Buffalo or Stony Brook?

[chip_skylark]

So far I've crossed out Columbia, Penn (w/ scholarship), NYU, UDM, and Michigan. I'm trying to decide between my state schools, but I think it's gonna be a tough call.

Price is around the same for both schools. I know that at the end of the day it's really a personal decision, but I want to know what you guys think.

Possibly looking to specialize, so which school is better for that?
SB has a smaller class size. Does that make it more competitive?
Location? They both seem to be in the middle of nowhere for me since I'm from the city.

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[Weakfart]

Stony is about 30k more for all four years, they have more fees than Buffalo. So total estimate is ~310k vs 281k

 

[chip_skylark]

Stony is about 30k more for all four years, they have more fees than Buffalo. So total estimate is ~310k vs 281k

Oh right, I was only looking at the tuition. Cost of living is probably higher in SB as well.

 

[Weakfart]

Oh right, I was only looking at the tuition. Cost of living is probably higher in SB as well.

That too, housing is about double over there. It was a fantastic school though. But I think it would be very easy to cut your housing down a few thousand a year in Buffalo. To me, the cost would be more like 250/260k a year vs 310 due to housing being cheap in Buffalo. Good Luck in your decision!

 

[capnamerica]

If you want to specialize, SB no questions asked.

 

[allantois]

Wouldn't Penn be the same as SB in your situation?

 

[Faux]

SB has some nice faculty. But I hear interesting things about the atmosphere with the students. I actually saw a small confrontation between them during my interview. P/F is a nice perk, i think they have that. You would also be able to go home more when compared to buffalo. I ultimately got waitlisted for SB, but I'm really enjoying UB and the faculty.

I'd really do the numbers and find out what you're actually dealing with.

 

[hoppingpre]

If location is your concern, Stony brook isn't that remote... You can get to Manhattan in an hour!

 

[chip_skylark]

SB is still around ~20k cheaper per year (after the scholarship).

From what I know, I don't think SB is P/F anymore. The only difference between the grading at both schools is that UB is ranked and SB is not. Both schools have a GPA grading system though.

 

[Faux]

SB is still around ~20k cheaper per year (after the scholarship).

From what I know, I don't think SB is P/F anymore. The only difference between the grading at both schools is that UB is ranked and SB is not. Both schools have a GPA grading system though.

I didn't know SB offers scholarships, congrats! Whats the final total for both schools? As much as I like UB, i think +80k difference and the chance to be closer to home, might have turned me towards SB.

 

[chip_skylark]

I didn't know SB offers scholarships, congrats! Whats the final total for both schools? As much as I like UB, i think +80k difference and the chance to be closer to home, might have turned me towards SB.

Haha I wish! I was responding to allantois's comment about Penn being the same price.
Penn would be ~$350k, SB would be ~$300k, and UB ~$260k.