Warehouse Satellite campus

Colleges & Universities Syracuse University
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<p>Does anyone who attends Syracuse, have majors such as Architecture which are concentrated in the renovated urban area (sorry, I’ve forgotten what the area is called)? How has that worked for you? </p>

<p>Syracuse offers a lot of what my daughter is interested in pursuing, but many of the classes were going to be located on the satellite campus, and we were concerned about the dynamics of travelling via shuttle every day. We would like to visit and check things out first-hand, but unfortunately Syracuse is quite off the beaten path (for us), and we’re not sure we can coordinate a visit. </p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Kjofkw, we had the exact same qualms. My daughter was admitted to the VPA school for design. I looked into the area and questioned a number of people at Syracuse about it.</p>

<p>Let me first note that this wasn’t done due to a lack of space on campus. Syracuse is being politically correct in that they want to become a greater part of the city and to be more integrated into the city.</p>

<p>As far as the warefhouse area: it is very nice and bohemian. It is certainly upscale and up-and-coming. However, several blocks away are some seedy areas. Thus, your daughter needs to be careful in walking around there, especially at night.</p>

<p>In addition, there is a bus that leaves every 20 minutes from campus to the warehouse district building and vice versa. It takes about 8-10 minutes, absent traffic or accidents, to get to the student’s destination. Yes, we really did clock it! It is a hassle having to wait for the bus in the extreme cold and having to take a bus back to campus, especially if there are traffic snarl ups and accidents. </p>

<p>Moreover, one great benenfit of being a studentat Syracuse vs a stand alone art school, in my humble opinion, is to be around non art majors and to obtain a “fuller college experience.” Otherwise, why not attend a stand alone art school?</p>

<p>Having to go to the warehouse district will, in my opinion, detract from the goal of attending Syracuse somewhat. These kids will take most of their classes, starting in sophomore year, at the warehouse. Although they can theoretically come back to campus for work and studying, I don’t see it happening unless they have another class. Syracuse acknowledges this because they are having cafeterias built into the warehouse building. </p>

<p>To be fair,you should know that at least your daughter will be on campus for her freshmen year.</p>

<p>The warehouse facility will be new and will have new equipment, for whatever that is worth.</p>

<p>Bottom line: Frankly, although the warehouse area is charming and has restaurants and new facilities, I REALLY wish that Syracuse didn’t do this. It certainly will be at least a hassle waiting for buses and taking them each way to and from campus. The administration at Syracuse has tried to cover this up as much as possible. It isn’t mentioned a great deal either. They knew that parents wouldn’t be totally happy with this decision. If you don’t believe me, check out the VPA web site. Nothing was mentioned about this as of a month ago on Syracuse’s site.</p>

<p>For my daughter, this is one reason she won’t be attending Syracuse. Of course, not geting any aid also helped us decide against attending Syracuse.</p>

<p>Good luck in your decision.</p>

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<p>My d really liked SU but decided not to attend last year because of the decision to move her pgm off campus. It was very disappointing to find out about the move just weeks before having to make her decision (the school didn’t actually tell the students at the Accepted Students Open House - we found out from our tour guide). And my d was offered the best $ from SU (merit award and FA)… Now finishing her 1st yr, she’s happy she turned down SU. She has pulled many late nights & several all nighters and this would have been very difficult at SU - they had told her freshman studios aren’t open late at night. Of course, not all art students are procrastinators (or slow workers or perfectionists) like my d - so perhaps this wouldn’t be a problem for them.</p>