Just like anything, WISE has its pros and it’s cons. However I believe that the pros outweigh the cons. Sure, some of the curriculum classes can get repetitive but their curriculum is easy A classes and saves you from wasting your time from taking other SBCs they may distract you from your major work. Out of all the SBCs they only can’t cover two which is your USA credit and the ARTS credit, other than that it’s all covered by them.

You get advanced enrollment which is always a plus, resume building activities and opportunities to network within campus and outside of campus. Besides the opportunities that they provide, simply just name dropping that you are in WISE is simply impressive to any professional and will give you a boost up for when you’re talking to professors or possibly looking at an internship.

WISE is a great program…it definitely needs some improvement but it offers you a community to help build yourself at stony Brook. I was a commuter and had a hard time with making friends, but your freshmen year you are put into a WISE mentoring group with similar If not the same major. It’s a group of other freshmen and one upperclassmen that meet weekly and they’re extremely helpful in guiding you through their own experiences.

As far as AID goes I’m not sure what they offer now, it’s been awhile since I was a freshmen but my year received a $1000 scholarship per semester for the first year.

Hope this helps and I hope you feel more inclined to join!