<p>What up, guys. I got rejected and waitlisted at all the ivies, and I'm going to Rutgers. I was in the top 10% of my class and got 2240 on my SAT. I'm bummed about not getting a true "full ride" to Rutgers, but it's where I'm going. I'd appreciate any advice concerning dorms, classes, getting research opportunities, and maybe what to do over the summer.</p>
<p>knock off that arrogant attitude or else you’ll have a horrible time.
i’m getting the feeling that you feel that this college is below you just because you are a little above the average.</p>
<p>I know the academics are challenging if you take good classes, but obviously gaining admission to the school isn’t too difficult. I can’t say I’m a huge fan of the prevalent “beer and sports” culture at Rutgers either.</p>
<p>kungfumaster, you’re one of those people who I read about all the time when I read reviews on Rutger’s social atmosphere. These reviews warned me about the snotty people who think they are too good for Rutgers and are really bitter that they were rejected by ivies. They then receive average to low GPAs and blame that they weren’t trying because they didn’t feel challenged. Stay away from these people because their bad moods are cancerous. If you believe gaining admission to Rutgers is easy, then I’m assuming you are majoring in something like “undeclared”. Other majors such as the pharmacy program is more selective than Princeton itself. No one is forcing you to go to Rutgers so stop crying.</p>
<p>Gee I’m glad I wasn’t the only one thinking what has already been said…</p>
<p>Yea, me too NJKen. My thoughts on this has already been summed up by bluebacon and herothydragon.</p>
<p>Ouch. </p>
<p>Although bluebacon is right. Don’t come to this school with a horrible attitude because you won’t enjoy it. Make use of it. What do you plan on majoring in anyway?</p>
<p>Rutgers will be as you make it to be. If you take advantage of the resources (internships, programs where you can work with teachers, research, etc.) and challenge yourself you’ll be able to have some sort of appreciation of the school. Sure it isn’t Harvard or Princeton – I’m sorry that you got rejected – but it’s up to you to challenge yourself.</p>
<p>And the sports and beer culture – it’s easy to avoid. No one is going to pressure you into enjoying it.</p>
<p>In terms of what you were asking about dorms, classes, etc. I don’t know exactly what you want to know about them, but perhaps you can elaborate and be more specific.</p>
<p>My attitude is the complete opposite. I got accepted to the School of Engineering and Business School in New Brunswick, hoping I’d major in Engineering at Rutgers. Well, I can’t afford it, so I’m going to Brookdale in the hopes that I can transfer in 2 years. But that is an attitude that I’d hate to encounter. If you’re going to Rutgers, accept the fact and don’t be so snotty about it. There are others that’d wish to go, but can’t.</p>
<p>Are you in Honors?</p>
<p>look the guy is asking for legitamite advice. sorry if it comes off as conceited or whatever but when you really try hard to get something and come up short you are going to be a little bummed out. he didn’t even say he hated the school or anything, he was more upset on the financial situation. i think the title is more to gain a sense of comfort by seeing your not alone then coming off as snotty.</p>
<p>i was also denied from some of my top schools (few of which were ivies) so rutgers is in the running for me as well. </p>
<p>i got accepted into SASHP and am planning on majoring in Bio while following a premed track. can anyone give me any input the classes, their difficulty, and the whole honors program in general (vague but i don’t know much about it.)</p>
<p>Thanks twiz. I applied to SAS and I’m in the honors program… Jeez, a lot of flaming. Sorry everyone, but a large portion of my class got a full ride and, although I had the necessary SAT score, I didn’t have the class rank (top 10% not top 5). All the kids who got the full ride are going to ivies;you can imagine the implicit frustration I’m feeling, not to mention the fact that I got screwed by going to a competitive public school. Anyway, I recognize I have yet to achieve anything extraordinary and am coming with a desire to take advantage of all I can. Did I choose to go to Rutgers? No, in that it wasn’t first on my list and many other colleges made the decision for me. I’d like to hear from other high achieving people concerning how to take full advantage of Rutgers. If you have nothing helpful to say then just follow your own advice and shut up. I’m not sure what I want to major in right now.</p>
<p>Twiz and kungfumaster, you two seem to be hard working and high achieving, and I prefer very much to be surrounded by serious students, but a lack of appreciation for the school that is taking you in and giving you money when the other schools rejected you is a barrier from relating to other students which can negate everything you could offer to the school. Most of us attending Rutgers are pride New Jersians and will back Rutgers up even if it continues to get a bad rep. I’m sorry neither of you got accepted to the schools you wanted, but look at the bright side, Rutgers is a top MBA feeder school so continue doing what you guys have been doing and it will pay off when you apply to the top graduate schools.</p>
<p>kungfumaster-</p>
<p>i understand the frustration the people here feel towards you, they are not right in what they say, but they way you phrased your statement put everyone on the edge. Rutgers was not my first choice either, but i’m ending my freshman year in the next few months and all i can is that i love it here…The atmosphere, the culture, the people, the liveliness, it’s nothing short of great. I’m in the Rutgers Business School so i didn’t chose the SAS honors program but as a warning don’t think that because its a state school that the courses will be easier than schools “ranked” ahead of Rutgers. a few of my friends are under honors pronhation cause they failed to meet the gpa requirement their first semester. Either way, you have to make the best of it here. Many of the departments here are very rigorous, so if you can clarify your major, i can probably help you out more. But in general, don’t consider going to rutgers as a “last option” school even though it maybe, otherwise it’ll anger some people.</p>
<p>I can understand the point about academics. I actually took a course at Rutgers during the school year and got a B because I slacked off. Well whatever. When I have some more specific questions I’ll ask them. Sorry for being insensitive or for offending anyone.</p>
<p>Oh, so I got only A’s and A-'s and got an unweighted GPA of 3.8! Oh, the horror! jeez. I got waitlisted at a few places… maybe things will work out for me, maybe they wont. I applied to 6 ivies at the end of the day. Anyway, your post made me decide to leave college confidential behind forever. This place, among other things, has done me no good. It also allows people to be pretty stalkerish. Goodbye and (as it would appear-mutual) good riddance.</p>
<p>i have stats like yours kungfumaster and understand ur point
i applied to rutgers pharm as an OOS but a lot of my friends in state ones that have way lower GPA/SAT got in too … getting into rutgers isnt very selective even for pharm.
its not about horrible attitudes like some people are saying on this thread
but honestly can’t hide my level of respect towards the school</p>
<p>Janice!
I can hardly believe it to be as you say it is. I do realize your point. We (when i say we, i mean really I as I can’t speak for everyone) were unwelcoming because through the first post of this young lad, he came off as snobby. He had placed information albeit maybe unintentionally that wasn’t relevant at all to anything simply to say that he was superior. There are a great many that are better than him and a greater many who are more humble. </p>
<p>It is as the the wise dragon spoke, this is what gives rutgers its bad reputation. These are the kids who believe they are better than where they are. The reason you are at Rutgers can be for a great many reasons, ranging from intelligence, to monetary and even luck. It is up to the student to see the glass half full as opposed to half empty. The author saw the glass as half empty. He saw it as settling.</p>
<p>He just came off as a person who was really here to brag his stats and scores. That is the impression that he imparted on us. That is what he left. That is what his last post suggested. From what I gathered from this topic solely, he is egocentric.</p>
<p>I suggested that he should give up the attitude of superiority to further enjoy himself at the university. No one likes a debbie downer. Not even debbie.</p>
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You do come off as a tad condescending and elitist. I am afraid I agree with a few of the posts outraged over this block of text. But I’d prefer you not leave. Just assume as I do most of the replies are from parents who pray their decision to send their children to Rutgers is the right one.</p>
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Dorms are so full they have to place some in hotels blocks away and arrange busing for them. The majority are also loud. Classes are bloated and you have to race to register for classes. If you are one of the poor souls unaware of when the deadlines are, I am afraid you’re SOL. Research opportunities and what to do over the summer is a matter of bureaucracy and your capacity to network. A few departments have credited internships, though.</p>
<p>I always found this one article I read in the school newspaper to be a pretty fair assessment of the sad state of Rutgers ‘academics’</p>
<p>[Daily</a> Targum - Large classes cause problems for many](<a href=“http://www.dailytargum.com/opinions/large-classes-cause-problems-for-many-1.1312781]Daily”>http://www.dailytargum.com/opinions/large-classes-cause-problems-for-many-1.1312781)</p>
<p>It is quite common to have someone’s ass in your face on the bus while going from campus to campus because of the overpopulation. But make up your own mind, okay?</p>
<p>Wow-- </p>
<p>I read through this whole thread, and now am baffled by the fire.
However, I am possibly going to Rutgers. My initial aid offer was not enough, but today I received a verification letter, asking for proof of certain things. I feel this may be a ray of light on my financial situation…</p>
<p>I was rejected by Cornell and Johns Hopkins. I am on Dartmouth and Columbia’s wait-lists. Dartmouth is my first choice, so if by some miracle I get off the wait-list, that’s where I’ll be going. Columbia is second and same there.</p>
<p>I’d rather attend Rutgers than Montclair State, just by personal preferences, but so far Montclair State is giving me a full ride.</p>
<p>I understand the stress and frustrations of applying to an Ivy.</p>
<p>I have many friends at Rutgers. Most love it, some see it as being just okay, a couple dislike it. It really depends on what you make of the situation. Don’t start slacking just because it is not an Ivy. A few of my friends have learned that the hard way.</p>
<p>Best of luck, kungfumaster.
Btw, you did sound arrogant. However, I do think that you simply mis-stated your thread beginning. Next time, I wouldn’t post up my stats unless I was asking to be chanced or if someone directly asked me for my stats. It may prevent a lot of fire, and unnecessary ferocious typing.</p>