SUNY at Binghamton Top Questions

Traveling home via the Greyhound bus. I wish there was a train that would come to Binghamton; it would probably be more convenient.

I did not think, when I chose schools, that the surrounding area would matter very much. However, it does. There is not much to do around Binghamton and anything that there is is not very close and usually requires a car. There are buses to the bars downtown and there are buses to the grocery stores, although I have been stranded by them before, but there are not many recreational places to go and spend time.

School is very supportive to school of business, which could be both an advantage and a disadvantage. It is advantage for business school enrolled students, however, other students might complain about this.

The climate and the tuition is the worst part of that school. It is always freezing up there during the winter and the tuition is about 20 thousand a year if you dorm on campus.

The weather here isn't much colder than the weather in my hometown, New York City, but because I have cold-induced asthma, it does make a difference to me. During the winter I try to avoid walking outside as much as possible, and it becomes frustrating when I'm in a hurry because I may need to choose between the shortest route and the route that allows me to cut through buildings for the greatest proportion of time. The weather does have some benefits, though, like super-fun snow days, and it is beautiful in the springtime.

The campus is very large so walking from class to class in the cold winter temperatures is frustrating.

The most frustrating thing at my school is the internet connection, the network constantly kicks students out and I have had to go to computer services about a "virus" that quarantined me from using the internet, but no virus exists. The internet is an important tool for a college student and it is extremely frustrating when a vital tool does not function properly.

crazy unpredictable weather, diversity without interaction

The most frustrating part of school for me is still being in Binghamton. I love the school, but I hate the area because I grew up here.

The most frustrating thing about my school is the area in which it is located. Binghamton University is surrounded by

The thing that frustrates me most is that there have been talks to privatize SUNYs. It bothers me more than I can say how concerned people seem to be with making the most money off of everything -even the education of middle class families like the ones that attend Binghamton. An affordable education at a University that has a very good reputation should not attract the attention of money-mongerers. There should be a greater understanding that making people pay money back their entire lives for four years of school is ludicrous & should be a crime.

Sometimes administration is a little unresponsive, and the dining halls are terrible!

The cold weather makes it difficult to walk around campus to go to class, library or the dining hall. On Campus part-time jobs are also only given to those students receiving financial aid and neighboring businesses don't like to hire college students which makes it impossible to get a job during the academic school year.

There are not enough computers in the library.

The administration isn't all that great. They seem to be concerned with an image that is largely a joke to many. Large class sizes can scare you.

I have had few frustrations with my school. The cost is a bit overwhelming, especially since I have a family to provide for.

The most frustrating thing about my school is that its located upstate where its gets real cold. With the snow and cold weather everyone on campus seems to suffer from having colds to not being able to go out evenings. Sometimes this unbearable weather stifles activities you would want to do with your friends outside such as running around or laying down on the quad outside to do homework.

the courses where a gratuate student is teaching - they seem to not have very good teaching skills ; don't speak good english

The school faces a lot of budget cuts as per the state's economic plans. Therefore, class sizes are somewhat large, it is difficult to get one-on-one time with professors and you sometimes feel insignificant. Also, the weather isn't very hospitable.

The cold weather during the winter kind of makes you want to say in bed and not get out of your room.