<p>Note: I am a freshman
1. What is the minimum GPA requried for transfer?
2. When is best to apply as a transfer student? (please include deadlines)
3. Can I apply for this spring semester (2007) and if not admitted, reapply for the 2007 fall semester?
4. What is the level of difficulty for transfer students?</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>bump bump bump</p>
<p>check out this site. it has transfer admission statistics. good luck.</p>
<p>Good ol' SBU...Go Seawolves!!</p>
<p>They say strong GPA in one area so basically don't do worse than a 3.0. The school will let you in if your GPA is fine.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/ugadmissions/applying/transfer.shtml%5B/url%5D">http://www.stonybrook.edu/ugadmissions/applying/transfer.shtml</a>
<a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/ugadmissions/index.shtml%5B/url%5D">http://www.stonybrook.edu/ugadmissions/index.shtml</a></p>
<p>What's your major btw and where are you coming from?</p>
<p>Good luck with getting in.</p>
<p>I am a biochem major, coming from long island. When should I apply? I want to get in for fall 07 (to maximize my chances).</p>
<p>Anyone who appied and got in as a transfer want to post their stats? That would help alot, thanks. Am I doomed if I got a 70 on one or two tests? Im still adjusting to college life...My first tests were all in the 90's.</p>
<p>bumpbumpbump</p>
<p>I have no doubt you will get in, seriously. The transfers I knew had 3.4-3.7 GPA and few extracurriculars. The school loves taking in transfers b/c of the so-so underclassman retention rate and more so if they are science majors since they are trying really hard to make their research university reputation stronger.</p>
<p>Be aware: Professors aren't always where they say they will be and there are many into research more than teaching. The students are overall winey, ditzy and really depressed. In some departments the profs are mostly jerks and complaints fall on deaf ears. TAs without a good grasp of English or with heavy accents teaching challenging courses. Often Bursar or Housing will screw you over and take forever to correct the problems or charge you for their mistakes and won't do anything about it. A lot of construction and detours. If you live on campus weekends are pretty much empty. You always have an exam. Almost every Thurday night/Fri morning people who are plastered have to wake up everyone on the floor by running down the halls slamming doors, vomitting, banging on doors laughing hysterically and/or screaming and crying in drunken pain in a bathroom with a gnarly echo. There are more but I think I said enough...</p>
<p>Pros: It's easy to switch out of classes. Help rooms are everywhere. Academic Advisors. No fluff work in science and math courses but it's easy if you read before class and take advantage of office hours. Can't understand your TA? then one from another section of a class will help you. Study groups. The few professors who want to help are generally awesome and will say hi when you pass by regardless of if they have 400 other students. A ton of research and intern opportunities. Job fairs. Quiet spaces. "Free" trips to the city or other places in NY when you need to chill out. "Free" legal service Wednesdays for when you're in a jam. The Wang Asian and American Center is AWESOME! Good libraries and hours. Diversity of religion, ethnicities, economic status, age, intellectual levels and goals which is a culture shock for most Long Islanders. The entire computer set up through out the school! It's easy to find someone like minded to date...etc.</p>
<p>where do you go now?</p>
<p>Transfers usually have an upperhand in getting into SUNY schools over freshman since a majority of them transfer out. Before applying to SB though, research a bit more. From what I hear, it actually has a site dedicated in defaming it's name and calling out every negative aspect the school acquires. Negatives I have heard thus far: Enormous class sizes, Horrible teachers, No help, etc. etc.</p>
<p>Despite this, my friend is currently attending SB and he says that it is a pretty good school. Just research before making a decision, I am pretty sure it is too late in the game to apply for spring term, maybe try fall.</p>
<p>stony brook isnt a bad school, its just a lot of people go there with the intention of tranferring out</p>
<p>stony brook really sucks. </p>
<p>cons: ENORMOUS class sizes, (600+, some classes there is no room to sit and for bio 202 they actually have a “simulcast” presented in other lecture halls so they can admit more people), administration that gives you a run around, campus housing sucks (they over enroll people so freshmen end up getting tripled and for the very beginning of the semester transfers can end up getting QUADRUPLED in the end hall lounges), the buildings are gloomy and the overall look of the campus is unwelcoming, the LIRR stops right on campus so practically everyone from NYC metro area goes home on weekends, professors in the math/science department are really subpar (in one of my math classes the professor didn’t know that much more than the students), the students who go here are generally either very focused or incredibly unfocused, the school’s reputation is good…in comparison to community colleges and other SUNYs in the NYC metro area (ie suny farmingdale, suny old westbury, suny purchase)</p>
<p>pros: if you put yourself out there, there are a lot of research opportunities, there is a bus service that goes to Brookhaven National Lab, a lot of people drop out or stop going to class by the end of the first month so you classes actually get less crowded, you can find a bunch of people and move off campus for less than it costs to live on campus, theres a hospital on campus</p>
<p>when will they tell you of acceptance because i am a sophomore and they said they’d start notifying people online Feb. 1 but i still haven’t got any word. I had my app in by December. I need to find out because I donut know if i should pay my housing deposit for the school I’m currently attending.</p>
<p>As long as you have a 3.0 GPA, and decent SAT scores, you’ll get in.</p>
<p>Transfers have it much easier, and this goes for ALL schools, not just SB.</p>
<p>Dude, do not come to this school. Seriously, transfer wherever you want. There are a bunch of schools that are just as good and definitely better that you can get into. Trust me, you will hate yourself if you come here. A lot of people transfer out.</p>
<p>I’m transferring OUT of stony brook. I hate it here - statistics say you will too. Are you sure you know what you’re getting yourself into?</p>
<p>You guys realize all the posts in this thread are from like 2006-2008?</p>