SUNY at Oneanta? Questions?

[DawnCt1]

DS was accepted at Oneanta for the spring semester. We haven't visited yet, (we will). He is concerned that it is too small Z(undergrads 5000) and isolated with "nothing to do". (He can study). Does anyone have any first hand knowledge of the school and the area. Would love to have your opinions.

 

[mickeymedic]

I have no first hand knowledge to share regarding the school. But I can tell you two things: 1. Small schools can be great. 2. College students will always find SOMETHING to do to avoid studying.

 

[DawnCt1]

I have no first hand knowledge to share regarding the school. But I can tell you two things: 1. Small schools can be great. 2. College students will always find SOMETHING to do to avoid studying.

You are in Rochester. Do you know anything about the town? Etc.

 

[wall*e2008]

DS was accepted at Oneanta for the spring semester. We haven't visited yet, (we will). He is concerned that it is too small Z(undergrads 5000) and isolated with "nothing to do". (He can study). Does anyone have any first hand knowledge of the school and the area. Would love to have your opinions.

The correct spelling is Oneonta.

 

[mickeymedic]

You are in Rochester. Do you know anything about the town? Etc.

Sorry. I'm not at all familiar with that area. Now, if he was going to SUNY Brockport, Buffalo or Geneseo I could help you out.

 

[luvmy3]

I was only there once for a wedding soI can't comment on the area. Oneonta was known (may still be ) as a bigtime party school. Of course this was going back some years so I'm sure the students there are very committed to their academics and not at all into partying

ETA I will ask dh about the area, he was up there many weekends visiting friends.

 

[DawnCt1]

The correct spelling is Oneonta.

You are right!

 

[Enchanted_Mama]

back in 'the day' (as in 1990-1994 when I was at SUNY Albany), Oneonta was a huge party school. There wasn't a whole lot to do there except drink excessively.

 

[claudia]

back in 'the day' (as in 1990-1994 when I was at SUNY Albany), Oneonta was a huge party school. There wasn't a whole lot to do there except drink excessively.

our nephew said the same thing (schooling in the early 90's)....he ended up transferring to another school, but he did say that there was never a dull moment. He lived in Liberty, so he did love the area...

 

[luvmy3]

back in 'the day' (as in 1990-1994 when I was at SUNY Albany), Oneonta was a huge party school. There wasn't a whole lot to do there except drink excessively.

Yup, those were the years dh was up visiting his friends, and it wasn't to study
He was at SUNY Albany too.

 

[FinallyBoughtDVC]

The correct spelling is Oneonta.

The nickname for this school is Stoneonta.

Have had friends (20 years ago) and friends of my children (current) attend this school. They've done well. My son's friends who have gone here have done well (these kids were mostly B- to C students in HS) and enjoy the campus life. In our school district, it's one of the SUNY schools that's pretty middle of the road and is usually applied to by students in the middle third of the class. It's not nearly as demanding as Binghamton, Geneseo or Stony Brook. It seems to work really well for the average student.

 

[mickeymedic]

back in 'the day' (as in 1990-1994 when I was at SUNY Albany), Oneonta was a huge party school. There wasn't a whole lot to do there except drink excessively.

Sounds like how my friends described SUNY Alfred. Apparently you could major in Alcohol Consumption! More than one friend returned home after a couple years with no degree but endless drinking binge stories.

 

[DawnCt1]

The nickname for this school is Stoneonta.

Have had friends (20 years ago) and friends of my children (current) attend this school. They've done well. My son's friends who have gone here have done well (these kids were mostly B- to C students in HS) and enjoy the campus life. In our school district, it's one of the SUNY schools that's pretty middle of the road and is usually applied to by students in the middle third of the class. It's not nearly as demanding as Binghamton, Geneseo or Stony Brook. It seems to work really well for the average student.

I am not crazy about the nickname. He is waiting to here from Stony Brook. If he graduates from the community college he has been attending in May, which is really just one more semester after this, he doesn't even have to apply to UConn, he is automatically accepted. He was a kid who could have been an A student in high school and Bs and Cs would have been an "improvement". Fortunately he has seen his girlfriend and her twin go off to UConn, his best friends goes to BU, Keene State, etc. and he is "here", so it has been very motivating.

 

[FergieTCat]

back in 'the day' (as in 1990-1994 when I was at SUNY Albany), Oneonta was a huge party school. There wasn't a whole lot to do there except drink excessively.

I graduated from SUNY Albany as well, class of 1983.

Oneonta was a party school back then as well.

 

[claudia]

I am not crazy about the nickname. He is waiting to here from Stony Brook. If he graduates from the community college he has been attending in May, which is really just one more semester after this, he doesn't even have to apply to UConn, he is automatically accepted. He was a kid who could have been an A student in high school and Bs and Cs would have been an "improvement". Fortunately he has seen his girlfriend and her twin go off to UConn, his best friends goes to BU, Keene State, etc. and he is "here", so it has been very motivating.

Stony Brook is an excellent school and I live a few minutes from there....so if he gets accepted I would be happy to give you info about the area....

 

[Camicar]

Stony Brook is a much better school than Stoneata. It has been known as a party school forever. In part, it's bec there's not a lot to do other than party.

 

[adkkev]

Oneonta is a small city ... about 20,000 people live there. It's built on the hillside with the two colleges (SUNY and Hartwick) up near the top of the hillside. The colleges are close to each other. The shopping areas (grocery stores, Walmart, etc.) are on the outskirts of town, and not really within walking distance of the campuses. There used to be a LOT of bars in the downtown area (which is easily accessible from the campuses) but many of them have closed in recent years due to crackdowns on under-age drinking.
Soccer is big there (the National Soccer Hall of Fame is there), with large playing fields in Neawah Park down near the river (Susquehana).
It is very rural outside of the city limits, although there is some sprawl on "South Side". It is about an hour's drive to Binghamton to the southwest, and slightly more to Albany to the northeast (both accessible via I-88). SUNY Cobleskill is about a 1/2 hour away (on the way to Albany). Cooperstown is about a 1/2 away as well.

Oneonta can be a dreary sort of town ... downtown has deteriorated quite a bit over the past 25 yrs, and there isn't a whole lot down there any more. Personally I wouldn't recommend SUNY Oneonta unless there was a program there that your child couldn't access elsewhere.

 

[Enchanted_Mama]

Stoneonta, I forgot that was the nickname....how did it go? something like "Stoneonta, where ya do what ya wanta"?

 

[DawnCt1]

Oneonta is a small city ... about 20,000 people live there. It's built on the hillside with the two colleges (SUNY and Hartwick) up near the top of the hillside. The colleges are close to each other. The shopping areas (grocery stores, Walmart, etc.) are on the outskirts of town, and not really within walking distance of the campuses. There used to be a LOT of bars in the downtown area (which is easily accessible from the campuses) but many of them have closed in recent years due to crackdowns on under-age drinking.
Soccer is big there (the National Soccer Hall of Fame is there), with large playing fields in Neawah Park down near the river (Susquehana).
It is very rural outside of the city limits, although there is some sprawl on "South Side". It is about an hour's drive to Binghamton to the southwest, and slightly more to Albany to the northeast (both accessible via I-88). SUNY Cobleskill is about a 1/2 hour away (on the way to Albany). Cooperstown is about a 1/2 away as well.

Oneonta can be a dreary sort of town ... downtown has deteriorated quite a bit over the past 25 yrs, and there isn't a whole lot down there any more. Personally I wouldn't recommend SUNY Oneonta unless there was a program there that your child couldn't access elsewhere.

Thank you. This is very useful information. He has done well at the community college where he is, using the first year as 'grade 13'. Financially I would be quite happy for him to graduate from there in May, rather than leaving in January. Then we will only have 2 in college. DS#2 graduates in Dec. DS#1 returned to school full time after 5 years in sales. Now is not the time to be selling motor homes, so it was good timing.

 

[C.Ann]

My late DH's niece went there - briefly.. Very briefly.. She was a straight-A honor sutdent, very straight-laced.. The place scared the living daylights out of her.. She lasted 2 weeks - came back home and went to Siena College..