<p>Applying as an undecided major
SAT:
Math 660 CR 660 Writing 670
1320/1600
1990/2400
Chemsitry 680
US History 750</p>
<p>GPA: 93.1/100.0</p>
<p>Mostly Honors Classes Freshman and Sophmore Year
AP English, AP Calc AB, AP US History, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Lit, AP Economics, AP Participation in Govt, AP Calc BC</p>
<p>Class Rank
About 29/500</p>
<p>EC:
Varsity Crew - Captain
Varsity Basketball
Newspaper Club - Sports Editor
Young Democrats Club - Founder and President
Debate Club - VP
Some more....</p>
<p>Lol, that's weird. I'm kind of the complete opposite (NYU is my dream school).</p>
<p>IN any case, don't worry about getting admitted to SB...it's a super safety for u. The honors college you be rejected, I say this with 89% certainty. I think you need a 1450+.</p>
<p>Well Entity, it depends on what you want to major in. I was skeptical about SBU at the start, but SBU has come along way in just 50 yrs. The Bio dept. and Chem dept. are mad strong. Sort of caught my by surprise, but I don't let up. It's a research school, whereas NYU is more of a liberal arts. I mean everyone has their tastes. SBU is tough if you want to major in the sciences, but hey, it's tough everywhere these days. I mean there are bad and good profs everywhere, it is up to the student to be selective and do their research about all classes so that one chooses the best combo for success. I mean it's good to be in honors, I am not though, but everyone is tripled. My friend in WISE is tripled, but girls are lucky since they get de-tripled faster. All in all, school is tougher than I expected, then again, I am sort of ahead of the game and want to make junior yr. easier. We'll see where fate takes me.</p>
<p>Well, I'll assume you are instate, because there aren't a ton of oos kids looking into SB. I'd say you're in there as a safety (no honors). Do you have any other schools in mind? Do you want to row in college?</p>
<p>I agree, SB is no joke when it comes to the sciences. People think its some no-name state school but it's actually quite tough in these areas, you should be prepared. The research at the school is top-notch.</p>
<p>Not to mention science labs. One of my suitemates actually works in NYU med school during the summer. He was accepted there also. He didn't turn it down b/c of the cost but how NYU addresses science. He told me that most of the equipment from regular class labs in like chem, bio, physics, etc. are in greater and better quality and quantity than the ones in NYU. So, I wouldn't blame someone for coming to SBU. I mean I chose SBU for the particular reason of attaining a good science education.</p>
<p>What's really interesting about the sciences here at Stony Brook is that we have a TON of bio majors... a TON. It just passed psych as the biggest major on campus. But when it comes to just about everything else, it's really manageable. Pharmacology? 59 majors. Chem? 205. Physics? 148. (These are all Fall 06 numbers; I don't have this fall's numbers yet.) So once you get through the Bio/Chem/Orgo/Physics sequence that every future med student has to get through, your best bet -- in terms of fighting for class space in the hard sciences -- is really anything other than bio.</p>
<p>And honestly, if you're thinking post-grad work, you had better stand out and make something of yourself -- I'd look the other way from Bio.</p>