What would you think of Texas A&M, Baylor (TX), Binghampton (NY), and the University of Arkansas as a potential employer?
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March 4th, 2009
I’m a senior and have applied quite a few places and these are the schools that will have me and that I’m seriously considering. I don’t have all my scholarship information in yet, but am wondering what biases the collective might have about these colleges that might give me some outside perspective on the mindsets of future employers.
Are there any state biases/preferences?
How would you compare a graduate of those schools?
Where would you recommend I go?
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In the NE, the SUNY flagship campuses are highly thought of. They are SUNY Albany, Binghampton, Buffalo, and Stonybrook. My bro-in-law graduated from SUNY Binghampton.
However, if you want to stay in Texas or the deep south, I like Baylor. What are you interested in studying.
I would pick an in-state school, unless you have recession-proof funding.
I don’t know what I want for my major yet, or what I want to study. Right now I’m thinking about law, but I’m not sure about it. I’m in Texas but I get in state tuition to Arkansas schools too, which is nice.
That is nice. My pick would be Baylor.
Thanks for the answers, I actually wasn’t considering Baylor that closely, but now I’m going to take another look.
I did my undergrad at Binghamton. It’s a shithole. Don’t go there. You can get a great education for cheap, but you have to work your ass off and live in a pit of despair and detritus.
Baylor is a private University and calls itself Christian. I don’t know whether that would be a plus for you or not. The costs of tuition, room and board, books and incidentals make it much more expensive than Texas A & M and U of Arkansas
Baylor has good grad school placement. University of Arkansas…are you planning on staying in the region?
Yeah, Baylor is pretty pricey. They’ve offered me some money so far, but I want to see if I can get any more.
@AlfredaPrufrock I want to stay close to my family, everything (except Binghampton) is pretty close.
My daughter picked a local school, lived at home and pocketed $8000 a year for the living expenses her scholarship offered. She then went on to an out-of-state grad school, on partial scholarship. There’s something to be said for getting out of undergrad debt free.
As a northeasterner, I would choose Texas over U Ak., without having much solid knowledge of them. And you will find the winters in Binghampton shocking, if you are a southern magnolia.
Have you been to Waco or College Station? The culture at A&M is going to be quite a bit different than the culture at Baylor. The others I can’t speak for, but I’ve spent time on both of those campuses and and a lot would depend on your own interests and where you’d feel comfortable.
I’m not advocating one or the other, but you may want to spend a weekend on campus if possible, take a look around, make sure you enjoy the city and won’t be just counting the days until you can escape. College is about learning and connections, but you don’t want to be miserable in the location.
Baylor is a Christian school and you have to attend chapel and take Bible courses. That’s something to consider. A&M and College Station in general has a very unique and lively school spirit culture. I would say A&M is more included in the culture of the city whereas Baylor is a little more secluded, if that makes sense.
Suny Binghampton sounds wrong but OTOH, look how Nikipedia writes (one example of many; “but you have to work your ass off and live in a pit of despair and detritus.”
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