<p>Which school would you rather attend?</p>
<p>Stony Brook, but I may be biased haha. I’d prefer to be in NY at a public that I know is decent for science (don’t know much about TCU). TCU is in a location I wouldn’t want to go, and its religiously affiliated.</p>
<p>I’ve lived near Stony Brook my whole life and from a local’s persepctive the area sucks. But, I know that other people love it. To me it’s horrible because your on Long Island, your on an island! Also, Stony Brook has been voted the most depressing college campus in the country.</p>
<p>I’ve never been to TCU so it might be in a bad area too but I guarentee you the weather is a lot niver there lol New York’s weather isn’t too bad but it’s not too good either. IF you don’t like the cold or snow it’s depressing.</p>
<p>Do you have any idea of where you might want to live after college? While classified as national universities, in reality both schools are pretty regional. Stony Brook is well known in New York but, like the other SUNY’s, most people outside of New York have very little familiarity with it. But if you plan on living in New York, it will probable serve you better than a degree from TCU. Conversely, if you end up living in Texas, no one will have heard of Stony Brook. </p>
<p>TCU is not well known in the Northeast except for football. It has, IMHO, a much prettier campus than Stony Brook and is reasonably well known not just in Texas but in much of the South and Southwest. TCU has a lot more school spirit than Stony Brook. Academically, they are probably comparable with Stony Brook having somewhat of an edge in the sciences. Fort Worth is not a bad town, although it lives in the shadow of its nearby neighbor, Dallas. Similarly, TCU probably lives a bit in the shadow of SMU. Academically, both are inferior to UT Austin. My impression is that SMU has a lot of rich, preppy type kids while the TCU kids seem more down to earth. Fort Worth v. Dallas again. Culturally, TCU is going to be a lot more conservative and religious than Stony Brook but it is not like going to Brigham Young or Liberty University. On the other hand, if you are a typical Long Islander–TCU is going to be somewhat of a culture shock. But if you want to broaden your horizons, TCU would not be a bad choice.</p>
<p>Oh, I forgot to mention—if you go to TCU, you better like football. High school and college football are religions, not sports.</p>
<p>Last month you posted that you got a big scholarship to TCU and little aid at Stony Brook. As I recall, most of the input that you got at that time leaned toward TCU, even without the scholarship factored in. With the scholarship factored in, it would seem to be a no-brainer, but you apparently still aren’t comfortable with the TCU offer. Are you hoping for responses to validate your urge to turn down the scholarship and go to Stony Brook?</p>
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<p>BTW, TCU isn’t a particularly religiously-centered university. It’s historically associated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), but not run by the denomination. Their mission and vision statements - “To educate individuals to think and act as ethical leaders and responsible citizens in the global community” and “To create a world-class, values-centered university experience for our students” make no mention of religion or spirituality. The university’s name has been “Texas Christian University” for over a century, but I perceive that that’s more for tradition than for practical reasons - I never hear it referred to except by its acronym.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses. Still trying to make up my mind!</p>
<p>bump…</p>