Stony Brook

[Ace5813]

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I am a junior in high school and have begun looking for colleges. I have looked into a few, and attended a college fair at my school. So far, Stony Brook is at the top of my list. Aside from the fact that it is a SUNY school (I am from NY), it has Division I athletics and a respected pre-med program and med school. I am also looking for a school that would offer scholarships, particularly for my tennis. I am looking for a school with a nice campus, a good to great pre-med program, and a place where I can play tennis. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[superso]

im front stony, i can tell you its a nice looking campus but there arent any real college brick and ivy type buildings here. i dont think anyone goes to the div 1 but they have a nice new football stadium where they give away free stuff and people go to these and the football team is pretty good. buncha other stuff. they need more premed advising b/c the one advisor has to take care of so many students. that said, hes very smart and competent and a good guy so he manages to get everything done on time and very well so in that sense its great premed advising. premed classes are good also, good selection. good volunteering experiences around here also

 

[flash]

Did post-bacc there. From someone who has spent time at a number of campuses throughout my life, i can tell you that the "caliber" of students varies widely. The students, on average, are "average" (whatever this means). But there are a ton of very bright young folks. If you're serious about studying the sciences, working hard, exploring research areas, I think it is an unparalleled bang-for-buck undergrad. The classes prepare you very well for MCATS (again, assuming u work hard). Alot of grad students too that I've found to be very helpful...they appreciate undergrads interested in learning.

I would not recommend going there for anything but the sciences/health related fields (i.e., business, economics, etc.)

Pre-med advisor is a nice guy. Truth is that u can find most of answers to ur questions here on SDN, and he is accessible, intelligent and helpful. Gets things done on time - no prob with letters, etc.

I guess negative is that some people complain that "nothing to do" out in LI, but that all depends on what u like to do. It's not NYC, but NYC ain't far (LIRR stops at campus) and restaurants, bars, theaters, etc. are all in the area.

 

[Cerberus]

If you want an athletic ride, forget most NY schools

 

[flash]

It's not a big sports school - I mean they have a lot of sports, but not a big following on campus. FYI. That being said, I'm sure they have a tennis team.

 

[swifteagle43]

Did post-bacc there. From someone who has spent time at a number of campuses throughout my life, i can tell you that the "caliber" of students varies widely. The students, on average, are "average" (whatever this means). But there are a ton of very bright young folks. If you're serious about studying the sciences, working hard, exploring research areas, I think it is an unparalleled bang-for-buck undergrad. The classes prepare you very well for MCATS (again, assuming u work hard). Alot of grad students too that I've found to be very helpful...they appreciate undergrads interested in learning.

I would not recommend going there for anything but the sciences/health related fields (i.e., business, economics, etc.)

Pre-med advisor is a nice guy. Truth is that u can find most of answers to ur questions here on SDN, and he is accessible, intelligent and helpful. Gets things done on time - no prob with letters, etc.

I guess negative is that some people complain that "nothing to do" out in LI, but that all depends on what u like to do. It's not NYC, but NYC ain't far (LIRR stops at campus) and restaurants, bars, theaters, etc. are all in the area.

Flash- Stop giving people bad advice.

The truth is that Flah is a ego maniac.

You will find tons of bright kids there. However, the research there kinda sucks(for an undergrad). You are going to have to work hard but you will have a good time. The social scene revolves around the campus.

They also have a good business school. Look into a double major if possible. MY friend got his business degree from there(accounting) and is making six figure after 2 years in the field.

If you want an athletic ride, forget most NY schools

Yeah dude....the homeless people are more in shape than the college students in the NYC area. HAHAHA

 

[flash]

Flash- Stop giving people bad advice.

The truth is that Flah is a ego maniac.

I'm not.
o0o..first my mom is ugly, now I am an ego maniac. 😎

Yeah dude....the homeless people are more in shape than the college students in the NYC area. HAHAHA

Need I say more. 🙄

 

[swifteagle43]

o0o..first my mom is ugly, now I am an ego maniac. 😎

Do you want to really take advice from a guy who makes random comments like these? 😕 This guy is freaking crazy.

 

[wendywellesley]

Did post-bacc there. From someone who has spent time at a number of campuses throughout my life, i can tell you that the "caliber" of students varies widely. The students, on average, are "average" (whatever this means). But there are a ton of very bright young folks. If you're serious about studying the sciences, working hard, exploring research areas, I think it is an unparalleled bang-for-buck undergrad. The classes prepare you very well for MCATS (again, assuming u work hard). Alot of grad students too that I've found to be very helpful...they appreciate undergrads interested in learning.

I would not recommend going there for anything but the sciences/health related fields (i.e., business, economics, etc.)

Pre-med advisor is a nice guy. Truth is that u can find most of answers to ur questions here on SDN, and he is accessible, intelligent and helpful. Gets things done on time - no prob with letters, etc.

I guess negative is that some people complain that "nothing to do" out in LI, but that all depends on what u like to do. It's not NYC, but NYC ain't far (LIRR stops at campus) and restaurants, bars, theaters, etc. are all in the area.

i agree with flash. to the OP, i sent you a PM basically saying the same thing.

 

[axe07]

hey, I'm a 2nd year student at Stony right now.. It's not a bad school for pre-med.. lot of us here. Watch out for first semester chem though, it's a big weeder outter.. the 2nd semester of chem and organic isn't so bad.. We have a new stadium and sports complex, but we're not a really big sports school.. I think Stony is a good deal for the sciences and engineering.. the tuition is pretty cheap.. good opportunities to volunteer at the hospital too

 

[mercaptovizadeh]

I took some classes there in High School. What can I say? Some of the science departments are pretty good, and they have nice collaborations, if you can push your way around. I know they even had a Nobel prize winning physicist - Yang. Anyway, comp sci is very good from what I hear.

I have heard of people working with Cold Spring Harbor people (a top bio lab) and with Brookhaven Natl. Lab (a big physics lab), so it may be possible to do that as well.

I don't know about other departments, but music is excellent, and I suggest you take some classes if that's what you like. I know a lot of profs there had joint appointments with Julliard, Manhatten School of Music, etc. so if that's your thing and you don't want to go to Julliard, you can probably get some good music training.

Anyway, I went to high school in the area, and the classes are pretty average. Admissions aren't rigorous, because it's a state school, so there are a lot of average people, but there are also some very bright people from who went there because their parents wouldn't pay for college, including some top ten of class and valedictorians that I knew....