Psychology in Binghamton vs. Stony Brook

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<p>Here’s a message from the a Stiny Brook Alum and Faculty member on the Princeton Review article that ranks Stony Brook 11th in Nation for unhappy students:</p>

<p>“Bob Barski
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12:05 PM on 08/09/2010
As both a former student and faculty member at Stony Brook, I can testify that the students are indeed miserable, because the school is absolutely not invested in their happiness. Students are crammed (sometimes 3/4 to a room) into overpriced, unmaintained housing (how about having to walk to the gym to use the toilet?!?), and since most of the students are commuters, there is not much campus life or spirit, and the school does little to promote such things. I can imagine being an undergrad living on campus at Stony Brook is very depressing. Most of the money the campus spends goes into image-boosting, not activities for students or hiring enough faculty. (Students are repeatedly surprised when you know them by their name, and not their ID number - most have no relationship with faculty, as classes are overfull to the extreme). Regardless of what its image is, Stony Brook is not a world-class institution academically - far from it. I attended another SUNY school as an undergrad, and yes, it can be a great experience, academically rigorous, and an amazing value. Stony Brook falls into none of these categories. Unless you are one of the many Long Islanders who live at home and attend, avoid at all costs… and even then, there are better academic options in NYC.”</p>

<p>[Bob</a> Barski: As both a former student and faculty member at Stony](<a href=“HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost”>HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost)</p>

<p>Her’s even more from someone who knows the Stony Brook experience:</p>

<p><a href=“HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost”>HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost;

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<p>Hi YippeeSkipee, I think you are causing more harm than good to Bing. Anybody with even a tad bit of common sense will realize that you have contributed 0 to this thread, and have yet to counter simple statistics, and the thread starter by now has realized that while Bing has a mediocre program, Stony Brook being a Science school has a super strong Psychology program. :)</p>

<p>Don’t feel bad about being a Liberal Arts school; leave Science for Stony Brook, and focus on Liberal Arts. I present you with some good news today. In the non-sciences, Stony Brook Music was ranked top 30 in the country. Second good news, Stony Brook Computer Science is ranked top 10 in the country for return on investment, and Bing couldn’t even make the list.</p>

<p>1 University of California - Berkeley Public (In-State) $125,100 $2,432,000 10.70%
2 Stanford University Private not-for-profit $230,100 $2,384,000 8.60%
3 University of Pennsylvania Private not-for-profit $222,700 $2,342,000 8.60%
4 Dartmouth College Private not-for-profit $221,600 $2,176,000 8.40%
5 University of California - Santa Cruz (UCSC) Public (In-State) $126,600 $2,056,000 10.10%
6 University of San Francisco (USF) Private not-for-profit $216,500 $2,030,000 8.20%
7 University of California - Santa Barbara (UCSB) Public (In-State) $121,400 $2,021,000 10.20%
8 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Private not-for-profit $215,700 $2,018,000 8.20%
9 University of California - Davis (UC Davis) Public (In-State) $122,700 $1,985,000 10.10%
10 Stony Brook University Public (In-State) $82,620 $1,947,000 11.40%
11 California Polytechnic State University (CalPoly) - San Luis Obispo Public (In-State) $97,730 $1,935,000 10.80%
12 Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Private not-for-profit $229,600 $1,928,000 7.90%
13 University of California - San Diego (UCSD) Public (In-State) $115,500 $1,911,000 10.20%
14 University of California - Irvine (UCI) Public (In-State) $112,700 $1,886,000 10.20%
15 Rutgers University - New Brunswick Campus Public (In-State) $117,700 $1,837,000 10.00%
16 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT) Private not-for-profit $209,400 $1,832,000 8.00%
17 University of Maryland - College Park Public (In-State) $92,510 $1,824,000 10.80%
18 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Private not-for-profit $214,900 $1,811,000 7.90%
19 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) Public (In-State) $91,790 $1,795,000 10.70%
20 University of Washington (UW) - Main Campus Public (In-State) $91,370 $1,777,000 10.70%</p>

<p>[Best</a> College ROI by Computer Science Major](<a href=“http://www.payscale.com/data-packages/college-roi-2013/college-roi-2013-schools-by-major/computer-science]Best”>Best College ROI by Computer Science Major)</p>

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<p>Hi QCrap,</p>

<p>You must be home for the weekend. </p>

<p>Duffle bags or roll-luggage?</p>

<p>Comment on the unhappiness at your school as reflected by the Princeton Review study.</p>

<p>If most of the students at SB are from Long Island and New York areas (75%), then I would guess that most graduating from there are employed in the same area. So aren’t those salary stats skewed to the high cost of living? It’s not what you make, it’s what you keep.</p>

<p>Hey, I think SB is a fine school for someone who likes a suitcase school where most everyone is unhappy or depressed and wants to get out, regardless of major. </p>

<p>I would want more money in salary too as compensation for pain and suffering for going there.</p>

<p>So what about the unhappy students there? Even you admitted that they were a tad depressed. What’s your thoughts on the unhappiness there at the school? Are they addressing it or do they continue to ignore it?</p>

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<p>I find it funny how QCstudent attended CUNY Queens for Computer Science (which is not even accredited) out of high school. Probably didn’t get into Stony Brook in high school even with their ridiculously low admission standards. Don’t even get me started on how easy it is for one to transfer into Stony, you can get in by writing half of your name on the application.</p>