The State University of New York Binghamton

Date: Mar 04 2005
Major: PreLaw and Legal (This Major's Salary over time)
Students at Binghamton need to realize that the school is not going to create a magically smooth sailing environment for them off the bat. Its what you put into it that you will get out. The beauty of the school is that it IS a state school, and therefore you have the opportunity to be surrounded, not by spoiled rich kids, but by hard working, motivated, middle class students who have to work through the masses to make it at the school. And that is an invaluable life skill that you will carry through with you forever. My fellow classmates from Binghamton are more successful than my high school counterparts who went to Ivy Leagues, because Binghamton is a top research 1 university with phenomenal faculty, and they really are a great resource if you let them be.

As someone who has held high paying positions at large companies and completed a JD from a prestigious graduated school after Binghamton, I need to stress how important it is to consider value in your UNDERGRADUATE education, because it makes little or no sense to go to a private school that lacks resources as opposed to a very reputable public school that has a LOT to offer. Just look for it!

And as far as the social life and ostracizing of NY "regions," this sounds a little ridiculous to me. There is a bizarre insecurity in presuming that people would have anything against someone from another part of the same exact state. Maybe assert yourself a little more and show people that upstate New Yorkers are not what these people think? College is a chance to assert your identity, and to bring something else to the table. Stand up and make it what you want.