Stony Brook Vs. Binghamton

queenmikasa
Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:16:09 +0000

I’m a high school senior and these two colleges are my top two choices so far. My grades are well above the accepted average at both schools. My parents really want me to go to Stony Brook–mainly because it’s so close to home. However, I visited Binghamton recently and I really fell in love with it. It seems like such a friendly and lively environment, and I don’t see that aspect at Stony Brook’s campus. I don’t like parties very much, but from what I’ve heard SBU is dead on the weekends and I don’t really think I want that. I plan on majoring in something related to science (maybe engineering, I’m not quite sure yet).
Academically, which school do you think has a stronger science program?
Socially, which school do you think is friendlier and easier to fit in to?