Stony Brook University Top Questions

What is the stereotype of students at your school?

Connie

Stony Brook Sucks! The administration sucks, they don't care about the students. I don't see why anyone would want to go her. Stony Brook students are on drugs. They smoke weed in front of everyone and no one cares. Stony Brook tries to brain wash students with its past achievements and how wonderful this school is but what has it done lately. The hospital is the worst! I would rather stay in my room and take pain killers than go to the hospital. I know of people that were given the wrong medication and got even sicker from being in the hospital. Stony Brook sucks don't go here!

Vick

There are a lot of Asians- both of the brown and yellow descent. Campus life slows during the weekend because everyone goes home.

Casey

That we are all just geeks and the school is diverse but segregated amongst the community. Another thing is that people think everybody that goes to stony brook is unhappy and would rather be somewhere else.

Dylan

It is very diverse and academic oriented

Amanda

Stony Brook is supposedly completely overpopulated by Asian students. People say that these are the smart people in the school, and there’s basically no point in competing with them because they run the place anyway. As a school in general, Stony Brook isn’t always given very much credit from the outside world because it’s just another Long Island school.

Brett

Probably the biggest stereotype is that all students are miserable and desperately want to transfer. I have also heard that people consider it to be a party school. At the same time I have heard other people say it's incredibly boring.

Blake

One of the biggest stereotypes about Stony Brook is practically everyone who goes there is asian. When people think of Stony Brook, they all associate it with science, because that is what we are best known for. Another stereotype I've heard is that Stony Brook does not want it's students to graduate, as many people often take at least 5 years to earn their degree. One last stereotype I've heard is that the business program here is lack-luster.