<p>batman0101: I would say go where your friends arent going, because then you can make new friends and such. but, the brooklyn area isnt that bad, i’ve been there a couple of times. i like that brooklyn is super near manhattan and queens but overall all the boroughs are a lot of fun. on the other hand rutgers seems more like a college town and its like 50 minutes away from the city. i say you visit both campuses to get a better feel for things, but other than that you have quite the conundrum on your hands.</p>
<p>batman0101: definitely go visit each campus and try and get a feel for which one you’ll prefer. one week left means that you need to hop on it, if you haven’t already! a master’s in four years is pretty nice, but so are free four years of undergraduate study.</p>
<p>I’m sorry I can’t tell you a clear opinion one way or the other; when it comes to choosing a college to attend, that is totally up to you. I am only here to answer questions about Rutgers engineering or general life.</p>
<p>This may seem like an odd question, but can you tell me anything about the marching band?</p>
<p>And what made you want to major in biomedical? My dad is trying to coerce me to major in it, but I can’t seem to find the attractive side of it… (Thanks to monotone descriptions…)</p>
<p>And you said you got a substantial scholarship. Were you OOS? I live in NY, and probably won’t qualify for any financial aid though my parents won’t be able to contribute. How generous are they with their scholarships? I’m African American with AP classes, and around a 95W GPA.</p>
<p>Lastly. What makes Rutgers a good choice? I’m tired of flagship universities everyone wants to pay sticker price for and go in debt.</p>
<p>Ask mushaboomblue about the marching band. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/members/mushaboomblue-119097.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/members/mushaboomblue-119097.html</a></p>
<p>Hahaha, I saw my name, did a double take, and became curious!</p>
<p>(Feel free to PM me Kalookakoo about any marching band questions. I can give you some references. Beast Morgan, how did your decision go with the band? Are you considering it or still kind of on the fence about it? Did you contact the director and get a response?)</p>
<p>Definitely talk to Mushaboom about marching band. I have a few friends in it, but I don’t know much.</p>
<p>Uhm, I’m majoring in chemical engineering, but biomedical is very popular because it provides an engineering discipline for people who are very interested in biology and you can develop new technologies for medical use. There are different aspects of it such as tissue engineering, imaging, and prosthetics.</p>
<p>No, I’m in-state. Rutgers seems to have become more strict about scholarships this year, though; most likely because of the economic situation and Christie’s budget cuts.</p>
<p>Rutgers is a good choice because it’s affordable (well, for in-state), it has a lot of extracurricular activities to get involved in, and there are a lot of opportunities if you are proactive. Have you looked into NY state schools?</p>
<p>Koto, is chemical engineering difficult ? I plan to go Biomedical, but I want to do chemical, idk, which one is easier course wise, even though in general engineering is hard, no exception. </p>
<p>and When do we get to pick our major? Do we get to pick our track freshmen year?</p>
<p>I’m sorry to say that the SUNY schools aren’t as…attractive…as I would like. Looking for other options, though of course I’m applying to a few.</p>
<p>Xu701zero: The engineering disciplines are definitely all difficult, and they’re all different.
[biomedical</a> curriculum](<a href=“http://biomedical.rutgers.edu/pdf/BMEBasicCurriculum.pdf]biomedical”>http://biomedical.rutgers.edu/pdf/BMEBasicCurriculum.pdf)
[chemE</a> curriculum](<a href=“http://catalogs.rutgers.edu/generated/nb-ug_0507/pg21462.html]chemE”>http://catalogs.rutgers.edu/generated/nb-ug_0507/pg21462.html)
I can’t tell you from any experience which one is “harder” (because I haven’t taken any chemical engineering classes yet), but whenever you try and discern that, there are so many differing opinions. What is harder for one person may not be harder for another, you know?</p>
<p>You pick your engineering discipline at the end of freshman year. I don’t know when you pick specialized tracks, but I feel that would be later in your undergraduate years because you don’t really specialize until senior year. (Tracks within a discipline, I mean.)</p>
<p>kalookakoo: ah, I see.</p>
<p>hey im not going to be an engineer student if i do go to rutgers, however I did get accepted into the business school and I had two major questions
- How are the dorms really? the freshman ones and the suites?
- did u experience an RU screw so far?</p>
<p>Thank you :)</p>
<p>p.s. do u have any idea how i might have gotten an aid package that is supposedly higher than the school’s full costs ( tuition, boarding, books). They cold me this could have happened because of their dorm fees and tuition. However, when I checked their site and added up all the numbers of all their fees for instate students, my aid was still higher</p>
<p>THANK YOU</p>
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<li><p>Freshman dorms on Busch are pretty nice, actually. (BAMM ones are better than Davidson, I’ve heard.) They’re larger than other ones I’ve seen, and I’ve even heard that Livingston dorms are really nice. College Ave and Cook/Douglass dorms are pretty small, but you should choose a campus close to where your classes will be for convenience. All the freshman dorms are generally pretty good. Suites are also nice, but they are a lot less social than doubles. I prefer doubles just for the experience of meeting so many new people as a freshman.</p></li>
<li><p>A little bit with scheduling cause the scheduling goes from students with most credits first and then less and less. So if you are trying to take a class a lot of upperclassmen take, you might not get it at first. I had to add in Linear Algebra during the add/drop period. Also, special permission numbers are a pain in the butt. Housing lottery was a pain. Aaand, the BAMM dorms have a fence around the parking lot in front of it so we have to walk around it to get anywhere.</p></li>
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<p>Honestly, I think that any school has their RU Screw because administration isn’t always perfect and they do stupid things. I see it as a chance to prepare for real life obstacles in the future, haha.</p>
<p>No, I don’t know how you got higher aid than the cost of attendance… but that seems to be a good thing if anything?</p>
<p>Would you recommend taking a course or two over the summer?</p>
<p>Yea I researched by myself for a bit and have heard that Busch are the “best”. Also I heard Livingston is supposedly getting a major make over. Do you have any information on this supposed make over? (like what theyr changing primarily?)</p>
<p>As Freshman we HAVE to live in doubles, but starting sophomore we can take part in the housing lottery? is that how it works? So what if u never win it once u can partake in the lottery? (are u never going to be able to live in suites ? 
)</p>
<p>Ah that credential thing is interesting i guess i’ll take my chances.
oh and btw a person before stated he got over 600 on CR of the SAT so he doesnt have to take the english placement. What does this mean? people with over 600 on CR get placed in higher english programs from beginning?</p>
<p>THANKS ur helping me ALOT in my decision on whether to go RU or other businessy skools</p>
<p>drexeler: which courses? a few of my friends are doing it and it’s helpful to have some courses out of the way. Getting Expos out of the way over the summer is helpful because that takes a up a lot of time during the year and could be easier over the summer.</p>
<p>jml0310: No, sorry. I don’t know what they’re doing to Livingston other than fixing up the student center. (It looks really nice now!)</p>
<p>Only SAS/Business Honors students can live in honors suites in McCormick, but all other freshmen live in doubles. (which isn’t bad, trust me.) During the year, you’ll apply for the housing lottery, get a number from 1 to 10,000+ and depending on your number, you can get different types of housing. (which you don’t find out until after you’ve applied for that type of housing) It’s really stupid and confusing, but you’ll figure out how it works when you get here. Also, the lowest number out of a group of six/four/two for a suite/apartment/double, respectively, would be the qualifying number for the lottery.</p>
<p>You basically take placement tests so Rutgers knows if you meet the qualifications to take the regular writing/math classes. Generally, freshmen will take Calculus I and Expository Writing I. However, some people are not prepared enough to take these and must take Algebra/Pre-Calc or lower-level writing courses before taking the regular classes. The 600 in CR tells Rutgers that your friend is competent enough to take Expos already so they don’t need another test from him/her.</p>
<p>yea you probably explained as thoroughly as possible, but that dorm thing is just too hard to figure out right now oh well :)</p>
<p>That’s cool how thye have that 600 system thing so if u got a 600 on math that would mean u could take calc I rite away? (also im taking calc ab rite now so ONLY if i get a 4,5 maybe even 3 will they let me take higher courses rite?)</p>
<p>Also! (Yes I am very question-full <-thats not a word :p) i got into the business skool in NB and wanted to know if i start out as a business major (getting intro businessy classes in freshman and taking the real business courses in soph) 
THANK YOU SO MUCH :)))))))))))</p>
<p>Housing is like that.</p>
<p>For math, you have to take the math placement test despite any SAT scores. Only if you already have a 4/5 on an AP Calc exam can you get out of taking it. If you are taking the calc exam this May, that doesn’t count.
And, yes, you’ll need a 4/5 to take a higher math course. (Although I think the math requirements for the business school aren’t that high. Calc I or II?)</p>
<p>Koto, can you recommend any good social sciences/humanities electives for an incoming freshmen engineering student?</p>
<p>thank you so much
btw for the dorms if u dont win the housing lottery are u left out in the streets so to speak? (even if u said in ur initial app that u want to live on campus?)</p>
<p>Also, if im going to be taking business classes, which dorm is the best? (which dorm is most near to the “business building” so i dont have to take buses that much? THANK U :)</p>
<p>The business school is on Livingston campus, though, you’ll probably still use the bus some even if you live on Livingston. Technically speaking, the very closest dorm to the Levin building is south tower. If you don’t make the lotto, I think you are put in a hotel.</p>
<p>cerps343: I took General Psychology last semester, which was pretty good and easy. If you have any interest in a language and if you take it for four semesters, it will fulfill all of your humanities requirements for engineering, which is really nice, especially if you’d like to study abroad, too.
Just go for what sounds interesting; there is an add/drop period if you find out you don’t like the professor or something. I dropped Sociology of the Family after the first class.</p>
<p>jml0310: Well, you don’t “win”, per se. You just get a number and it might be good or it might be terrible. But if you have a good network of friends who’d like to room with you, there is a good chance one of them has a good enough number to get you into some sort of rooming situation. It does require some negotiation and talking on the part of your friends, but it does work out in the end, usually. If you are totally screwed and can’t find anyone, though, you may be stuck in a hotel “double” for a year unless you will consider off-campus housing.</p>
<p>see Beast Morgan’s comment because I don’t know. haha!</p>