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Ronald Bordoy Career Profile



__Name:__ SUNY College at Purchase

__Location__: Purchase, New York

__Links__ College Board Entry: Here Main Site: Here

__Quick Facts__ Some things I found interesting about this college is that 65% of the students live on campus. About 35 countries are represented in their student body. 1100 new students enrolled each year and 1 in 4 students are accepted. They have over 50 majors and minors from acting to visual arts, psychology, photography and theater. At a glance I can see this a performance kind of school. It's a public coed four-year university. the percent of applicants admitted are unfortunately around 31%. The kinds of degrees offered at this school are bachelor's and master's degrees.

__Setting__ It's in a nice suburban setting which would fit my taste since I dislike large cities. It's a large town with a population between 10,000 - 49,999. It's also a residential campus which means you can live there while you study.

__Size__ The total undergrads at the school are about 4,052. First time degree-seeking freshmen are about 672. the degree seeking undergrads are about 3,817. The student to faculty ratio is 17:1 and the graduate enrollment is 123.

__Student Body & Lifestyle__ 78% of them are in-state while 22% are out-of-state. about 40% of them are men as 60% are women. about 2% are Asian, 5% black/African american, 15% Hispanic/Latino and 52% white. and 17% are two or more races while about 2% are non-resident aliens. So the people why

usually look for are 11% in top 10th of graduating class, 36% in top quarter of graduating class, and finally 78% in top half of graduating class.

About 92% of first-year students live in college housing and 67% of all undergraduates live in college housing. Here are some Housing options:
 * Coed Housing[[image:http://www.purchase.edu/sharedmedia/images/HomePageSlideShow/slide1.png width="471" height="174" align="right" caption="Student Life. From Baseball to Tap Dancing, Life is Different Here."]]
 * Apartments For Married Students
 * Apartments For Single Students
 * Special Housing For Disabled Students
 * Special Housing For International Students
 * Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free)

They have many clubs such as the philosophy club, chemistry society, literature club, dance club, ski club, Purchase Experimental Theatre, Organization of African People in America (OAPIA), Latinos Unidos, Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual and Transgendered Union.



__Comfort Zone/Review&Rating__ Personally I don't really think this is a school i would be 100% happy in. I do like what it has to offer but it doesn't look very easy to get in. Though it might be around 15,889 for out of state tuition and fees. I'm not sure I might want to pay that for a school i'm not really "clicking" with. The need met is 54% so if I did like the school itself that would be a positive aspect. Finally all I can say is that I would probably enjoy myself at this school but it might not meet all my expectations for college which in turn will disappoint me in the long run.

__Overall__ If you like art and your aren't afraid to spend some money to achieve your dream as an artist. This college may just be the thing you need. The social life on the campus itself seems very friendly and possibly easy to grow accustomed to. Even if you don't wish to be an artist they have majors and programs that will help you with things like architecture and construction as well as graphic design or technology development.