<p>iamhere, I wasn’t saying that Geneseo or UB is tipping the scale of instate vs. out of state. Just making the point that Geneseo is tough for anyone to get into, and I was talking about a specific program at UB which is an anomaly among similar public u programs. (In that program, I’m very sure the admits for OOS far exceed 7% as applicants from around the country are vying for few spots. We were surprised, but not affected, as she was accepted to UB but is not likely to go there.) </p>
<p>I think that SUNY stats are a reflection of the applicant pool, not a planned preference for instate or OOS students. Most people are just not going to apply from OOS due to lack of info/interest, access to good schools in their own states, and the weather! But, I think it would help put this endless debate to rest if SUNY would just come out and say they would enroll a certain percentage of instate kids as all the other public U’s we looked at did. To say nothing just leaves them open to criticism and dissection based on anecdotal evidence. These are very tough times for alot of people and it’s perfectly understandable to expect that people are going to want to hoard the lower cost college options that they have helped create. Especially if they’re not likely to be getting alot of merit or need based aid elsewhere.</p>
<p>I have no problem with out of state kids coming to SUNY - welcome to NY, it’s an amazing state to live in! I just wish we had enough space to accomodate all of the NY’ers and the OOS kids who want to be here!</p>