Stony Brook University Top Questions

A lot of students who are considering dorming will probably be interested in the quality of the food and also quality of the dorms themselves. The dorms are very small and modest, and some of the quads are far from the classes. The food is OKAY, but nothing great. Particularly, I always seem to go for the fake italian food, always hopeful that it will taste alright, but always dissapointed. We do have some fast food on campus though, such as Taco Bell, and I believe a Wendy's will soon be added. Also, we recently got a Starbucks, which is awesome since everyone loves overpriced coffee. Another issue which I think is important for Stony Brook in particular is what it is like being a commuter student. Nearly half of the student population commutes, so issues such as parking and student activities are important to commuters. Stony Brook offers buses that makes stops around various points on campus since the campus is so huge. The only free parking available to Stony Brook students is located far from the the academic mall. In fact, the biggest commuter lot, the South P lot, is so far away, that on the campus map it gets it's own little box, just like Alaska and Hawaii on U.S. maps.