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Breakdown of “Social Life” at SUNYSB
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By Gender
MaleC-
FemaleD+
 
By Major
Animal StudiesF
AnthropologyC-
Art & Design DepartmentC+
BiologyC-
Business - Management and AdministrationF
ChemistryD-
Civil EngineeringD
Computer EngineeringD+
Computer ScienceB-
EconomicsB
EducationF
EnglishD+
History/Histories (art history/etc.)D-
LinguisticsA
MathD-
Mechanical EngineeringC+
Music EducationF
OtherD+
PhilosophyD-
PhysicsF
Political ScienceD+
PreDent and DentistryF
PreLaw and LegalF
PreMed and MedicalB-
PsychologyD+
SociologyF
UndecidedF
ZoologyC
 

Against similar schools
Social Life compared with similar schools in class.

State University of New York/College Stony Brook
 C-
Average of All Schools
 C+
Average of schools in class
 C+

New York University
 B-
State University of New York/Binghamton
 C
Albany State University
 C-
Harvard University
 C
Columbia University in the City of New York
 C+
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey -- Camden
 D+
F
A+

Quotes touching on Social Life

“... No one attends social activities ...”
 
“... The academic programs are great, but the social life is nearly non-existant ...”
 
“... it tends to be a little unsocial due to the fact that there are many commuters and many people go home on weekends and most of the campus is imme...”
 
“... There is no social life or parties on campus except a few people crammed in a room drinking ...”
 
“... However, there is a lack of social life, and too many cliques among different ethnic groups which takes away from the extreme diversity ...”
 
“... Socially is where this school lacks the most ...”
 
“... Overall this school is full of anti-social commuters ...”
 
“... Social life is TERRIBLE here, whether you live on campus or not, especially since the amt of busywork given you makes it impossible to coordinat...”
 
“... I was drawn by an athletic scholarship and transferred my sophomore year because I didn't feel that the social and academic environments were ap...”
 
“... The campus is decent looking but the social life is dead because of everyone believing that we can't have a goos social life ...”
 
“... The people are so anti-social for some reason and the student body is made up of 90% science nerds ...”
 
“... If you are interested in an active social life, be prepared to work for it or go somewhere else ...”
 
“... As for the social life, it's really what you make of it ...”
 
“... Socially, cliques are strong, and racial lines are prominent ...”
 
“... I transferred to a private University, and discovered in comparison how horrible the social, academic, and physical condition of Stony Brook ...”
 
“... It is a commuter school, everyone with any social life leaves as soon as they get done with classes ...”
 
“... The downside is the social life ...”
 
“... As for areas to study the main library, the Frank Melville library is practically a social scene and its pretty easy to get distracted there re...”
 
“... Social/Emotional: People hold doors open for one another which is cool ...”
 
“... If your major is related to Social Science, English, History, Polysci, you are automatically put into the dormitory that are ...”
 
“... As far as the social life, it's what you make of it ...”
 
“... The academics are slightly more than pretty good, but the social life instantaneously shatters whatever good the scholastic aspect of this school...”
 
“... The social life here sucks ...”
 
“... Socially, Stony Brook is like any other school, there is no automatic entertainment, but New York is a train ride away, and so many students hav...”
 
“... The social life is not the main thing here as others have stated ...”
 
“... My fellow students were for the most part friendly and there were certainly enough possibilities to make good friends and have a decent social...”
 
“... The social life on the weekends kinda sucks though ...”
 
“... Cons: Campus is a cast concrete hell, indifferent administration, red tape, huge classes, no social scene, half of the instructors barely spea...”
 
“... but as for the SOCIAL LIFE ...”
 
“... Which is why I am very happy with my social life here in Stony Brook ...”
 
“... The student body is diverse and interesting, and the social life is great (especially if you get involved with a student organization or club) .....”
 
“... The campus is completely vacant on weekends, except for a lot of the antisocial/asexual students ...”
 
“... The social life does suck ...”
 
“... If social life is the most important thing to you, this may not be the right school ...”
   

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