SUNY Stony Brook (Roosevelt: construction, college, to live in)

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by dman72

I didn't experience being taught by as many non-professors as others talk about here. Maybe it was my area of study (not science or engineering), but even in my 100 level classes, all lectures were professors. Only in Math recitations do I remember preponderance of TA's. That's where it got hairy...some of them really struggled with English. Thank goodness I was done with that after the first year.

I'd say about 80% of my classes were taught by professors, and honestly, some of the better class experiences were taught by grad students. My 100 level into to lit class, for example, that I too just to fill up credits.

My experience (both in the 80's and as an adult in the 90's) was more in line with yours.

[WildCardSteve]

It's McCollege, especially if you are majoring in the sciences.

There were 600 people in my organic chemistry class...you needed binoculars to see the professor.

It is a hard school. It is not a good school.

[dman72]

Originally Posted by WildCardSteve

It's McCollege, especially if you are majoring in the sciences.

There were 600 people in my organic chemistry class...you needed binoculars to see the professor.

It is a hard school. It is not a good school.

If it was that bad, why would people come from all over the world to go there?

I'll say it just as much as anyone, if you aren't self motivated, it's the wrong place to go...it wasn't particularly the right place for me for that reason, but if you know what you want to do and don't require having your hand held, you can do it.

[NooYowkur81]

They have really improved the campus in recent years. I was blown away last time I visited. When I went undergrad they were starting to make a lot of improvements. I graduated in 03. Stony Brook with it's very generous alumni has the chance to become the crown jewel of the SUNY system.

Yes Stony Brook was and is a commuter school but trust me when I say that the students that stay around on weekends make the most of their time.

Academically Stony Brook can be anywhere from an excellent to just an okay to a bad fit. It really depends on what you study and what you make of your experience there. For me in retrospect it was just an okay fit, but I learned a lot about myself during my time there and made life-long friendships so I mostly have positive feelings about the school.

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by WildCardSteve

It's McCollege, especially if you are majoring in the sciences.

There were 600 people in my organic chemistry class...you needed binoculars to see the professor.

It is a hard school. It is not a good school.

Large, lower level courses are taught in the JLC and by the time one hits the upper level courses, they've weeded out much of the detritus which composed a fair portion of the lower level classes -- know what I mean?

We're talking large public university, not small, private liberal arts college.

Any student who is a bright, motivated self starter can survive and thrive a class of 600.

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by OhBeeHave

OMG...I never thought of myself as a townie! LOL I didn't receive the official "How to be a Townie for Dummies" book!

I think I'll pass on G-fest. I don't want to be the old broad on campus!

Thats funny OBH!

Lets just say that Stony Brook Townies are much different then say Plattsburgh or Oneonta Townies.

Awesome

Crooks

[WildCardSteve]

Originally Posted by OhBeeHave

Large, lower level courses are taught in the JLC and by the time one hits the upper level courses, they've weeded out much of the detritus which composed a fair portion of the lower level classes -- know what I mean?

We're talking large public university, not small, private liberal arts college.

Any student who is a bright, motivated self starter can survive and thrive a class of 600.

I got a B. And, I hardly ever attended the class. Organic chem is easy. But, they did not teach real organic chem, via mechanism, which is the way to really understand it.

Sure, I know what you mean. P-Chem 1 had about 100 students. By dint of incredible cramming and effort (I got a 17 on the first exam) I got a B in that, too. That was real science; differential equation boot camp.

By the time I got to P-Chem 3 it was down to 18. I busted my butt to get a C-.

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by WildCardSteve

I got a B. And, I hardly ever attended the class. Organic chem is easy. But, they did not teach real organic chem, via mechanism, which is the way to really understand it.

Sure, I know what you mean. P-Chem 1 had about 100 students. By dint of incredible cramming and effort (I got a 17 on the first exam) I got a B in that, too. That was real science; differential equation boot camp.

By the time I got to P-Chem 3 it was down to 18. I busted my butt to get a C-.

Lord knows I hated Chem -- major props your way. Serious students such as you were clearing the hurdles. As a returning student, I saw way too many kids who were sitting in class because they were expected to follow HS with college. It was a pleasure taking higher level courses and being amongst the serious students.

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by Crookhaven

Thats funny OBH!

Lets just say that Stony Brook Townies are much different then say Plattsburgh or Oneonta Townies.

Awesome

Crooks

Are you passing the townie torch to me? LOL

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by TeamExit

agreed... and Cortland. knew ALOT of people that went there

and Oswego, Plattsburgh, Morrisville and Potsdam too..... All of them have some very good programs though.