SUNY at Binghamton Top Questions

More than not, but you will find unintelligent people and those that are active. You can find any type of group/person if you're looking for it. Every college is a party school. Students are interested in learning.

Yes, although the campus is much more diverse than just that.

YES

Yes

absolutely not

There is definitely a lot to do in the town you just have to find things for yourself. And yes, there are a lot of people from long island, and many of the girls are stereotypical long island girls.

The stereotypes are far from accurate because the courses in this school are difficult and you can see it from the students effort and time taken to study and they are still disatisfired at times by their grades. Science and pyschology are very diffcult in this school and a lot of students decide to take it in another school and transfer the credits. Now party wise, yes we do party but I never let it interfere with my school work, I have above a 3.0 GPA.

Yes, these groups make up a large part of the binghamton university community.

Both aren't true. The high school stereotype is because BU is in such high demand among New York state students, so a lot of people from home will go here if you are from New York. But, there are close to 14,000 student here. If you don't want to see your high school friends, don't. As for the city itself, there are parts that aren't so pretty, but every city has that. In fact, Binghamton is rich in culture and ranges from a metropolitan center to suburban shopping mecca, depending on where you are.

sometimes but it is not a bad thing to go to a school that saves you money

Yes, to an extent.

we are all just your average people and we do work hard but we know how to have fun

Honestly, I can see how these stereotypes can play out true in people's lives, but only if they allow it. But really, it's what you make of it. Yes, the weather here is dreary, but we can't control the weather, so get over it. We don't live in a dynamic, exciting college town, but it's more the people around you and the choices you make of how you spend your time and how much you put yourself out there that really matters. If you're going to come into school with the set mentality that you're not going to have a good time or that your chances in the real world have been greatly restricted, when then that's how your experience here is going to be dictated. The opportunities here are expansive and yeah, maybe Columbia or Cornell would seem like more logical choices to want to graduate from, but from my own perspective, I'd rather go wherever I'm called and make the most of where I am. That's the only way to live real lives. And yes, the weather can get depressing. You can tell something happens to people when the weather is dreary for a long period of time. Trust me, my attitude can be easily susceptible by what kind of weather we're having. Sometimes I would rather be in California, or some place warm and sunny. But, I'm here in cloudy and rainy Binghamton, and I'm going to make the most of it.

No not completely accurate. There is stuff to do in Binghamton but probably less than you are use to. Not everyone is from the areas mention and not everyone is Jewish, Asian, or from another country. And the academics are far from completely impossible.

For the most part these stereotypes are accurate. Especially the part about Newing and College in the Woods community. The one about Dickinson Community is not so true as the others though. A disproportionate amount of student are from the metro New York area and are Jewish.

partly. everyone finds their niche, but there's definitely interracial interaction. frat life is COMPLETELY avoidable, which should be underscored. there are many social scenes. and the majority of kids have a brain in their heads, so it's not like that academic scene is run down by airhead jappy type. to note, there's a great academic curriculum full of challenging classes and interesting topics.