jmcomicÂþ»­

The class sizes were appropriate and not overly large. Course work was manageable and teachers offered adequate assistance. The campus has nice perks especially the nature preserve. Overall I was very happy to get a degree from Binghamton University. Some professors seemed to be disinterested in their courses especially entry level classes. At the same time some professors shaped me into the person I am today. I would recommend Binghamton for in-state students the value was impressive vs private... Read More institutions.

Overall, I think SUNY Binghamton was a good education, especially for the price, but was lacking in others areas. The biology program was rigorous and challenging, even with entry-level courses. I also got to still take some prerequisites outside of my science classes and they were unique and fun. It did feel difficult to connect with professors and other teaching faculty due to how large class sizes in science courses were, but I was still able to become a TA for a few courses. However, being at... Read More Binghamton sometimes felt isolating as there were many students but still retained some clique-like features, and clubs were not well advertised while I was there. I ended up joining a club my junior year which was a great experience before quarantine happened, but I wish I had known about it earlier on. The city of Binghamton also did not have much to do, and there were many areas that felt unsafe.

Binghamton is a bustling school in a sleepy city. The academics were great---truly rigorous, especially if you're wanting to major in business. There are lots of activities on and off campus and it really does feel like you're part of a community. The professors can sometimes leave a bit to desire. My own major had some professors with questionable teaching skills, but I pulled through. The campus is also great to walk around, and the buildings are clean and well-maintained.
The biggest complaint... Read More I would probably have is the weather. Man, is that city grey! And the snow can sometimes be a bit of trouble if you're living off campus.
Otherwise, not a bad experience. I would recommend to people who want a challenging academic experience.

Overall Binghamton was a very solid school for its location in upstate NY. It is somewhat in the middle of nowhere but its academics are highly rated and well known. I enjoyed my time on campus for my first two years as the campus is very well connected and secluded. Thankfully they accepted most of my previous college credits which helped me graduate a year early. They do need some work on their arts programs as they tend to put their focus in the STEM programs which was frustrating at times. But... Read More overall they are a solid school just need to work on being more well rounded.

Personally, I did not expect to attend Binghamton University. I wanted to say in NYC area and didn't want to travel four hours away just to attend college. I never even visited before i enrolled. However, I met some of my best friends while at college and learned a lot of life lessons while living away from home. The professors were great and everyone really cared, even the ones that I thought I didn't enjoy at the time. The school and people and internships that ive gained while attending this school... Read More helped me realize I want to go to law school ( which i attend now).

Binghamton University offers a wide range of programs in various fields that students can pick from. Like many other schools however, not all of these programs are equally funded and taken care of. Binghamton also carries this trait. I was most involved with the Chemistry department during my time there since I was a chemistry major. Often times felt that our resources were not as well cared for or kept as resources used by say students in the business school. Additionally, faculty in the chemistry... Read More department are spread quite thin and take on a fair sized work load in order to give students opportunities and the time they need to be on the same level as chemistry majors in other schools. Outside of academics, I stayed on campus for only a year while I attended. This was due strongly to the quality of dining halls as well as the dormitory choosing process. These two factors both made dorming or wanting to continue to dorm less appealing, pushing me to move off campus for my remaining three years at the school. All that being said, Binghamton does have a great student base and I think this alone makes it a school worth attending.

Binghamton has a lot of opportunities available and I wish that I took more advantage of all of them. I struggled figuring out what I wanted to major in and this resulted in me changing my major a few times. I wish that I had reached out to my academic adviser to help me figure out what I wanted to do and the best way of doing it instead of trying to do that all on my own. You really need to be your own advocate because the resources are there. I did visit career services which was helpful in creating... Read More my resume. I worked for ESCAPE, Binghamton's student run bus company that provides buses to the five boroughs during breaks. This was very helpful because you are able to receive a certain amount of free bus tickets for working about 1-2 hours a week. If you stick with it, you can become a director and receive a stipend along with bus tickets. Definitely take at least one class with Ryan Vaughn as your professor!

Binghamton offers a lot of helpful resources to find your direction in college. I entered not knowing too much what I specifically wanted to do, but after I met with the engineering department (Watson Advising) they were able to give me insight into the program and the different avenues I could take within that. I was able to then transfer pretty easily and ended up loving my major and the faculty that taught my curriculum were extremely knowledgable and helpful. I do wish I got involved in a few... Read More more extracurriculars early in my college career, I wish I knew to be more involved.

SUNY Binghamton was an incredible experience from start to finish. It is a medium sized school with about 17,000 students but most of the time you wouldn't even be able to tell. Though lectures can become large, especially in the STEM field that is incredible popular at Binghamton, I never felt like I was lost in the crowd. The professors at Binghamton are incredibly talented and always there to help--most of them just ask you to swing by their office and your problems are solved in an instant. I... Read More can't speak for other departments but for the most part I found the Biology and English departments to be incredibly insightful, passionate, and receptive to curiosity. The social scene was arguably even better. I found myself making friends the very first night and keeping most of them throughout my four years at Binghamton. There are almost endless possibilities for clubs, fraternities, social events, sports, etc. Almost anything you can think of, Binghamton had it. I found myself trying so many different things; I joined the fencing team for a semester, wrote for the school newspaper, played in an intramural dodge ball league, and settled into a pre-health fraternity that truly sparked my intense passion for science and health care. In my opinion if you're complaining that there's nothing to do at Binghamton you simply aren't looking hard enough because I never found it difficult to get involved with anything I set my mind to. The only negative I can think of for Binghamton is the on-campus general advising office, specifically for the liberal arts school. It is by far the largest college on campus and the advisors are ill-equipped to take general questions especially around registration periods. I think they are simply understaffed--you are better off going to the head of your major departments or seeing the freshman advisors in the Discovery Program. All in all, Binghamton is an academically challenging but rewarding and fun school. I don't regret my time their one bit and has opened up many opportunities for me!

I loved my degree program at SUNY Binghamton. The psychology department had many opportunities to get involved outside of the classroom in research and internships, which really helped to give students a more hands-on learning experience. Internship sites ranged from non profits to hospitals to schools. There was an internship opportunity for mostly anything students wanted. Additionally, the courses were incredibly thorough and the professors cared about what they were teaching. Often times, the... Read More professors would be teaching upper level coursework that was directly related to their own research. This really allowed for the professors to have a more thorough understanding of the topics and explain them better. It also allowed for discussions to be based on both textbooks and research papers. Students were not only given an academic viewpoint but also an applied on. We were able to see what various psychology theories were and how they played into current research. The professors also gave students multiple opportunities to reach out for help and to get involved in their own personal research on campus. The psychology curriculum also gave students the option to pick classes and make the degree their own. There were very few required courses, so students could gear their degree in a more social psychology path or a more cognitive psychology path. There were also a wide variety of courses to take that ranged from abnormal psychology to human factors psychology to cognitive psychology. The options for coursework almost seemed limitless and really allowed students to shape their education around their career goals.