SUNY Cobleskill

On the 26th of September I took the long drive up to Cobleskill, New York to visit my number one college choice. The State University of New York at Cobleskill. This is one of the best schools in the northeast and even the United States for a sports turf-grass management degree.

I have never seen a more beautiful college campus. The campus is set in the rural town of Cobleskill, New York. Massive farms surround the college. My first thought when I drove into the town was "I feel at home". I loved it. From the beginning of the college search process, it was known that I needed to go to a school and have that environment. There could not have been more than five thousand people in that town. On the main road leading into the campus, a Walmart sat by itself. On the other side of the road, there was a mom and pap grocery store. I can imagine myself taking the campus bus downtown to pick up somethings at the grocery store.

Life on the campus is a breeze. I was told over and over again that I can make all of the fun out of my campus life as I want to. My life for the next four years will be guided by me. I can participate in every extra curricular activity I have any interest in or I can sit  on my couch and watch cartoons. The opportunities for activities and clubs on campus are endless. The funds are unlimited and the friendships made will be lifelong.

The field of study I want to pursue is Sports Turf grass Management. As a result of this being such a small and specialized field of study, not many schools offer good opportunities. This leads to a very small window of opportunity to find my "perfect school".

The curriculum is going to be a rigorous, but important one. It will teach me the proper techniques on maintaining a grass turf field. Book knowledge is very important to have in this field of work. It is more important to have the field experience. You can learn much more about taking proper care of a baseball field by actually doing it. Sitting in the classroom only will teach you so much. The way that the system is set at SUNY is that the programs will make sure to get plenty of outside experience. It is required to have a semester long internship. This must be set up and approved by the school. It counts as a majority of your credits. Also, a self guided project will be completed. Much like our senior project. It will be in my field of choice and I can do it on whatever I want.

The opportunities that this school offers each student are endless. With the small campus setting and the surrounding area it is easy for each student to become close with the community, other students and professors. I know this is what I want. SUNY Cobleskill is my number one school.