Stony Brook University

“I don't think I wrote anDec 05 2006Chemistry
I don't think I wrote an essay, I had great grades, a $20,000 academic scholarship, worked a tutoring job, did many EC activities, won several awards, played an instument and had a good SAT score.

“I got in on the strength of my verbalAug 28 2005Philosophy
I got in on the strength of my verbal SAT score alone: 730.
No essay or anything other than HS grades and SAT's required.
SAT: 1290 Male

“PersonallyApr 14 2005Unknown
Personally I recommend not going to this university but if you really want to go make sure u get at least an 1100 on your SATs and write a good essay on the application.
SAT: 1210 Male

“Applied.Oct 31 2004History/Histories (art history/etc.)
Applied. This is such an easy school to get into w/ the right standardized test scores that it's a joke. Essays don't really mean anything, given the fact that this school asks for conformity and stifles your creativity to a slow death.
SAT: 1220 Female

“When I applied, all I had to do wasApr 22 2004Political Science
When I applied, all I had to do was send in the SUNY-wide application and my transcript, but now there's a supplemental application with an essay and letters of recommendation. There's also an honors college, which has a separate application of its own.

It's a fairly competitive school but at times it seems like a lot of people here don't belong in college. Having said that, I think the average SAT score is in the mid-1100's. I'm not sure what the average GPA is, but it's around a solid B+ if I'm not mistaken. Over here, you get a lot of people who had Stony as their first-choice school, just as many applied to it as a "safety" school but ended up here for one reason or another.
SAT: 1360 Male