<p>Hey guys. I live in New York and I got into both with awesome aid. Any ideas which place is better? For those who are unaware, Stony Brook is a state university in New York with the best science program in the SUNY system. Help?</p>
<p>I’ve heard bad things about Stony Brook. Many students are transferring out of Stony on the Transfer Thread. </p>
<p>Also, Emory is much better than Stony academically. I would choose Emory in a heartbeat</p>
<p>fyi, i know i just answered this on the sbu forum, but honestly, think about what you just did: you had to EXPLAIN what sbu was! doesn’t that raise a few flags to begin with? you want to go somewhere that NO ONE has heard of?! i can tell you a story to help you understand just how unknown sbu is (btw, i transferred from stony to cornell):</p>
<p>other people: where did you transfer from?
me: stony brook
them: …where is that?
me: long island, ny
them: oh, so it’s a community college?</p>
<p>DON’T GO TO STONY</p>
<p>^ That is the dumbest thing I have read in a long time. Do not fall into the hype of big names. I cannot stress this enough. In order to select which school you want to go to, I would look at a set of important things. </p>
<p>1) Are you wealthy? You stated you got awesome aid, which is more expensive and even if Emory gave you a lot of cash is it still a little over your expected contribution. </p>
<p>2) Visit both schools which do you like better. </p>
<p>Since you stated you got awesome aid and I am assuming going to Emory will not have a financial burden on you or your family, yes go to Emory. However, if this isn’t the case, go to Stony Brook. Med schools look at GPA, MCAT, and EC. They do not really care about what UG you go to. Plenty of doctors have gone to state UG, it is nothing unusual and is actually the norm. Stony provides students with great opportunities in Pre-Med, so do not be fooled by the names of these schools.</p>
<p>Ironicallyunsure, you are hoping that your Cornell reputation will mean something. It is not reputation of the college, but your college performance that will determine job search or graduate school admission. There are many bright students whose parents cannot afford to pay the private universities.</p>