What do you like and dslike about Stony Brook?

CollegeKid90
Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:51:52 +0000

So, since everybody is giving their opinion. I think i should give mine:

I am a senior at Stony Brook. My first semester as a freshmen here was a tough one because I didn’t socialize enough and i struggled to find new friends. However, i refused to blame the university like everyone else did. I came to the realization that many of the problems that the students face with their social life is due to the fact that they dont try hard enough to come out of their dorms and participate in events, or to try new things never done before. My spring semester of my freshmen year was memorable and that semester I told my self i was not leaving the Brook, Not transfering!

I fell in love with Stony Brook. Even though at first it was tough. It teaches you to come out and search for the things you like, it makes you redefine your interests, and surely changes your lifestyle. I started doing many things at the Brook which I didn’t ever think i would do at home. I became active in sports, i found a great group of friends. We became unified, and we made of college experience great till’ this day.

While a significant percentage of the residents leave home on the weekends, this is far from the majority. Many want to portray that the entire campus leaves and this perception is exaggerated by the fact that we have a strong commuter population (40-50%). This is not true and many choose to stay at the Brook. Initially, my freshmen year I went home every other weekend, then I started visiting home every three weekends. That dropped two one weekend a month. Many of us choose to stay but the main problem is the lack of centralized activities at the school. There are no major events at the school over the weekend, this means that it is up to you to find something to do on your own time. You can view this as something really negative, I dont. I adapted to this after my first semester

Stony Brook also has another problem, while many of the huge state universities have a strong school spirit and is led by their athletics programs, Stony Brook is in a different position. It is a school that has grown too fast academically and has lagged in everything else. As a result we are a top research AAU National University competing with the best universities in academics, but only became a NCAA Division I school ten years ago. While athletics are slowly picking up (Lacrosse, Football, M Basketball) we lack the tradition of the older schools. We dont have the spirit of these major schools. It is recently that you see the Seawolves-mania picking up. The rise in athletics should create more tradition in the university, and it will greatly help those students that dont have nothing to do on weekends but to attend the Football /Basketball games.

My opinion with food is that it is the same as in any other major University. I have visited other campuses like Uconn, NYU, and Boston University. Food is the same throughout this campuses. We use the Meal point system instead of the all-you-can-eat dinning which can get a bit annoying if you don’t budget yourself properly. But while my girlfriend pays $2,800/semester for the all you can eat dinning at Uconn, I pay ~$1,750 for the silver plan. I like the meal point system because you pay for what you actually eat instead of paying a higher sum of money. Fast food is common in the dinning halls, but they also have healthier options. Healthier options are a bit more expensive, but thats something not exclusive to the Brook.

My conclusion: At Stony Brook you will get a great education, affordable at is best, and will also get the benefits/drawbacks of a diverse student body. You can make your stay here the best possible, or you can choose to transfer and not give it a chance after a semester. I chose the first option, and all i can say is that i would never forget this great place.

P.S: For those complaining about campus architecture, GET A LIFE!!!

Go SB!!!Seawolves!!