The State University of New York Binghamton

Date: Mar 22 2007
Major: Engineering Department (This Major's Salary over time)
Ha, where should I begin, I don't know…

Listen, the whole "the educational value is a great bang for the buck" crap is purely delusional. It's probably the only hope these poor students are clinging to for their dear and miserable lives. It's not worth it. The tri-city area of Binghamton/Johnson/Vestal is dead; there's nothing to be done here. "So what," you say. "I'm here for the education and nothing else." Well, news flash, bud. Ever thought about internships, job experience, volunteering, and clubs/organization participations? Even if you graduate with a 4.0 gpa from this place, you can kiss your dream career goodbye if your resume's completely devoid of these activities.

Believe me, I tried to make the most out of this place but failed miserably on each try. Desperate to add something (something!) on my resume, I tried joining the clubs here. The problem is, clubs like the IEEE or the ASME are poorly managed. All meetings are pointless and nothing significant is accomplished. Stupid small competitions go by unnoticed and the major ones are exclusive to upperclassmen. Oh, there are worse clubs out there. The university's Math and Physics club websites are dead and hasn't been updated in 3 fucking years respectively, which gives me the impression that these clubs suck and are probably dead anyway.

Ok, how about volunteering? I turned in my application to Habitat for Humanity, Red Cross, and various organizations but I haven't heard from them since…and it's been 3 months so far…

Forget about getting a job or an internship here. The place is a ghosttown ever since IBM left. (That's right, folks. This shitty place was the birthplace of the world famous International Business Machine company.) This area's full of either immigrants from Ukraine, Russia, and Asia or stupid disgusting townies who probably deserve to live the rest of their worthless lives here for being mediocre (hey! Shoulda graduate from high school!). Just take one look at the cafeteria ladies at the College in the Woods dining hall and you'll know what I mean.

Which leads me to the students…Oh man, I haven't seen a bunch of the sorriest, most average people in my life. All these kids want to do is to drink, dick around with their facebook, tell stupid stories about being so drunk that they *fill in the blank here*. The only thing they look forward to is the weekend so they can have fun by drinking.

Ooh, I'm drunk, I'm having sooo much fun! Nevermind the fact that I'm a mediocre student with no talents or significant accomplishments and that my life has been empty so far. Beer makes me special.

Alright, see ya. Intellectual discussions? What intellectual discussions?

It's a pity that for a diverse student body, there tends to be a lot of segregation among members of different races, classes, or hometown location. If you're an out-of-state student or an international student, good luck, bud. Most of the students come here with friends from high school. Most of the students unwillingly come here because they were rejected by the Ivy Leagues or couldn't afford more expensive college…(oh boo hoo, how about working your ass off part time or do well in school to secure a great job? Well, I couldn't go to a better school because my parents' credits were bad and we couldn't find a cosigner…hows that for pathetic?)

I won't deny it. I came here knowing that I'll transfer to a better college anyway after two years…goddamn, what was I thinking? I'm getting out of this bumblefuck already!