<p>All I know is that it is rather large and is well known for football/basketball girls, Imus incident. Can anyone shed some light on other areas such as academics and social life?</p>
<p>I can adapt to a large school, but not large classrooms for long. Are all classes incredibly huge or is it only the intro courses? Are you just a number for four years or will you actually get attention from say, advisors?</p>
<p>Should I just go to TCNJ? It is smaller, yet does not have a national/state wide rep like Rutgers does. It also has less variety in classes (Rutgers has Swahili..) and is in a rather isolated area.</p>
<p>Financial wise, Rutgers gave me $10k a year in a scholarship which leaves $9k to cover (maybe I will get some grants somewhere?), while TCNJ will cover everything but only for 2 years.</p>
<p>Which would you choose?</p>
<p>Keep in mind that my pursuit is in languages (East Asian) and international studies.</p>
<p>I would choose Rutgers, for the reasons that you mentioned- name recognition and course offerings. Your prospective majors are not common ones, so you need to go to a school that is larger. The name recognition of Rutgers is hard to beat, too. You will be able to adjust to the size. Join some activities, make some friends, get to know people in the departments that you plan to major in.</p>
<p>just to keep a few things in mind. TCNJ may not have a great national recognition, but Rutgers doesn't have a great national rep. For what its worth--I'd bet most people in New Jersey think TCNJ is a better school. If it helps, TCNJ is far nicer than Rutgers is, and I would much rather spend 4 years there rather than in New Brunswick...</p>
<p>I could be biased because I'm from New Jersey...but Rutgers was literally the last place on earth I would have went to. I didn't even apply. On the other hand, I wouldn't have been heart broken if TCNJ was the only place I got into.</p>
<p>You won't have a problem with large classes in what you're interested in-- language courses (i.e. Spanish) are always small, theres no chance that the less popular languages would have large class sizes. In general, only intro classes are that large, except if you're in a really popular major like psych. Rutgers offers a ton of opportunities, you can get involved with lots, and New Brunswick is nice.</p>
<p>I wouldnt go as far as saying Rutgers has a VERY good nat'l rep., but it has a decent one. Despite TCNJ being a better school, Rutgers probably has a larger nat'l rep. I'd rather be at TCNJ except for the fact that Rutgers has good sports.</p>
<p>when i say rutgers doesn't have a "great rep" i don't mean people scoff at the very name of the school, its just people arn't really impressed with rutgers--they more just know that its the state school in new jersey. the recent success of the football team may or may not be a good thing. Rutgers wants more attention, but it doesn't want to be thrown into a group of schools that includes auburn, alabama, arkansas, etc.</p>
<p>From what ive heard TCNJ is an up and coming school (academicaly) and may have a better rep than Rutgers in a few years, but rutgers does have up and coming sports teams if thats what ur into...i would choose TCNJ cause of the deal, cause after the two years u could apply for more sholarships</p>
<p>(from NJ) I agree with jags post 3. Rutgers has a good national reputation, but here in NJ it seems to me a lot of the top students prefer TCNJ. Also harder to get into.</p>
<p>Rutgers does have a good national reputation. No one every heard of TCNJ outside of NJ. Many people confuse it with NJIT. Given this
if you are doing international studies, I would consider Rutgers because I doubt that anyone outside of this country has ever heard of TCNJ.</p>
<p>does anybody know which schools is better for nursing? because i like tcnj better, but i think its because im from jersey and everybody from my school goes to rutgers.</p>