<p>unfortunately, im going to have to spend half of my precious winter vacation freezing over at stony brook and taking chemistry lab 133 and writing 102 (both classes which are completely unfair for me to not be able to take during my first semester because they were both full). its going to be so hard for me to commute, especially in the snow and cold weather. i know that commuters cant have housing during the winter, but honestly, why am i so different than another freshman who was able to take these classes just because their orientation was earlier? i did nothing wrong, i did everything on time, and yet still, my orientation was set to the end of july. is there anyway i can request housing for classes that should have been taken during my semester (again, i dont understand how its fair)? i seriously cannot slave through the snow for three weeks to take these classes.</p>
<p>life is not fair. deal with it. sorry to be so blunt but you have to realise that there are a lot of people in the same situation.
i had my orientation (3years ago) in august and therefore was locked out of general chem completely. i started off with physics instead. it is not the end of the world.
as for housing, you can apply for winter housing. its about $800.</p>
<p>If you live in the boroughs, look into Stony’s Manhattan campus for Winter courses.
[Stony</a> Brook University Manhattan in NYC](<a href=“http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/nyc/]Stony”>http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/nyc/)</p>
<p>The good part is that it’s only 3 weeks, and the classes are longer so it’s not like you’ll be in a room for 50 minutes or so and then have to leave.</p>
<p>i understand that life isnt fair and that there are other people in the same situation. however, im not angry that the classes are full. im angry because it sucks that i have to come into school in the winter in the first place, let alone have to drive everyday. commuters arent allowed to have housing during the winter. so ill have to be driving back in forth in snow and sleet every day. thats my question, is there ANY way i would be able to live on campus even though im a commuter?</p>
<p>I think winter session housing works the same way for commuters as it does for residents who don’t live in buildings that are open–you have to find someone who lives in one of the few open buildings to agree to let you stay in their room. If you can find someone to do that (and all their suitemates are okay with it), you should be fine. Unless you’ve gotten contradictory info from campus res already, in which case oh well.</p>
<p>Really though, those 3 weeks won’t be magically different and more horrible than commuting the rest of the year. Just because 2nd semester is called “spring” doesn’t mean snow stops being a problem the minute classes start, and just because it’s winter break/winter session doesn’t mean there are blizzards all the time. You’ll live.</p>
<p>Also, if you’re this cranky about the prospect of winter session classes think carefully about whether you really have to take them. Plenty of people get shut out of chem lab and intro writing their first semester and still proceed on time without taking winter courses. Not having your Totally Ideal Perfect Schedule is almost never a big problem, let alone the end of the world, especially as a first semester freshman.</p>
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<p>yeah, I know it sucks, winter session sucks, but at least it is short–the worst is summer session, in my opinion. Oh, talk about life not being fair–I have to cummute as well, but I don’t have a car so I will be walking in the snow since my bicycle was stolen :)</p>
<p>i hate to blow ur bubble lol, but i believe stonybrook actually dosnt offer chem 133 lab over the winter session</p>