SUNY at Albany Top Questions

As a transfer student it's a little harder to make friends.

Not all of the room provide in the school campus is comfortable, it can be very small, dark.

classes avaiblity

like with every larger school just trying to find your identity, but once you get involved and work towards your goals you come to find who you truely are and you do what makes you happy and unique

The worst thing about our school is not that people go out to drink and party but bad events because of such actions. Some students are responsible drinkers or know when they have had enough. It is only at certain times when actions taken by those too drunk to function bring down the reputation of SUNY at Albany. So, overall, the worst thing about SUNY at Albany would be the irresponsibility of certain students to know their limits. It is not necessary to fal under peer pressure.

The food in the dining halls could be a little better and it would be nice if the dining halls stayed open past 8pm. I feel that the food in the dining halls need to be more complete meaning putting out food that goes good together (Example: Hamburgers and Fries, great combination) . A wonderful alternative to the dining hall is Campus Center!, but it would also be nice if the Campus Center was open past 9pm on weekends.

The worst thing about my school, are the depression and suicide rates. Although my school provides services to students such as Middle Earth, a counseling center. Yet even with these services, some students still feel alone and as though they do not have anyone to speak with. Suicide is the second leading cause among college students, and I would like for the statistics to decrease. I've had an experience in which a fellow friend of mine here at SUNY Albany committed suicide, therefore the topic hits close to home. Suicide prevention programs are extremely important.

The food sometimes.

The party culture. Having parties on the weekends is fine, but oftentimes they would get violent, and now a few students have given our university a bad reputation.

Its a big campus and you sometimes will not always meet or know everybody.

The worst thing about my school is probably the focus more on money to add to infastructure rather than implementing new programs that will interest and benefit the students and the tuition hikes.

Too much partying

The worst thing about my school would have to be how big it is. Class sizes for important classes such as Chemistry can reach sizes such as 300. I came from a small town which 300 students were my whole highschool. It's difficult to get the special attention needed and hard to pay attention when you are in the 20th row.

There are a few students at this university who take their admittance into SUNY Albany for granted and act foolishly without realizing that they are representing over 17,000 other students who work hard to maintain and even increase the reputation of SUNY Albany.

It is in a place which is far away from the main city, and so, scopes for earning are much limited. So students looking for financial grant or scholarship (which the school finds difficult to meet or endow) cannot but depend on thier parents or relatives, who very often find it difficult to meet the financial need of the students. So, I think the worst thing here is that it lacks funds enough to support the financial need of the students.

The worst thing about my school would be all the construction that is being done at the moment. It's not really that bad but it gets annoying from time to time.

When applying to colleges, you try your best to find one with the academics you need for your future. I enrolled in the University at Albany because they had some of the languages I was interested in for my dream career. However, soon after my first semester began, the university cut them. The worst thing about my school is that it is of no use to me; I now am searching for a scholarship that will assist me in transferring to a school where I can study the subjects I was originally hoping for.

They don't clean the steps and pathways which makes it very dangerous to get to each class.

Parking. Since I commute to school, you need to arrive atleast a half an hour before your class actually starts in order to give yourself time to park. Students who live on campus also bring their cars so the parking lots are extremely packed and there is probably only one parking lot that is considered a commuter parking lot.

My school is very large with about 20,000 students. My school is also a research school with very educated professors who take time off to do resarch. These professors have teacher assistants(t.a.'s) to help them with the course.