Okay, major confusion.
Which one should I go for Stony Brook or Rutgers New Brunswick?
Which one is better for preparing me for med school and getting me a good MCAT score?
I hear Rutgers New Brunswick has 6 hospitals surrounding it, but Stony Brook is known for its sciences.
Please help me.
They are equal in both preparation opportunities and excellent outcomes for the right students. Go with issues of fit and finance to break the tie. Finances being most important.
You seem to think this is something the college does rather than the outcome of your efforts. In fact any college in the country is perfectly capable of teaching the dozen or so lower-division science classes you need to apply to med school. Students sitting side by side get different grades; do you attribute that to the college? It is also up to you to get to know some profs, take part in health-related ECs, etc.
@mikemac okayyyy :3
If you want to go pre-med then think about:
- The cheapest reasonable college so you/your parents can use the money for med school
- The college needs to prepare you for MCATs but still allow you to get a good GPA
- Access to volunteering opportunities (e.g., near a hospital)
- Success in graduates getting into med school
- Options if you don’t go to med school
Either of those schools will be fine for pre-med.
It is up to you what opportunities you take advantage of.
Rutgers is a large school. You have to take a bus between campuses. However, they do have the ability to make a big school smaller…like the themed learning communities.
http://ruoncampus.rutgers.edu/rulc/health/
I think you can take pre-med courses with the others in your community on your campus.
If you haven’t toured that, make sure to do that.
Rutgers is in/near a small city, New Brunswick. It is also ~ hour train ride in to New York City.
I don’t know much about Stony Brook except if you are an NY resident it will be cheaper for you.
Whichever college you pick, make sure to apply early for volunteering at hospitals.
You often need a recent check up, and references. Ac
https://www.rwjbh.org/volunteer-opportunities-at-rwjuh/college-volunteers/
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@bopper thankyou soo much
@Micmac the above is so true. I’m saving your words for future posts.
@mom2collegekids thanks 
Of course if you look at post #3 it seems not to have made much of an impact on the OP
@Dsara176 is like many high school students and parents who mistakenly think that undergrad schools “prepare students for med school” or “prepare students for the MCAT.”
Some think that premed prereqs are somehow unique or “medically related,” rather than just simple science classes that engineering and other STEM students are taking as well. Therefore there would be nothing “MCAT” or “med school” about them.
- have you been admitted to the honors college at either one?
- have you chosen a major?
- what’s the net cost at each?
@mom2collegekids, I think post 6 should say mikemac, not Micmac. 
OP, Stony Brook is a good school, but so is Rutgers. But I think you have to prepare for med school separately (search out shadowing opportunities and other appropriate ECs, study for the MCAT, etc).
Which school is more affordable for your family? You’re in state for SB so that will be less expensive than Rutgers. In your NYU threads you said you have a 1290 SAT, not many APs, and a “low” junior year GPA. How low is low? Did you get accepted to the honors college?
Both schools have excellent reputations.
Where do you live? Are you instate for NY or NJ? If all other things are equal, go with the choice that leaves more money in the bank for Medical school.
Don’t downplay the work that’s done at Stony Brook Hospital. It’s the only Level One Trauma Center in all of Suffolk County. US News rates it among the top 25 hospitals in NY State-- and keep in mind just how large NY is!
Also keep in mind you won’t go wrong at either of these choices. I know you have to pick one but it is okay to go with the cheapest one or the one you feel more comfortable at or the one with more hospitals.