<p>Let me start off by saying that I'm a transfer student from a CC, which I literally just studied and studied my butt off without having a social life for two years and pretty much sacrificed those two years to get into Rutgers and make up for the work I did not do in high school. So I transferred to Rutgers expecting a college atmosphere and turns out I got assigned to Rockoff Hall Apartments located in downtown New Brunswick. I don't know why but so far living here, I did not feel like I was part of the Rutgers community, more along the lines of being part of the actual city of New Brunswick itself. I see the same people walking by in the morning, and I don't feel like I'm "dorming" at all. I mean, really, there's no difference between living here and living in a regular apartment in this city while paying rent. From Day 1, it seemed as if everyone already knew where to go and already had their "group" of people. Also, I feel so isolated living here compared to the kids I know who live in Livi and Busch. One of my friends who is an international student lives in the Quads, and when I went the first day the week after school started, I felt acceptance. Everyone greeted, said what's up, offered me a drink, and when I went outside roaming around that campus, I started to feel I was finally part of the Rutgers community and was able to meet and greet new people. But whenever I come back here, that all disappears and it just feels like everyone's minding their own business. I thought this was all going to change after transferring in, but no. The experiences have been horrible since I've stepped foot into this campus, and can't really get a sense of what college is really like while living here. Especially considering the fact I'm a transfer student. So has anyone else been having horrible experiences like me?</p>
<p>I am so sorry you are having a bad experience. I am a parent and not a student but perhaps if you start getting involved in clubs and organizations on campus, you will meet people with similar interests and then I think you might feel more a part of the Rutgers community. Also, you mentioned that Livingston had a better feel for you. Perhaps you can try to get onto that campus or Busch for next year.</p>
<p>I would contact housing and see about transferring to a dorm on Livingston. It should be fairly easy to get into a dorm rather than another apartment. And I would do it now rather than wait until fall since you seem so miserable.</p>
<p>Dorms do have more of a close-knit feeling than apartments. My friend’s son lived at Rockoff one year and he really didn’t care for it.</p>
<p>Hi! I’m sorry your Rutgers experience hasn’t been that great. I know that Rockoff in general is really out of the way, and when you live in apartments, usually people choose their groups before hand so it’s harder to make friends. You can try to switch into a dorm (though at this point in the year most people have formed their own groups, people are still welcoming), because dorms have a different atmosphere more conducive to making friends and socializing. I think the reason your experience is like this is because you’re in Rockoff, which is sort of in the middle of Cook/Douglass and College Ave. There’s nothing wrong with Rockoff, it’s just reeeeeeally out of the way.</p>