<p>Hey guys. So I will be transferring into Rutgers in the Fall as a Sophomore and can't decide whether to pick Livingston or Cook. I am enrolled in SEBS, but plan to transfer into the business school. I enjoy nature and I heard Cook is known for being very peaceful, but Livingston is going to be finishing renovating by the time I transfer, so there's that. Hopefully you guys can help me pick a campus based on these characteristics. Thanks :)</p>
<p>-I am outgoing and love to meet new people, so whichever is more social is a plus.
-I don't wanna spend a lot of my time on the bus and I heard that's the case by living on Cook. I would like to be able to go the College Ave. ASAP.</p>
<p>Actually I don't have anymore characteristics :P. Basically I want to live on a campus where I will meet a lot of people and don't have to spend most of my day on a bus. Please help! Thanks once again.</p>
<p>I also haven’t heard that many negative aspects to Busch, so I was wondering if any current Busch residents can give me some feedback about the pros and cons. Maybe I’ll move it up my list after reading what you guys say.</p>
<p>im on busch right now in the new BEST suites and its great. it close to the gym and the dining hall. it is quieter than the other campuses but i prefer that. cook is in the middle of nowhere, u do not want to dorm there. even tho they say that sebs is on cook, most of ur classes will be on busch and livington. livington is going to be the place to be, they already have the new dining hall, plus with the new apartments, its going to be a really nice campus, plus they’re also going to have a movie theater there. if u want to get to college ave from livington, theres so many LX buses that take you there, so even tho sixflags said its 10 mins away, the wait time for a bus on cook is going to take longer.</p>
<p>I’m in SEBS and live on C/D and don’t have to take a bus to get to any of my classes this semester. College Ave isn’t really that bad to get to from C/D. It’s like a 5-10min bus ride not during rush hour. During rush hour it takes anywhere from 20-40min to get between any of the campuses, so that’s not just a C/D thing. Buses are a part of Rutgers no matter what campus you’re on. It’s just a matter of you planning your schedule right.</p>
<p>While Livi is undergoing renovations and some parts of it are nice, I personally don’t find it to be as scenic as C/D. Cook and Douglass are just pretty all the time, and like Sixflags said, there are a ton of girls wandering around.</p>
<p>As for all your classes being on Busch and Livingston, that’s really not true. Pretty much all the required courses you have to take have at least one section, if not more, offered on Cook. If you can’t get those classes initially, just go to the professor during the Add/Drop period to get a special permission number. Most of the professors are really good about giving them out.</p>
<p>knight2015: We are going on a tour of Rutgers tomorrow. My son is a junior and is interested in Plant Science with a marketing minor. Approximately how many courses do you think he’d be taking on Cook each semester versus on other campuses? I’m wondering how much time he would be spending on a bus. Also, how is the food on Cook? Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>@jdog1202: I hope your son enjoyed his tour. It is really hard to predict where classes will be held, and in many cases the student will get to choose which campus his/her classes are on. I take the busses to class and work nearly every day and I never find it a problem. The food on Cook/Douglass is excellent. Especially if your son is interested in plant science, I would recommend Cook so that he can live in a community of people with similar interests. Of course, all the campuses remain options if he liked one more than the rest on his tour. Taking the bus to class should not be a deciding factor.</p>
<p>What if I plan on transferring to the business school? I will be enrolled at SEBS, but I wish to transfer to the business school after a year. Is it smart to try to just complete requirement courses living on Cook?</p>
<p>Thank you for your response, Danica. The problem is, he is unsure whether he should major in marketing with a minor in Plant Science or vice versa. Personally, I think he is more of a businessman, so he should probably major in marketing/minor in plants. (He is considering working for my husband, who deals with Agriculture and Horticulture and he would be interested in the marketing products). Is Rutgers’ Business School harder to get into than the Plant Science? If he starts in Plant Science, how easy would it be to transfer over to the Business school if he really doesn’t like it? Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.</p>
<p>jdog the problem I see is that classes in business and plant science might not have a lot of crossover. So if he starts out in plant science and decides he doesn’t like it, he would have to make up the courses needed to transfer into the business school. Admissions to the Business school are probably more competitive than admission into SEBS.</p>