4 Secrets to Winning Admission to an Affordable 'Public Ivy'

The public ivy of the SUNY system. Has all of the qualities of an elite private LAC at a public school price.

You will work hard at Geneseo but it is worth it!!

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MIKE of NY 10:16PM January 15, 2010

This school is not just a "public ivy", but it is one of the orignial 8 schools so designated back 40 or so years ago when this nomenclature was first coined. There are good reasons for this:

Stellar campus with great beauty

Rick traditions in academia

Formidable reputation outside the university and outside of Ohio

An old University now in its 200th year (older than Cornell, for example)

Great breadth of opportunity

Think twice before passing this school by...

Jeff of OH 3:35PM October 12, 2009

So U of M is considered a "selective school"?

I attended U of M starting in 1961. My experience would suggest it is the worst school I ever attended. The entering freshman class was assembled and then told 1/2 of the students would be flunked out. The quality of instruction was terrible, with students having to attend classes with 1,500 students, classes led by old and incompetent professors, and classes taught by totally worthless teaching assistants. In addition to poor instruction, the level of student counseling was worse than non-existent.

I witnessed lives being destroyed by an academic institution that had no regard for its students, their aspirations, or their chosen careers. I will never believe this is an example of good education.

My wife and I have owned a private school for 20 years. Unlike U of M, we have respect for our students, offer excellent instruction, don't abuse our students, and nuture students who become healthy and productive adults.

Let's not fall for the line that U of M is a "selective school". There are way too many schools that do not treat students with respect and provide a good education. Let's demand excellence from our schools, public and private.

James Bower of WA 7:47PM May 08, 2009

What about the State University of NY at Geneseo? It is consistently one of the highest ranked public colleges in the country, dubbed "New York State's Public Honors College." Typically, it attracts the same type of student that applies to Cornell, the U of R, or Colgate, but doesn't want to graduate $100,000 in debt. That was me. I graduated debt free, and now attend graduate school at Georgetown University. I received so much individual attention from my professors at Geneseo, many of which were Ivy League educated themselves. Classes were small, opportunities for research at the undergraduate level were many.

dmmw08 of NY 11:49AM April 16, 2009