I never went to college in Buffalo... but I've lived there most of my life.
There's tons of theater, music, and art in the 'city'- and the previous posters are right, everything is dirt cheap. I particularly enjoy the Knox art gallery, the Buffalo Philharmonic orchestra, and Shea's theater. Also- you can get into almost every history museum for free on Fridays- which is sweet!
The food in particular is *amazing* and not too hard-hitting in the pocketbook. Aside from maybe NYC, there is no decent pizza anywhere outside of Buffalo- and trust me, I've looked.
Also, people get really into the Sabres (hockey team) in Buffalo- so I'd highly recommend buying a hat or something to fit in, lol.
From what I hear- UB is big enough where if you never want to leave campus... you prolly wouldn't have to (unless you were taking classes at both parts of it). However- I'd recommend exploring a bit. Buffalo may be a little economically depressed on the surface, but if you look hard enough you'll be amazed at how much fun there is to be had. BTW- I'm not much of a partier, but I've been to the bars downtown & they're very lively and ummm hoppin'?
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