SUNY at Binghamton Top Questions

As a freshman most of my classes are big lectures. So professors don't know your name unless you make the effort. Going to office hours helps with that. Students study hard and are competitive. Everyone wants that 4.0 and to get it you have to work hard. A lot of the classes are challenging, but with tutoring and office hours you can pass. At Binghamton you get a liberal arts education. With that, after graduation, you can get a job based off of skills acquired over the 4 year period. It's difficult, but worth it. Binghamton has five different schools offered to undergrads. Harper College of Arts and Sciences, School of Management, Decker School of Nursing, Watson School of Engineering and College of Community and Public Affairs. Each one offers different skills and has different requirements for graduation. Many believe that Watson and Decker are the most difficult to be accepted to.

The professors will only remember you if you give them something to remember. Talk to them frequently, email them questions and concerns, and be active in class, or you'll just be a number in a huge lecture class. Whether the academics are overwhelming depends on the classes you take. The sciences are generally pretty tough, but some of the gen. ed.'s can be a piece of cake. Academics here also almost completely depend on how much effort you put into them. Your final grade WILL reflect how much time you spend studying. Professors are generally very concerned about their students however, so if you just ask for the extra help you need, you'll do fine.

As a freshman most of my classes are big lectures. So professors don't know your name unless you make the effort. Going to office hours helps with that. Students study hard and are competitive. Everyone wants that 4.0 and to get it you have to work hard. A lot of the classes are challenging, but with tutoring and office hours you can pass. At Binghamton you get a liberal arts education. With that, after graduation, you can get a job based off of skills acquired over the 4 year period. It's difficult, but worth it.

Most of the classes are small and intimate, but even the big lecture halls are not taunting. if you make an effort, it is easy to establish a personal relationship with the professor and no matter what, it is clear that they want to help you do the best you can.

Academics vary greatly based on the subject and type of course. For example, in my German class, I had a great relationship with my Professor and attended her office hours just to chat when she wasn't busy. However, with my Chemistry class of 250+ students, I never once came within 15ft of my professor without effort on my part. That's just how it works. Students at Binghamton study quite variably, but most spend their afternoons in the Library and return to the dorms at night. Class participation is a big factor in most of your smaller classes at Binghamton, and even in larger classes(like my chemistry class I mentioned) participation is still vital using the iClicker system to answer multiple choice questions. There are MANY intellectual conversations outside of class. In fact, I am one of the few students that created study groups via social networking for the sole purpose of intellectual activity outside our class time. Some students are highly competitive, others could care less. It's really a personal deal. I haven't had a chance to take a very unique course yet, but I know for sure Binghamton offers quite a few. I'm a Chemistry/Psychology major with a hopeful minor in a Language. Some professors I visit when convenient during their office hours; it's a great way to make yourself known and to put a face to the name of a paper they may have to grade. This school academic requirement is tough getting i, especially for School of Management students, but it's the opposite once you get there. The SoM students report the least amount of work per class hour when compared with the science and arts majors in Harpur College. This is where Education at Binghamton University shines. Not only do they help you with learning how to get into the job field with internships and the such, you actually LEARN in class as well. Everything is well rounded and meant to benefit your future as much as possible.

Binghamton has five different schools. Harper College of Arts and Sciences: the largest school houses all the liberal arts and sciences majors School of Management: SOM hold the Accounting and Marketing major. It is the most competitive school to be accepted into, but is the easier in terms of coursework and harshness of professors. SOM offers many internships and job opportunities. Decker School of Nursing: Decker is extremely challenging but boasts a 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} job placement upon graduation. Each nursing student participate in clinical during their junior and senior year that more than prepare them for the real world. Watson School of Engineering: Watson's prestigious reputation is well deserved. IBM recruits heavily out of the school. College of Community and Public Affairs: Home of the HDev major. HDev is 'soft' psychology and is an ideal major for those interested education, counseling or human resources.

Academics at Binghamton are pretty rigorous, but professors are usually very upfront with the workload. Everything you need to know is outlined on the syllabus- from homework assignments to grading. Freshman level classes are pretty big for the most part but as you start taking higher level classes, they become much smaller. I'm a junior year management major and I'm very involved in the classes I'm taking. Professors try to make an effort to learn your name and are always available should you need help. At the moment, my organizational behavior class is my favorite. There's a strong link between the material and its application to the real world, and that speaks to me. Students here study every day, and the library is where most people go to do so. The library has plenty of space for both group work and silence, and it's hard not to be productive there. School of Management students are very competitive- PriceWaterhouseCoopers is our scholars program and it's an extreme advantage in the job search. We have our own career services center and it's an asset that can't be replaced. We get constant emails about job and internship opportunities. You can have your resume critiqued as often as you want and there's always someone to help you. Binghamton really uses all of it's assets to help you find a job.

Academics at Binghamton are pretty rigorous, but professors are usually very upfront with the workload. Everything you need to know is outlined on the syllabus- from homework assignments to grading. Freshman level classes are pretty big for the most part but as you start taking higher level classes, they become much smaller. I'm a junior year management major and I'm very involved in the classes I'm taking. Professors try to make an effort to learn your name and are always available should you need help. At the moment, my organizational behavior class is my favorite. There's a strong link between the material and its application to the real world, and that speaks to me. Students here study every day, and the library is where most people go to do so. The library has plenty of space for both group work and silence, and it's hard not to be productive there. School of Management students are very competitive- PriceWaterhouseCoopers is our scholars program and it's an extreme advantage in the job search. We have our own career services center and it's an asset that can't be replaced. We get constant emails about job and internship opportunities. You can have your resume critiqued as often as you want and there's always someone to help you. Binghamton really uses all of it's assets to help you find a job.

Academics at Binghamton are pretty rigorous, but professors are usually very upfront with the workload. Everything you need to know is outlined on the syllabus- from homework assignments to grading. Freshman level classes are pretty big for the most part but as you start taking higher level classes, they become much smaller. I'm a junior year management major and I'm very involved in the classes I'm taking. Professors try to make an effort to learn your name and are always available should you need help. At the moment, my organizational behavior class is my favorite. There's a strong link between the material and its application to the real world, and that speaks to me. Students here study every day, and the library is where most people go to do so. The library has plenty of space for both group work and silence, and it's hard not to be productive there. School of Management students are very competitive- PriceWaterhouseCoopers is our scholars program and it's an extreme advantage in the job search. We have our own career services center and it's an asset that can't be replaced. We get constant emails about job and internship opportunities. You can have your resume critiqued as often as you want and there's always someone to help you. Binghamton really uses all of it's assets to help you find a job.

Academics at Binghamton are pretty rigorous, but professors are usually very upfront with the workload. Everything you need to know is outlined on the syllabus- from homework assignments to grading. Freshman level classes are pretty big for the most part but as you start taking higher level classes, they become much smaller. I'm a junior year management major and I'm very involved in the classes I'm taking. Professors try to make an effort to learn your name and are always available should you need help. At the moment, my organizational behavior class is my favorite. There's a strong link between the material and its application to the real world, and that speaks to me. Students here study every day, and the library is where most people go to do so. The library has plenty of space for both group work and silence, and it's hard not to be productive there. School of Management students are very competitive- PriceWaterhouseCoopers is our scholars program and it's an extreme advantage in the job search. We have our own career services center and it's an asset that can't be replaced. We get constant emails about job and internship opportunities. You can have your resume critiqued as often as you want and there's always someone to help you. Binghamton really uses all of it's assets to help you find a job.

Binghamton is proud of its academics and wants its students to do well. We have a great collection of able faculty that would work with you during class and office hours to help you understand the material. Speaking of myself, I am a biochemistry and Studio Arts double major and both departments at my school are fantastic. Anytime I am in need of extra help or advice I can always email my professors and they get back to me in an efficient manner. Also, there are academic advisors and peer advisors that offer advice on classes and professors everyday during the week and they are always happy to help.

Binghamton is known for its strong academics, and in my opinion it lives up to that reputation -- the students here are smart, and everyone knows you need to work really hard to get good grades. Most people study more or less every day, and the library can get pretty crowded. For me personally, I probably study or do schoolwork outside of class for maybe five or six hours on an average weekday. I honestly think the fear of big classes is overblown; some of the intro classes get to 100 or more, but I'm a second-semester freshman and only two of the ten classes I'm taking here have been that large (one other class had around 95; two have had 40ish; and the other five have had 20 or fewer). And for each of those two classes, the professor knows who I am because I went to office hours; it really is that simple. There are also plenty of opportunities to meet profs outside the classroom, like faculty lunches, where professors all get lunch in the dining hall and wait for undergrads to come start conversations with them, and on-campus events relevant to the professor's field (e.g. my Italian professor was at the Italian club's Christmas celebration, my friend's Greek professor came to the screening of a movie related to the classics). Sometimes I feel like these opportunities are underutilized by the students, but it really depends -- there's always a line of students waiting to see my (awesome!) sociology professor. The thing that makes the biggest difference in your academic life at Binghamton is what you do outside of class. If you go to class, do your homework, and stop there, then you'll learn a lot and get a good education, but it won't be as awesome as it could be. Forming relationships with your professors makes a huge difference, no matter how you're doing in the class. For example, I was struggling with some of the concepts in my logic class, so I went to the professor's office hours. Getting this one-on-one attention cleared everything up completely -- it was so, so helpful. On the other hand, I understood what we were learning in my women's history class, but I was curious as to how it related to some material not covered by the course, so I went to talk to the professor, and she really enriched my understanding of the history. I also talked to her whenever I happened to read something in a newspaper or magazine that related to what we were studying in class, and when I came up with a new perspective on one of the course's major concepts -- it was great to be able to have this intellectual dialogue, not for points on my transcript, but just to learn. (For what it's worth, by the way, my logic class has about 150 students and women's history had about 95; the size of the class really won't get in your way.) Also, Binghamton has a ton of films and presentations (on everything from medieval art to Midwestern archaeology to the association between mammals and parasites) going on all the time, and they're well-advertised around campus. If you're interested, there are tons of opportunities to learn.

So far, I've had pretty bad teachers. For my Calculus I class, I had an incompetent TA who confused herself when she'd teaching. A biology professor whose notes are really confusing. I don't think Bing lives up to its reputation academically.

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There are 300 person classes and 15 person classes here, it all depends what you want to take and if its upper or lower level. Students here mostly seem pretty serious about studying, you have to stay on top of your classes to do well.

the good things about binghamton is that eventhough it is a large school and you might have large classes sometimes you get to know your prossefor and they get to know you as well.participation in class is one of the basic requriement for all the class at binghamton.therefore students do participate alot on their classes, being part of the bighamton family is a graet experience that a student can have. beside that you get alot from binghamton.

The professors are good or bad depending on the department but it is definitely a good idea to take classes with professors that you know are good even if you have to wait If you want to take small classes you can but its mostly larger ones, at least for gen eds

Classes vary from 15 students in one class to a lecture hall with 200-300 students (depends on major and class). Im majoring in Comparative Literature so the classes are small and the professors know you by name. My favorite class was freshmen year, Same Sex Desire in Latin America with Pedro DiPietro, who then introduced me to my next favorite professor, feminist activist Maria Lugones. It really depends on the professor and the departments. I have had professors never know who I am and I have had the pleasure of havong dinner in professor's houses. *BIGGESTS SUGGESTION- understand your requirements and get those done asap, talk to a counselor and always follow your DARS*

Classes range at Binghamton from 400 student introductory science courses to 12 person English classes, both of which I have taken. I personally do not have a preference for class size, I believe its all up to the student to get the alloted attention they want from the professor. Every professor has office hours if you want to make yourself known. For smaller classes, class participation is extremely encouraged, so if you're not talkative, don't take a small class, you're grade will most likely suffer. I also see a range in how much students study at Binghamton. I see people studying for hours on end, and I see others bang out an essay in the last 5 minutes before its due, also, two things I know much about. I think it depends upon the interest level of the particular class, and how intelligent one is to begin with. As for the workload, it's up to the student. I've never had a class thats given me busy work, only readings. If you want to understand the material, you have to read. If you want to pass the test without going to class, (or sometimes even when going!) you have to read. That's your choice. I actually enjoy going to class because I have never had a bad professor. I've had some bad classes, but never a bad professor. Out of respect for them I try to make it to their class no matter how much I am unintersted in the material. Personally, the academics at Binghamton are perfect. Some days I feel extremely confident in my academic abilities, while other days I need to push myself that extra hour to do some work. I've never felt bored, like I have multiple times in my life, such as in high school. I also think the major requirements are exactly where they need to be, even though I don't have that much knowledge about things like that. Outside of class, students engage in intelligent conversations. That is probably my favorite part hands down about the entire campus. I love the students here. During high school, and even and home with my closest friends sometimes I feel way to mature for my atmosphere, because my ideals and opinions are too advanced. At school, I am able to free my thoughts and have feedback from interesting and other intelligent peple. It's an awesome feeling.

I work as a teaching assistant in the geography department. I am very happy with the faculty members and the staff in my department. Professors are always ready to help and take the time to talk with you on any issue. As a department, we do meet socially outside the department. The courses I have taken are balanced and provide a good foundation in learning, while training students in important job skills, such as writing, organizing, and time management. In terms of BU's academic requirements, international students are often required to re-take US history courses and writing courses, even though their TOEFL and SAT scores may be high. I believe this policy should be revised.