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School Slang
  • The CC: This is the main student center on campus.
  • The Circle: Collins Circle; this is the huge grassy circle located at the front of the school.
  • Pine Hills: The deli located on the corner of Hudson where everyone goes to get a bacon egg and cheese at 3 a.m.
  • Podium: This is where all of the classes and libraries are, as well as where the Campus Center is located.
  • Quads: The dorm buildings
  • Rent-A-Cops: These are the security guards that walk around the dorms at night. They’re not cops, but they like to think they are.
  • The Tunnels: Walkways beneath the school
Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming To School
  • Buy textbooks only when the professor says you need them; often the syllabus instructs you to buy pricey textbooks you never even use.
  • Don’t live in a low-rise dorm.
  • Don't overpack; rooms are relatively small, and your stuff will be overbearing.
  • Exercise time management.
  • Get the smallest meal plan possible.
  • It’s a big party school.
  • The weather sucks!
Tips to Succeed
  • Go to class every day!
  • Go to professors’ office hours.
  • Join different clubs and organizations.
  • Keep track of your own audit because the advisers don’t!
  • Pick classes that you enjoy.
  • Read the chapter before class.
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Inside Scoop at SUNY University at Albany

Monia

Health Care '15

4.6
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Free Biking Rentals

On a beautiful day it's great to take the bike out

Apr 25, 2012

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jampel917

Conservation and Environmental Studies '15

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Green Scene

It's gravitated towards a "greener campus" Quads compete for electricity efficiency and recycling. Winning quads and individuals are rewarded

Feb 24, 2012

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hixlax10

Journalism '14

5.0
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Kegs and Eggs

I dare you to find something crazier than kegs and eggs. not only is it wild but it brings the school together, even though it's not really in the best way.

Jul 30, 2011

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User rating for SUNY University at Albany - Inside Scoop is 4.6 out of 5 based on 12 user reviews.

Facts

Traditions
  • Fountain Day: Fountain Day is probably the biggest event of the year, when students actually show pride in their school. Every year, at the beginning of spring, the school plans a day where it turns the large fountain back on. The Student Association gets vendors and DJs to participate in this all-day event. Students will skip classes, get drunk, and head to the fountain, where they dive in and celebrate the end of the school year.
  • Kegs & Eggs: The Saturday right before Saint Patrick's Day, bars open at 8 a.m. Students dress up in green and start drinking the Friday before and usually stay drunk until late Saturday night.
  • Parkfest: Every year the University plans an all-day music festival at the local fairgrounds. University at Albany students receive discounts and free shuttling to and from the event.
Urban Legends
  • Someone was killed in the tunnels located under the school.
  • The school was originally designed to be built in Arizona and create wind, and that’s why it’s always so windy on campus.
  • The second floor of Mahican Hall on Indian Quad is haunted by a ghost named Molly.

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