Stony Brook housing

[vegeta]

hey guyz,
I was wondering if those going to stony brook could help me out by letting me know about housing options..what is everyone doing? I live about 1 hr away from the school and not sure if I want to stay at home (commuting time may lead to tiredness and I think i'd be a bum at home😉 . Anyway, is there on-campus housing? is anyone planning on renting a place near the school? Greatly appreciate the help🙂

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[mut9ya]

hey guyz,
I was wondering if those going to stony brook could help me out by letting me know about housing options..what is everyone doing? I live about 1 hr away from the school and not sure if I want to stay at home (commuting time may lead to tiredness and I think i'd be a bum at home😉 . Anyway, is there on-campus housing? is anyone planning on renting a place near the school? Greatly appreciate the help🙂

Patricia told me that they are going to send us some housing information soon. I live 1 hour away from Stony Brook also and I am planning to rent a place near the school.

 

[wigglytooth]

Patricia told me that they are going to send us some housing information soon. I live 1 hour away from Stony Brook also and I am planning to rent a place near the school.

Haha, I live about an hour away too... Definitely don't want to live at home--the drive would be way too exhausting plus living with my parents just doesn't sound like fun. Anyway, they have 3 graduate apartment buildings on campus (we might get to choose from only two, though). The apts go for about 600/mnth the lowest. I would wait to see what the info has to say, but you can get some more info about this on SB's main web site if you're anxious about this now:
http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/res/campusLiving

I'm thinking I may live on campus my first year, and then share a house with some people I get along with my second year... But if anybody finds a good deal (w/utilities) and wants to share, I wouldn't be against checkin that out either 😉

 

[vegeta]

great, thanks for the info! yeah i dunno yet if I'll be staying on campus or get a place near by..we'll see what the info we get says... but if anyone finds a good deal lemme know too 😉

 

[sam12]

lol I live 1 hour away as well and I wanted to rent an apartment because I refuse to live on campus👎. If someone is interested in sharing an apartment or something or finds a good deal, pm me.

 

[lollipop999]

when I was on my interview one of the students told me to just like like 5-10 mins off campus... the drive is a good way to just relax and forget about everything on the way home.... they said that the on campus was like living a college dorm... like micro sized singles.... I know if I had one of those I would have to live in the lib to study because nothing would get done in that jail cell.

 

[Streetwolf]

Search craigslist, and also search the off campus housing page. Check the main undergrad SB website and there should be a link somewhere. You can narrow your search there - landlords post available housing on that site.

Get a few places to check out and arrange with the landlords to come in on one day (if you're lucky they'll all agree on the same day - if not you'll just have to drive out more than once). You could most likely find something near 600/mo + utils near the school. Once you get out to Port Jefferson it could shoot up to near 800/mo or more depending on how nice a place it is. I originally found a place for 525/mo + utils so places under 600/mo do exist. It wasn't the greatest place but it worked. I eventually had to leave (long story, not explaining) but I found another really nice place for 700/mo. Worth it.

I never recommend living on campus. If you are that lazy, go for it. I would search around first though.

Also you might want to consider searching for a month to month so that if you decide in October that you want to live with some of your friends, you could get out of your place.

 

[wigglytooth]

I never recommend living on campus. If you are that lazy, go for it. I would search around first though.

Why?

And my reasons for probably living on campus first is not laziness... I probably won't have a car and I don't really want to come home to an empty apartment my first couple of months. I could put up want ads for a apt. mate, but I don't want it to be someone completely random. At least I would be housed with other grad students through on-campus housing. Meet more people that way too (hopefully). Don't know how I'd feel about having male apt. mates (I think everyone who posted so far is a guy).. etc.....

So if on campus housing really sucks that much, I hope more girls start posting 😛

 

[Streetwolf]

Because you're not an undergrad anymore. It's time to get out there and learn something about leasing a place and living on your own (for real, not within a university).

Also I think the on campus housing options can actually be more pricey.

 

[wigglytooth]

Because you're not an undergrad anymore. It's time to get out there and learn something about leasing a place and living on your own (for real, not within a university).

Thanks, Dad 🙄 😛

It's still super early anyway... I'm guessing most of the housing opens up in the summer. Plenty of time to check my options.

 

[Mila]

Check the main undergrad SB website and there should be a link somewhere. You can narrow your search there - landlords post available housing on that site.

http://och.vpsa.sunysb.edu/

Why?

And my reasons for probably living on campus first is not laziness... I probably won't have a car ....

Keep in mind that you're probably going to want a car at Stony even you live on campus. It's going to be difficult to get anything done without one.

 

[stephy87]

i went to see Stony Brook and give it a look. Seriously, I do have to live near campus if I get accepted (Im getting ready to apply to start in fall 09). If i get accepted ::crosses fingers::, I dont think a 10 minute drive would be a big deal if Im capable of getting something cheap nearby. Having roommates definitely helps too.

 

[ingemar]

Did anyone check out that SolarSystem website? For some reason it thinks I'm an undergraduate and wants me to get the meal plan. What's the deal? Also, I can't seem to figure our how to apply for on-campus housing.

 

[gpants]

hey guys

so we've got a really nice 4br house that's a 3 min drive to school etc and we need a 4th guy. rent's 625/mo. plus utilities (approx 100-125) so about 750/mo. we also have a few pictures (not a ton). If anyone wants to go look at the house, feel free to message me. I think the guy said he is available this coming Sun, Mon, Fri, and Sat. let me know if you're interested ASAP. we've only got about a week to find the last guy before we lose the house. also, keep in mind distance from school is important because as of two days ago gas was $3.91/gallon.