Ask A Current RU-N Student

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Hello, my name is ASJackson, & I go to Rutgers University- Newark. I’m a Computer Science major. I made the right decision in coming here.

I’m more than happy to answer questions about
-Registration
-Admissions
-Financial Aid
-The undergraduate schools(Newark College of Arts/Sciences, Rutgers Business School, School of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs & Administration)
-Anything else regarding campus (on and off-campus housing, campus buildings, campus foods, sports teams, etc)
-Answer questions about Newark, NJ and surrounding areas
-Answer any questions about Rutgers New Brunswick/Piscataway, Rutgers Camden, or NJIT

Rutgers Newark is an great university. It’s not just a fork of the bigger New Brunswick/Piscataway Campus, it has a community of it’s own. Our campus is very diverse(in fact it’s ranked the most diverse national university on USNews) & is a Division 3 School. Total Enrollment is 11,800(with 7,800 undergrad)

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/campus-ethnic-diversity

https://www.newark.rutgers.edu/

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Hello. Thank you very much for doing this Q&A!

I was wondering about:

1: What made you choose Rutgers - Newark over Camden and NB?

2: When did you find out that you were accepted?

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You’re welcome.

  1. I originally applied to Rutgers NB but I did not get in. After that I emailed NB & Newark about how I can still apply to the Newark campus, so than I applied to the Newark campus.

I had no interest in attending the Camden campus, it was the further away from me than the other 2(15 min NB,45 min NWK,1hr & 1/2 Camden), & it was a too small for my preference(Camden’s 6,200 vs Newark’s 11,800 vs NB’s 38,000)
, as I prefer large & medium sized campuses. I am also not a fan of Camden,NJ at all.

  1. I found out my acceptance a week or two after I applied(I applied late, in February)
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Oh awesome, if you were to transfer schools how hard would it be to do so and what school are you currently in now?

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what was your original gpa and sat scores when you applied

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It depends on the school. I’m assuming you are talking about Newark to New Brunswick.

For the School of Arts/Sciences, you need a 3.0 & need to take English Composition 2

For the Business School you need a 3.5 GPA & need to take English Composition 2
, it’s harder to transfer to the Business School than the others

Here’s the link:
http://admissions.rutgers.edu/schooltoschool/req.aspx

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3.3-3.4 GPA 1450 SAT(out of 2400)

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What is college life like on the weekends? Does everyone go home?

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Some weekends, but most of the time there’s a good amount of dormers.