SUNYs

[sgilani]

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i think i want to vent about suny schools here. why is that the cali system is restricted to cali residents mainly, the texas system has a match for texas residents but the stupid SUNYs have to take anyone and everyone. i have nothing against non-new yorkers but i think this policy is a bit unfair

 

[Kashue]

Originally posted by sgilani
i think i want to vent about suny schools here. why is that the cali system is restricted to cali residents mainly, the texas system has a match for texas residents but the stupid SUNYs have to take anyone and everyone. i have nothing against non-new yorkers but i think this policy is a bit unfair

I think Upstate and maybe Downstate are the only two SUNY's that take a number of out-of-staters.

Stony Brook accepted 4 out-of-staters last year and Buffalo 20.

 

[snapdad]

Originally posted by Kashue
I think Upstate and maybe Downstate are the only two SUNY's that take a number of out-of-staters.

Just curious...does Upstate screen for residence at all, or do out-of-staters stand an equal shot at getting in as in-staters? I know they do take some out-of-staters, but I'm not sure if there's any preference for in-state or not.

 

[Kashue]

Originally posted by snapdad
Just curious...does Upstate screen for residence at all, or do out-of-staters stand an equal shot at getting in as in-staters? I know they do take some out-of-staters, but I'm not sure if there's any preference for in-state or not.

Upstate said they have no preference so I'm guessing they don't screen for residency. However, a good number of newyorkers go there since they make up the majority of the applicants.

 

[Ischemia]

Judging from the MSAR and what the individual admissions people at the SUNYs have told me, only Upstate no longer has an in-state preference. Their classes are still largely full of New Yorkers, but this likely reflects their applicant pool more so than their preference.

Though Downstate seems to be a little more generous than Buffalo and Stony Brook, Downstate does have an in-state preference.

If I remember correctly (and I very well may not), California has more applicants than does New York per seat, and so their admissions system may necessitate a stronger in-state preference than does NY.