Advice for Class of 15'ers

Colleges and Universities A-Z Rutgers University
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<p>1) I got into SAS and Rutgers Business (both NB) - which is better and why?</p>

<p>2) Which campus has the best dorms? Cook, college ave, etc...? Why?</p>

<p>3) Parties. Where are they? Who is invited? How do you get in? Do cops/security ever bust them and if they do what happens if you are under 21?</p>

<p>4) Where do people go on off days? What is there to do around the area?</p>

<p>5) Hows the food? (Except Grease Trucks)</p>

<p>And anything else you would like to give as a tip for the incoming Freshmen of Fall 2011, shoot it out!</p>

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<li><p>SAS is better if you’re not really sure of what you want to do yet, because it has all different majors you can choose from. Business is a well-respected school if you know you want to do business. I don’t know anything more.</p></li>
<li><p>I’d say Busch has the best (freshman) dorms. We have A/C and decent rooms. Plus, you might even get put into the new housing opening next year! (The new housing is only open to engineering, pharmacy, and SAS students.) In terms of location, however, it depends on what you want socially and the location of your classes for convenience.</p></li>
<li><p>Generally, parties are on College Ave. I don’t know how to get in. And I’ve heard of parties getting busted, but never of anyone getting in trouble other than the owners of the house/apartment.</p></li>
<li><p>There are restaurants and shops to hang out in nearby, but Philly’s an hour and a half away and NYC is a train ride away. The city is good for special weekends, but it’s probably hard to go there all the time. There are usually parties going on if you’re into that. Otherwise, RUPA (Rutgers University Programming Association) will organize events for the general student public like band concerts (we recently had Reel Big Fish), events on the silly side (line dancing, air guitar), and comedians.</p></li>
<li><p>I’d say the Cook/Douglass dining hall (Neilson) and Busch dining hall are both pretty good. The student centers also have decent fast food like Moe’s (Busch), Sbarro (Livingston), and Gerlanda’s (Busch and College Ave). Stuf Yer Face is a popular stromboli restaurant just off-campus (within walking distance). Bubble tea is also pretty popular at I’s Cafe and Noodle Gourmet.</p></li>
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<p>Koto pretty much answered all of it, but I just want to add that you don’t really need to be “invited” to parties and there’s really no special way of getting in. You walk down College Ave til you find a party (you can usually follow random groups to one and a lot of times the hosts are just chilling at the front door) and you either walk in for free or pay a couple dollars. Easy peasy.</p>

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<p>Just be careful choosing between SAS and Business.If you received a scholarship it is only good for the school received so if you receive 5000 per year for Business, accept it and transfer to SAS the following year, the scholarship may not be transferable. I went through this with my son last year - he was unsure but ended up choosing Business because it is considered more prestigious and selective. Also you cannot take any upper level Business classes if you are not in the Business School - so you can’t even take a Business minor if you are in SAS - but you can minor in SAS if you are in the Business School. He is probably going to major in Accounting or Finance, but minor in Economics (which is in SAS).</p>

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<p>If my D would like to be as a autuary, which school will be better? Both SAS and Buisiness accept her in the fall.</p>

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<p>If you daughter wants to be an actuary, her best bet is to major in math or math/statistics- which is in SAS.</p>

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<p>hope you guys don’t mind riding buses!</p>