SUNY New Paltz

mythmom
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:00:31 +0000

I think it is a perfectly appropriate choice and you will love it there. New Paltz is a wonderful town and the outdoor activity there in the Catskills by the Hudson is great.

Yes, you are highly credentialed, but there will be other students like you. Some very able students from my D and S’s high school attended. There are excellent opportunities in the sciences, even though the school isn’t known for that. Kids I known have gone there for innovative health sciences programs.

You are in somewhat shooting distance of Manhattan and Vassar, Bard and Marist are all in the area as well.

You might also consider SUNY Stony Brook if you like the water, but it may have some of the drawback of the school you are already at.

NY is a big state. New Paltz has a lot of downstaters (NYC, LI, Westchester), but it has its share of upstaters as well. That gives it a diverse population and many ethnicities are represented. New York is a fairly cosmopolitan place. We welcome immigrants. (Haha)!