SUNY University at Albany

I Don't Like It Here but Other People Love It

I don't see whats so great about this school, although the education is good most of my college professors expect me to learn more from the textbook than from what they actually teach me. Some of my classes have at least 400 people, a large amount of these people don't care about their education because they talk and use their laptops to go on facebook or play games. The only positive thing about having such a small campus is that you can wake up 10 minutes before class and make it on time.The worst part about the campus is that nothing is in walking distance from the campus which requires you to wait for a bus. They claim that this school is full of extracurricular activites but I have found none that seem interesting whatsoever. My social life is the worst part of this school because no body is very friendly and the night life sucks because you need to fight to get onto a bus to go to the ghetto downtown only to pay 5-10 dollars to go to a lama party in a basement. Overall if you are looking for a good bargain, live close to Albany, and are really good at making friends I will Reccomend this school to you, for others I would strongly suggest reviewing your options before choosing Suny Albany

Not Exactly What I Was Expecting

My experience at the University at Albany was not one that I particularly cherish as a substantial part of my life. Whilst the population is diverse, there is a huge student body and it can be a little overwhelming at times.

Campus housing is undesirable, rooms are small and cramped and living can become frustrating at times. Poor planning and execution has left some rooms lacking space for desks and dressers. The food however, is plentiful and palpable, and there is a wide range of on campus dining available; from Dining halls to Wendy's, Sushi and Soup.

Nightlife in Albany is quite disappointing. Unless a freshman has established connections with upperclassmen, partying on campus is pretty much non existent. Downtown Albany is where the frats and other houses that host the parties are located. Success with entrance to these parties are based on two things; gender and luck. If you are a girl, youll probably gettin for free, guys 5 at the door. The environment of downtown isn't the greatest either, Albany is the real deal.

Aside from the social and living portions of Albany, it is after all a University. While they may not be the greatest professors around, most of those tenured at Albany do express a desire to teach. Some do seem to lack the compassion or empathy for their students, however this is likely to be found at any university.

For the most part, the faculty does try, but the fall somewhat short in certain realms.

So in short, the dorms are poor, dining is quite good, the nightlife is lacking greatly and the academia is fair.

Ehh

Not what I expected, but I did became way more successful than I had imagined or even dreamt possible.