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Thank you. I have heard similar remarks from two other people. I am looking for somewhere totally different from where I am living now, and SB sounds just like that. I am however going to get a car, I think it is quite needed, especially in the winter as has been said previously. But I am will much rely in the LIRR for transportation as well. Do you think that in the initial arrival with all suitcases and luggage, it is wise to take the LIRR or other method of transportation? BTW, how do you sefine cheap? what is the average rent and other daily costs, if you know?

Thanks for the information. Do you or anyone else here know Stony Brook itself? What is it like? Any impression at all from there would be nice to hear. Is it a big / medium / small town? (probably small, I guess). What are the modes of transprotation to NYC? Thanks for your replies.

^^^ And what about $25K a year? (tuition waiver of course).

I am going there myself and I have similar questions. I'll wait to see if someone answers.

Well, since there is no response from the other Poli Sci student, I'll say then in favour of maybe other prospective Biological Sciences students to SUNY, that the stipend is about 25,000$, plus there is TA, tuition waiver, etc. Knack, where are you from? I ask this because I would like to hear from other international students' experience regarding moving to the USA.

That is a good question. That is why I want to travel there during May or even April, to see the campus and the appartments as well. The pictures and virtual tour they show in their site is noce but not quite enough. It is often misleading and never gives a good estimate of the size of the appartment.

Yes. I saw new grad students usually get the Chapman apartments. A little smaller from our current appartment, but I guess it'll do for the time being. The moving of all our stuff later on does give me a headache, though.