<p>I was accepted to Stony brook, rutgers new brunswick and rutgers newark. I choose biology as my major and want to become a doctor. I am a NJ resident but is stony brook really worth the extra money? I mean at RU newark, I could have a higher gpa than NB plus newark is like 10 minutes away from my house. I like stony brook because of its research opportunities plus it has a medical school and when i called up the office, they said it has an 86% acceptance rate to med schools.
Bottom line: which school is it better to attend to be a doctor. Where could I have better research opportunities, maintain a high gpa (easily) and where would they better prepare me for the MCAT.</p>
<p>Students who attend or attended stony brook: convince me why i should opt for your school over rutgers. And is it worth the few extra $$$</p>
<p>thanks in advance!</p>
<p>That 86% rate seems a bit extreme. That might be the rate for those students with GPA of 3.8+, 30+ on the MCAT and numerous extracurriculars only, not everyone who applies.</p>
<p>Honestly, regardless of my drive to encourage you to attend Stony Brook, I think you should opt for Rutgers. If you’re keen on attending medical school, save some money by going to your home state institution. Rutgers is also an excellent University.</p>
<p>yeah i figured on the acceptance rate 
I live in pakistan and havent had the chance to visit any of the schools so i guess i’ll decide once i reach there. DJStony thanks for the advice! Looks like i’ll most likely stick to rutgers but can you give me some info on the student life at SBU. I mean how are the classes, are the teachers “motivated”, how’s the food (is there halal food there-i’m Muslim), are any apartments available nearby, car parking scene and would it be harder to maintain a good gpa here or rutgers. Again thanks!</p>
<p>I can’t really comment on Rutgers.</p>
<p>There is halal cuisine available at Stony Brook, in addition to every other diet restriction you can think of. Student life is good. There’s a huge international cohort at the University and your level of participation in activities and student life will determine how much “fun” you have.</p>
<p>The only apartments on-campus are reserved for those of U3 or U4 standing and beyond (graduate level). I’m not too familiar with off-campus housing options, but the University has an office which can assist you with this.</p>
<p>The faculty will show interest in you if you show promise and motivation back to them. This is true in any University. </p>
<p>There is parking available; however, depending upon where you live you may have to park farther occasionally because it fills up fast.</p>
<p>sorry for the late response. I was gone to my village-we don’t have internet there.
@DJStony: Thank you so much for the detailed response. I really appreciate it :)</p>