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| Major: Political Science (This Major's Salary over time) | | Gender: Male | This person cares more about Campus Aesthetics/Beauty than the average student. | Intelligence:
Super Brilliant | | ACT: | | SAT: 1360 | | Lowest Rating
Individual Value F | Describes the student body mostly as:
Arrogant, Violent, ClosemindedDescribes the faculty mostly as:
Friendly | Highest Rating
Educational Quality A | How this student rated the school:
| Educational Quality | A | Faculty Accessibility | B- | | Useful Schoolwork | B | Excess Competition | C | | Academic Success | B- | Creativity/Innovation | B- | | Individual Value | F | University Resource Use | C- | | Campus Aesthetics/Beauty | F | Friendliness | D+ | | Campus Maintenance | F | Social Life | F | | Surrounding City | D | Extra Curriculars | A- | | Safety | C- |
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First
off I should say that Stony Brook has some really
good academic programs, and not just in the sciences, which
it is best known for. The Political Science program,
for example, is among the best in the country.
There are a lot of professors who are only here
for the research, but I've also had just as many
professors who genuinely care about what they teach and their
students. Word of mouth is key when choosing a
professor. Stony is a state school, and it's been
suffering from budget cuts, which means that a lot of
classes taht should be offered aren't being offered, and that
makes it difficult to take your first choice classes or
sometimes, for students to graduate on time. Socially is where
this school lacks the most. In a vast see
of 20,000+ undergrad/grad students, there are certainly some great people.
But all too many people are self-absorbed, antisocial, and
unfriendly. There are also many commuter students, who really
are only here to go to class, with few of
them getting involved in anything else on campus. The
way the campus is spread out, with residential quads far
from each other, the fact that people leave on weekends,
and large classes (especially introductory-level courses) all contribute to making
it difficult to meet people, especially if you're coming to
Stony without knowing many people here already. If you're
looking for parties, there's not too many, but at the
same time, it seems that a lot of people are
either the type that looks for parties anyway (and finds
them off campus or in the city on weekends), or
are just absorbed in their studying all day. Very little
middle ground. There are a lot of things to do
in campus, though, if you go out and look for
things to get involved with, and that's usually one of
the best ways to meet people and make friends. The
administration is awful, the food is what you'd expect from
a college campus, and there's not much to do immediately
off campus. It really helps to have a car
on campus, to be able to drive to Port Jefferson
or other nearby towns, or even avoid the train and
get into the city.
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