(SBU) I read several reviews and while a few are

Educational Quality	B+	Faculty Accessibility	A
Useful Schoolwork	B	Excess Competition	B
Academic Success	F	Creativity/ Innovation	B
Individual Value	B	University Resource Use	B-
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	C-	Friendliness	B
Campus Maintenance	C-	Social Life	C-
Surrounding City	C	Extra Curriculars	C
Safety	B-

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Male

1360

Quite Bright

Academic Success	F

Faculty Accessibility	A

He cares more about Academic Success than the average student.

Date: Sep 23 2010
Major: (This Major's Salary over time)
I read several reviews and while a few are obviously over dramatic, they seemed pretty accurate. I transferred in to Stony Brook from another SUNY school upstate and graduated in 2005. I would agree that compared to other colleges the social life is pretty bad. The dorms are also in need of some renovation, but that is the case with most colleges that cost less than 40K per semester. Buses are frustrating at times. HOWEVER, the education I got at Stony Brook was excellent and I found the professors to be very open and helpful. Just like all universities, if you make the effort to talk to your professor after class or at office hours they learn who you are and it is very easy to build a relationship with them. There are plenty of extra-curricular activities, but they are more "collegiate" in nature as opposed to all day drinking festivals. I would agree that social life and living conditions should get a C/C-. But education is really up there - A/A-. If you want to party at college, do what I did and go to an upstate SUNY school for a year or two then transfer to Stony Brook to actually learn something that will help you get a job and succeed in your career.

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