Frequently Asked Questions

WISE College

1.What are the requirements?

2.When is the deadline?

3.When will we know if we've been accepted?

4.Do I still have to apply to Stony Brook if I apply to WISE?
Is the WISE application separate from Stony Brook?

5.Where do I send the application?

6.Do I have to stay in WISE for four years?

7.What are the benefits of WISE?

8.Can I apply/belong to both WISE and the Honors College?

WISE Precollege

1.What programs are offered?

2.What are the requirements?

3.How do the school districts get involved in WISE?

4.Is there a cost to the school?

5.Is there a cost to the student?

6.Do you have a summer program?

 

 

 

 

 

 

WISE COLLEGE

1.For the requirements for application, see our Application Page.
For the requirements after you have been accepted into the WISE College Program, see our Memo of Understanding.

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2.The deadline for the application for WISE is December 31. Please see our Application Page for complete details.

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3.We review applications and send out acceptance letters in March.

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4.Yes. The WISE application is a separate application from the Stony Brook application. You must apply to both Stony Brook and the WISE Program to be considered.

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5.Applications should be done online under the WISE application link on top or the supplemental application website: online Freshman Supplemental Application.

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6.Yes. WISE is a four year program.

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7.To read all about the benefits of the WISE Program, please see the WISE College page.

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8.No, you cannot be in both. You can apply to both WISE and the Honors College, but you will only be accepted to one or the other. If you would prefer to be in one over the other, please indicate your first and second choice on your application.

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WISE Precollege

1.WISE offers two programs to pre-college students.

Women for Women is a mentoring program linking middle school students from the Brentwood and Riverhead school districts with undergraduate and graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook for hands-on activities in the sciences, math, and technology.

WISE High School offers sophomores, juniors, and seniors from the Comsewogue, Mt. Sinai, Port Jefferson, and Riverhead schools a three-year program, which exposes students to university research.

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2.Students should see their school's representative to discuss academic and attendance requirements.

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3.Interested schools should contact WISE for information.

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4.Yes, WISE is funded by the schools involved in the program, which may be eligible for BOCES support.

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5.No, program costs are paid by the schools and the university.

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6.WISE does offer a summer program at this time. But WISE provides numerous resources of summer programs to WISE high school students. To find out about summer programs, click here.

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