Vanadium 50 said:
nobody in the US will care about how many tests you aced in India. Really.
Yeah, I know... not to brag about it, but yes, I did! Just saying that I do know how to give up on "partying" and just focus on my studies. I'm over with my leaving examinations. Non-Stem Students are all having fun. But STEM students are studying for the currently going on JEE examination. Me too! I don't need to... I aced it in the first attempt. But I love learning. And so I am.
Vanadium 50 said:
And you want to be a scientist?
Oh yes, out of all the search results when the top 15 tell you it's not good at all, I would be concerned and call it trash.
20 students?
"Kumo Sushi and Steakhouse of Stony Brook is officially closed after twenty-eight guests who dined on Saturday, September 9, suffered from intense food-borne illness almost immediately after their meal. This food-borne illness was caused by '
improperly stored rice' according to a Suffolk County spokesperson."
that's 28 hospitalised in a day... and that is still a restaurant. People on Reddit say the restaurants are better than the dining halls, to say the least. Safe to assume not most but half of the students would at least suffer through some degree of food poisoning at some time (AND I'M OK WITH THAT, India has much worse conditions. Its just something I'm taking into consideration). Am I judgy because I'm listening to feedback on Reddit? Maybe you can call me that, ok.
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That being said, I did ask people myself who've recently graduated from Stony Brook and they say it's not entirely poor, but okay... "mid" and they prefer eating at restaurants most of the time; little overpriced, not the best you can get at a college, but works.
So yeah ig you are right I should not have assumed anything but well, I am not wrong in taking factors into consideration when I'm moving a long way from home.
The housing: like food, several people said it's bad and old while some were ok with it. I'm ok with the costs as long as the living environment is healthy. Yeah, I don't mean I want luxury suits. But at least I wanna stay happy.
gwnorth said:
pick the school where you would be happiest to attend
@gwnorth yeah... that is what I was wishing for and I don't think there is anything wrong in researching about how student life at each of those colleges is.
@Vanadium 50, you've given me good input that I'll keep in mind. but yeah, if you wanna think I'm pushing it too much, well I am, and I want to be sure of where I'm going.
Currently, I'm Still considering Stony Brook to be a good option. But yeah, Rutgers might be a good option for me too! I'm just there looking at what each side has to offer over the other... and yeah ig that would indeed be "judging"!