You will hear it often and you hear it through out your academic career but it's important to do well in high school. College admissions professionals will be looking at all four years of high school, reading your college essay, going through your reference letters, and trying to understand who you are through the submission of your application.

It's important to be somewhat involved throughout high school in things like sports, music, arts, STEM, etc. and start compiling an activity sheet early on so that you can keep track of all that information. If you babysit or work at your local grocery store part-time, add that to your activity sheet as well!

Stay involved, stay active, and do well in school. The next few years will fly by for you.

What do you want to study? Within SUNY alone you can study Archaeology, auto-motive, nursing, Spanish language and culture, music, vet tech, x-ray tech, etc. There are so many options out there for you.

There are over 64 SUNY colleges in New York State and that doesn't even cover the private colleges and university options.

We aren't expecting all of you to choose SUNY Potsdam for your college experience but we do encourage you to look around at all of the options that SUNY offers. There are four types of colleges that you can choose from:

1. University Centers: UAlbany, Uni of Buffalo, Bing, Stonybrook
2. University Colleges: Potsdam , Oswego, Plattsburgh, Fredonia, Geneseo, Oneonta, etc.
3. Tech Colleges: Canton, SUNY Poly, Delhi, etc.
4. Community Colleges: Clinton, North Country, Corning, Hudson Valley, etc.

There's a place for all of you and so many subjects to choose from!

Cost of attendance:

2014-2015:

In-state, total cost: $21,738, that includes everything, room, board, tuition, etc.

Welcome to SUNY Potsdam!

Open with some questions:

How many of you have been on an official college tour here?
How many of you have been on our campus for other reasons?
How many of you are familiar with the SUNY system?

Potsdam is a small, liberal arts college with around 3,900 undergraduate students. We are also home to the Crane School of Music. We offer over 40 majors and minors in subjects like Archaeological Studies to Community Health or Music Business. At Potsdam, you can be undecided for your first three semesters and try a variety of courses, you do not have to come with a declared major however, if you're interested in Crane - it's best to audition and be admitted as a high school senior.