@Melandmaya and @lovemycats We live about 2 hours away in Hudson Valley, but felt that it was important enough to attend both the University Scholars session on Saturday and Admitted Student Day for CEAS on Sunday. My DS is an engineering major. We are deciding between Stony Brook and a US News #10 school (which will be just $5,000 more per year after merits/financial aid and could be less in 2 years when my DD attends college).
Besides tripling in a double sized room (with only 2 desks from what I read here), we are trying to understand how easy/difficult it is to change majors within the engineering school (or even declare a minor), overall job placement stats for engineering majors, access to undergraduate research/projects, and how the University Scholars program could enhance these factors.