstra is giving out massive merit scholarships this year, I bet your senior friend got at least 20 grand if not more. Not too shabby. If Hofstra’s affordable for someone, and they want to go, then why not? Plus if you’re from out of state, SUNYs cost about the same as Hofstra.



You took my post extremely out of context.

1] I didn’t know Hofstra was stereotyped for “guidos.” In fact, the three seniors planning to attend Hofstra this year are Irish, Polish, and Asian. There was a senior last year who attends Hofstra now and he was Italian. But not really a guido.

2] I never mentioned anything about the party scene. So no, I’m not going to tell you all the trivial crap that you pretty much talked about yourself.

3] Please. No decent company in the city wants interns from Hofstra when they have a direct access to potential interns from Columbia and NYU.

4] Hofstra University is practically a government landmark. That’s why they get to host all the presidential debates and crap. Which is also why they pretty much have to host dumb high school competitions and festivals. Math Fair? NMT? Newsday Marching Festival? Real prestigious stuff right thurr. Also, the real prestigious universities don’t waste time on speeches from governors. They provide speeches from true intellectuals.

5] Refer to Point 4. SUNY is a state school. Hofstra is a private university funded by a multitude of organizations including the governor apparently. Also, the Nassau County executive attended Hofstra for both undergrad and graduate. I’m pretty sure he has some bias towards them as well.