<p>woops Expo is freshmen requirement?? isnt it graduation requirement??</p>
<p>and… how’s french program?? i’ve just started learning so not good at. too hard?</p>
<p>@sushi: yes expos is a freshman requirement. it is also a gen ed requirement for sas plus another writing intensive course such as expos II. </p>
<p>the french program is very manageable. if you’re not too good at it yet, you can just start at 101. but see how you do on the placement test first. elementary to intermediate language classes are usually taught by grad students at rutgers, but no worries, my italian professor was very laidback, enthusiastic and knowledgeable. My friends took french 101 and while their grad student - professor was enthusiastic and everything, he assigned lots of homework, compositions, and oral exams. they had waaaay more homework than i did and i was in intermediate 131. grad student professors can either be very lenient or i don’t know what the word for “having a tendency to assign a lot of work is,” but that goes for a lot of grad student teachers.</p>
<p>and strawberrymilk: i am actually an undeclared english major and planning to do the 5-year certification program at the rutgers grad school of education (it’s one additional year after your usual four of college, and you are certified). I have yet to take any english classes besides expos and creative writing. I was skeptical of how difficult expos can be since I’m pretty adequate at writing and had multiple editor positions in high school and whatnot (sorry if this sounds rather boastful) and you know, aced my ap lit class. but my expos professor was the least lenient man ever and many of my classmates were still trying to not fail on their papers by the end of the semester. he was just kind of the least articulate man ever who expected all these ambiguous things from us. i just kind of wish he had chilled out and realized that this is just a freshman writing seminar at an average state school of intellect at that. </p>
<p>but anyway, I’ve done a fair amount of research on professors in both the education and english programs, and they seem pretty adequate. you know, there are always going to be professors to avoid in all programs, but I am very excited for the three english classes that I have enrolled in for next semester because the professors are supposed to be really enthusiastic and the material seems really thought-provoking and everything. and there are rather interesting topics to choose from. here’s a course list: [Rutgers</a> Undergraduate English Courses Fall 2009](<a href=“http://english.rutgers.edu/undergraduate/courses/fall09/index.html]Rutgers”>http://english.rutgers.edu/undergraduate/courses/fall09/index.html) that site also has the major requirements. the thing though about the education program is that you have to finish up your major by the end of junior year since your whole senior and super-senior year are completely filled with blocks of education classes that you have to take in order to complete the certification program.</p>
<p>and I don’t know what you mean by the esl minor. can you elaborate?</p>
<p>I don’t think Rutgers has an ESL minor (for undergrads) =</p>
<p>I’m guessing that you will be going to pursue your masters, right? Well, there is a Certification Program in English as a Second Language through Rutgers Graduate School of Education! I provided a link below with more information:</p>
<p>[Rutgers</a> GSE: Certification - Ed.M. Certification Program in English as a Second Language](<a href=“http://gse.rutgers.edu/academics/genProgramsDetail~cguid~{F5ED536A-60B0-4B93-B0AE-1FFA672DFDCC}~ciid~dce_1085.asp]Rutgers”>http://gse.rutgers.edu/academics/genProgramsDetail~cguid~{F5ED536A-60B0-4B93-B0AE-1FFA672DFDCC}~ciid~dce_1085.asp)</p>
<p>Maybe consider doing a minor in a language such as Spanish instead (or a language from a country that you plan to teach abroad in)… unless you speak the language already =)</p>
<p>are there any other freshmen requirements except expo?</p>
<p>naoise - thanks! Oh what I meant was like is there any special programs
I can do to get a certification in ESL (English as a Second Language) teaching.
MushaboomBlue - Unless they have Korean for a minor =( Which I doubt because it is not one of those popular languages.</p>
<p>RU does offer a minor in Korean: [Asian</a> Languages and Cultures](<a href=“http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~easian/lang-culture/index.html]Asian”>http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~easian/lang-culture/index.html)</p>
<p>Yep! They do offer Korean! (edit: whoops! I didn’t realize that mizuiro posted this already. hehe.)</p>
<p>[Asian</a> Languages and Cultures](<a href=“http://asianlanguages.rutgers.edu/programs/korean.html]Asian”>http://asianlanguages.rutgers.edu/programs/korean.html)</p>
<p>And to sushisushi: no other freshman requirements other than expository writing.</p>
<p>oh i see. Thanks Mush. i just hope its not that tough one for Internationals like me :(</p>
<p>strawberrymilk! you wanna learn Korean?? thats nice! I’m from Korea lol</p>
<p>What was move-in day like?</p>
<p>Are there any forced triples (3 people in a double)?</p>
<p>I haven’t heard of any forced triples. With the shortage on housing last year, students were placed in hotels or in dorm lounges that were converted into temporary rooms. The double rooms are not big enough for triples. That would be very uncomfortable 0__o</p>
<p>Move in day can be hectic, but you are helped by some of the orientation leaders. Also, students who are involved with resnet come around to your dorm rooms to help set up the internet for you. After everyone got settled, you had a floor meeting with your RA.</p>
<p>From what I remember, my floor went outside afterward and played an “ice breaker” game. It was pretty silly in my opinion, but the point was I guess to feel comfortable with your other floor mates. </p>
<p>Later that day, all the Freshman were taken into Rutgers Stadium where they had this welcoming ceremony, followed by a mini carnival, I believe (I don’t remember that much since I kind of skipped both the convocation thing and the carnival)</p>
<p>Is it okay to miss the convocation or such?
and do you know when the move-in day is?</p>
<p>sushisushi: I suggest you don’t miss it. I’m in the band so I couldn’t sit with the other freshmen since we had to perform for them before the start of the convocation. We left at the start of the actual convocation with the school president speaking and whatnot and I just didn’t stay.</p>
<p>There were other groups like Glee Club, this dance group, and like 2 a’cappella groups that also performed. It took a while for the ceremony to start because they had to try to fill in thousands of freshman who were bused from Cook/Douglass, Livingston, and College Avenue TO Busch. So, they usually spend 30-45 minutes entertaining you guys while they wait for all the freshman to arrive at the stadium.</p>
<p>About move in dayTuesday, September 1st is the start of classes. They don’t have move-in day posted yet, but my guess is it might be Saturday, August 29th?</p>
<p>Any information on the BFA would be helpful. Also, what happens if you miss the new student orientation? We live in the midwest and daughter is working for a theater. Both orientation dates conflict with productions. What are the alternatives?</p>
<p>i don’t think anything happens; you just kind of miss out on orientation. which is not necessarily a bad thing-- a lot of people i know moved in on that friday or saturday, went back home to skip orientation, and came back in time for classes. </p>
<p>and sushisushi: I left convocation early and don’t regret a thing.</p>
<p>naoise –</p>
<p>I know you are a Douglass girl. My daughter is going to DRC orientation in July. How is that? What do the girls do? Will she meet her roommate?</p>
<p>Hi Mushaboomblue - what band are you in? My son flipped when the Pep Band did a SKA ong at the APA day he attended. He’s a trumpet player and is considering Marching Band vs Pep Band.</p>
<p>Hi Moxy! (Ahhh, your son must have been talking about the song “Impression That I Get” by Mighty Mighty Bosstones!)</p>
<p>I’m in both the marching and pep band. In order to be in pep band, you have to participate in the marching band. Being in the band was awesome for me this year. I mean, being able to perform in front of 40,000 people – it is SUCH a great feeling. We perform at all home games at Rutgers stadium and go to one away game. And if the football team does well. . . we get to go to a bowl game! We traveled to Alabama this year =]</p>
<p>And for pep band – being able to travel to Hartford, CT and Oklahoma for the NCAA tournaments in March and April to cheer on our Women’s Basketball Team – awesome opportunity.</p>
<p>He should DEFINITELY join! And especially since he’s a trumpet player . . . our director loooves trumpet. You can never have too many trumpets in band =]</p>
<p>Just make sure he send in the confirmation for band camp in the link provided below:</p>
<p>[Rutgers</a> Athletic Bands - Band Camp Confirmation](<a href=“http://band.scarletknights.com/campform.htm]Rutgers”>http://band.scarletknights.com/campform.htm)</p>
<p>Hi MushaboomBlue - yes it was “Impression That I get.” He was in the third row and almost jumped out of his seat when it started. t’s funny because that’s a favorite of mine as well. My son was in Marching Band (2x state champs in their division in NJ group 6A) for all four years at HS and is a total band geek (jazz band, wind ensemble also.) He’s just wondering if it will be too much on top of all the other first year stuff. He was thinking Pep Band because he thought it might be less time than MB but now your info might change his mind. I have told him he should post to you with any questions that he has. He’s going to summer orientation 6/29 - do you think any band members might be there over the summer?</p>
<p>Band does involve time commitment, but nothing overwhelming. We have 2 sectional practices in July, 2 more in August, and band camp at a camp in upstate NY from August 20-26. During the fall semester, we practice from 4:20-6:30 Mon, Wed, Fri. It won’t be too much on top of first year stuff (we have students majoring in biochemistry, pharmacy, engineering, etc.) =] </p>
<p>I believe there will be two band members over at the office on Livingston Campus (in Lucy Stone Hall). They are in charge of Recruitment and Logistics. I don’t know the phone number for the band office (it might be on the band website).</p>
<p>Or if you want, perhaps you can email the director, Tim Smith (<a href="mailto:tsmith@scarletknights.com">tsmith@scarletknights.com</a>) and I’m sure he’ll gladly be able to forward you to the appropriate students in charge of recruiting.</p>
<p>Hi- thanks so much! It doesn’t sound as heavy as his HS MB schedule. He’s wiped out now from too many classes and heavy music program (he does several choruses too) so the lighter schedule sounds good. Does the band practice on Busch? He’s hoping to get into McCormick on Busch (honors housing) BTW what instrument do you play? Did you do MB in HS?</p>