SUNY at Binghamton Top Questions

Add a football team, just right for size, the reputation is on the rise so get in now if you can, one row of about 12 bars so everyone goes to the same spot if not at house/frat parties (which suck)

Binghamton is a great university, in my experience, most notably in the diversity area. The people from different background and of different interests is amazing. There is no real college town and it does occasionally take some effort to find ways to keeps entertained, but as long as you stay involved and try to be social yo will fins your niche and enjoy bing life.

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Wish the college town was better. Wish administration listened to students more.

Binghamton is a great school and many people excel here. Unlike many other SUNYs, it has no "easy A's" or classes that you rarely have to attend. You work for what you get and it is probably the most realistic (to life) school on the east coast. The size doesnt overwhelme many people, as it is not extremely large or small. People here have a solid sense of gratitude for the education they are receiving, and those that do not usually try to transfer to Cornell or another school in the area. No one gives you a hard time about going to a SUNY school, as they are probably paying twice as much (if not more) the the same education (my last 6 professors all have their degrees from one top notch school or another). Most of a students time tends to be spent on campus because you cant have a car until your sophmore year, then you want to move off, so by the time you graduate its about 50/50 (on and off). Binghamton is not really a college town (like Ithica), but the community is very responsive to the students and loves the business Binghamton U. brings. The administration runs the school, even if the student government thinks they have power, we are a state school and what we do is often reflected on "higher management" ie the governor and president of the school. If you want something changed, it often takes much longer than you will be around for, but it gives you a mentality to get the ball rolling and take on tasks that have been handed down (such is life). School pride exists when we have a winning team, or if we get notice in the form of media, overall people care not to discuss binghamton things unless we're winning.

Great academics, a could-be-great-school not quite there yet, spirited and often successful athletics, good professors, some awesome people. Bad weather but it's NY what do you expect? rainy and cloudy a bit. People know of Binghamton but probably don't appreciate how good it is. Good size would not want any bigger or smaller. A lot of people but campus isn't enormous.

Binghamton is in my opinion a great school. It is a public university with the prestigious reputation that equals many private institutions. I feel like it is an open environment that is very condusive to learning. The people are extremely friendly and I have made many good and dear friends. The Campus always has something going on so if you wish to participate and get involved there is always something to do. There is an organization for everyone on any subject, however if you can not find something that fits you, you are welcome to start your own organiztion. There are always groups holding events and performances happening all around campus to go to.

-best thing?- the fall/spring weather. bars are easy to get into. BAR CRAWL IS AMAZING. teachers are accessible -one thing i'd change- I'd give more money towards school of arts and sciences and less at school of management/watson. -College town- townies are weird, but surrounding area does offer nice diners, and great cheap bars that are easy to get into -Administration- they def did not go to a BInghamton quality school, theyre idiots. main care is for the bottom line. -Controversy- Administration decided to cut over half of the phys ed classes( snowboarding, karate, yoga) without consulting students. however after great protest decided to rescind. -One Experience- Bar crawl, first nice day after winter

Ok, the weather sucks in Binghamton most of the time. It loves to rain, be cloudy, or snow. I cant stand the cold, but yet I love Binghamton U. to no end because of the people. The students that go to Bing are the NICEST people I have ever come across. There are sooo many types of people and backgrounds, I kept making friends until I graduated. There is always somewhere for you to fit in with. Size-wise, Bing is perfect. The on-campus housing is divided into communities, meaning the dorms are in clusters (communities), which allows you to feel part of a close-knit community instead of a speck in a school of 14,000 students. There isnt much of a college town unfortunately, but there are a few cute places downtown, and the bars downtown are never empty.

its a nice campus; its a nice change to have from long island. the town is slower paced but there is a big difference between the campus and the town. the townies dont seem to be too fond of the college students but i guess thats alot of college campuses. the worst thing about campus is dining hall food you start to learn that if you cant recognize it dont eat it.

Binghamton is a very social campus. People are involved in numerous activities varying from sports and music to community service and academics. There is greek life on campus but it does not overwhelm the majority of the school, however you will be forced to encounter the typical sorority girl and frat boy in your classes and you absolutely can not escape them downtown. Binghamton's reputation has exponentially grown over the years, the addition of the law school will probably add to that as well. At Binghamton you'll get a great education if you make the most of what the school has to offer. That's the same with any school, but Binghamton comes with a lower price tag. Things to watch out for...the stereotypes of the different communities you can live in on campus. Hinman houses the asian population and academic minded, Dickinson is home to the EOP students over the summer, and most return to the same location once the school year begins. CIW is home to stoners and partiers while NEwing is almost 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} greek. Mountainview is huge, air conditioned, and suite style. Also, it is the most unsocial area of campus to live in. You never leave your suite. One final note...be warned :THERE'S NO FOOTBALL TEAM!

BU is a public school, and it is bigger than you think. The education is really good, but it can't escape the public, state-funded feel. It is not a pretty campus. Binghamton, as a city, has been economically depressed for many years, so the location is perhpas not ideal in a lot of ways. On the other hand, the area has a lot of variety: city life, a large university campus, and close proximity to quiet, rural areas.

I personnally love it at BU - sure there are aspects of the campus I'd love to change (cough on-campus dining cough), but it wouldn't be SUNY Binghamton without it. The staff - in the Electrical Engineering department, anyways - is extremely friendly and knowledgeable. There's almost always something to do on campus. The campus is nestled in an almost perfect location, being seconds from a commercial district, minutes from the city of Binghamton, and minutes from wide-open countryside. The landscape is extraordinary - comparable to nothing you'd find in suburban or city life.

The best thing about Binghamton is the convenience of a free bus service and proximity to many of the stores and restaurants that students are interested in. It's annoying that in addition to the taxi fare, we need to pay at fraternity parties. The size of the school is just right. Many kids from my high school go there, but I do not run into them more than I want to. I spend most of my time on campus in the library and dorms. It is not a college town. The only reason for any activity or excitement in Binghamton is the university, but not enough to really make it a college town. I think Binghamton's administration is arbitrary, even though they adopt the image of an administration that values student opinions. Recently there was a controversy on campus related to the reconstruction of the oldest dorms on campus, with many students preferring the old-school feel of the current dorms. There is a fair amount of school pride, but the joke about the lack of a football team is commonly made. Many of my friends attended the basketball games. I will always remember the color war experience in my residential community, between the different buildings. It really united the building and created a sense of camaraderie. The most frequent student complaints are the weather, the surrounding town, and the food.

It's dead. This whole city is a dead city. The rivers run with sewage and ages of waste. Feral children mock you as you try to maintain the morals of the old world while you invade theirs. Rats crawl hungrily at your feet, caught in an endless spiral of emaciated beings, clawing over and into each other to escape inevitable, remorseless starvation. The paint has long since chipped from the cement walls and been washed by countless rains into infinitesimally small and colorless mounds of dust that blow and recollect across the streets. The sky itself is subject to the will of the gray. I haven't felt anything since I arrived. This is not a retreat. This is a story that has no beginning and no plot. I can smell fish from upriver, dying and rotting as they pass through and down to the bewildered and hushed lower Susquehanna River. The shit and death of this world feeds the river, and the river is a scourge on those who live a little farther down its back as it lays a face-down giant amongst them, conspicuous and whispering innocuous lies of wealth and success. I sometimes hear there was a woman chosen long ago to lead this place. A woman named Defleur, but she is more likely a myth, as she has never been seen or spoken to. Likely, if she did exist, she fled long ago to live out her days in the care of others, leaving the monsters to rule in her stead. I haven't felt anything at all since I've arrived. Except hunger.

Binghamton's best feature is the PEOPLE. Students are so friendly here! The faculty is very relatable and understanding. When I tell people I go to Binghamton, I get a head nod and a comment something like, "Wow, good school!" It's definitely a college town, which there are pros and cons about. Back home, I live rather close to the city, and I miss city life a lot. The thing is that, the whole town pretty much caters to you. There are off-campus student discounts, and all cabs know every building in every community in the university. I like the size of the student body, mainly because I think I tend to do better in small classes where discussions can take place. There's LOTS of VERY VISIBLE school pride--at all basketballs games, university events, and things like Dorm Wars. I think the most frequent complaints generally are the fact that there is no train station in Binghamton, the windy-rainy-snowy weather, the fact that there's no education major for undergrads, or the dining hall food.

The city of Binghamton is definitely centered around its college which is good. Its a very big school with a lot of students however the way the living communities are set up, it feels like a very small school and recently I have been able to walk outside of my dorm and look around and know almost everyone I see and this is only the end of my freshman year. The administration could definitely afford to give a little more guidance though on academics and unfortunately there we lack school pride.

This school is huge. Its a very big school. But if you get involved, it really is just right. You'll get to know a lot of really cool people. When I tell people to come here, they usually respond with how its so cold. Thats true. But toughen up. This is a college town. Its set up for the college students. Binghamton's teachers are really good. They all know their stuff, are very creative, fair, and allow you to be creative for the good of the class.

Most people seem impressed when I tell them I go to Binghamton, it is one of the best SUNYs, maybe even one of the best state schools in general. However, some do look down their nose at going to an in-state institution. Student-town relations are almost nonexistent. We tend to stay away from "townies," only going downtown for grocery shopping or going to a frat party or a bar.

its great for its value although going to another suny wouldnt be that much worst you cant get a mix of city and upstate new york like the environment in binghamton.