<p>I'm considering to be an Engineer Major (preferably Mechanical -Aerospace) .</p>
<p>SUNY Stony brook or NYU Polytechnic Institute?</p>
<p>Please also take into account the tuition cost. I would dorm at Stony, but not at Poly.</p>
<p>Stony brook is quantitatively ranked higher but from what i’ve seen of the course material, much less rigorous than what should be for engineering and sciences.</p>
<p>Consider CCNY as another option</p>
<p>I was recently accepted to both and have been wondering the same thing. I’m from out of state and plan to be a chemical engineering major.</p>
<p>Stony Brook is excellent in the sciences and math/ computer sciences. The education you get for the price, particularly for in state, is really outstanding. It used to be that the dorms were really old, not air-conditioned and terrible to live in, but I was told the situation has changed with some nice new dorms and renovations of the older dorms? with the work done during the tenure of the previous School President (S. Kenny).</p>
<p>So the physical facilities may be better, but there really is little sense of community. Students are not connected to the bedroom community that surrounds the school. It is an aethetically attractive hamlet, but a lonely one unless you can connect with student groups and clubs. Many students from NYC go home for the weekends.</p>
<p>However, the cost in state with room and board at $15,000 to $20,000 annually (ballpark estimate) is really very good. Kenny had worked to bring up the status of the school during her tenure and the science/math/social science departmental faculty have nurtured many science winners in the district.</p>
<p>You should consider Stony Brook seriously if the cost savings over NYU Poly is significant to you and if living in a “happening” environment is not a big preference for you. Also, you need to either love being alone to study or have the initiative to get involved in student groups and activities to be less “lonely” or isolated at Stony Brook.</p>