<p>im an international student and an honestly money is first priority for me....
but then if u go to see job placements are much more important cause then u can pay off ur debts fast.......thts y im goin to IU bloomington.....</p>
<p>As a Rutgers student I want to give some perspective on all these high school posts. Coming from Out of State, I chose Rutgers over a few other schools and am very pleased with it. When I first saw it, however, to be honest, I cried. The place seemed so huge and so unbelievably ugly, muddy, and industrial seeming. And what was with all the buses? A,B, C, EE, F, H, L, LX, REXL, REXB! Huh!</p>
<p>Having been raised in a very intellectual household I worried about going to a state school, feeling that the population would not be up to par. The concern was valid. True there are people who don't, for example, know what ambivalent means or can't write an essay for beans, BUT, and this is a huge BUT, they are only in the classes that you won't be in. Once you reach two hundred level, your classes will be as challenging, interesting, and well-taught as any top twenty school. Because Rutgers is a top 20 research university, your professors will have done everything they are teaching you about. You are not alone with your enormous scholarship (which in itself should make you want to go), many of the people I know got into the HYPMAS and chose the money rather than the debt. You will be in their company! Once you find a crowd, I promise you that you will be satisfied. I wish I could tell you more, but at the moment I am not sure what to say. If you have any questions about Rutgers, however, feel free to PM me. I would be happy to talk about it!</p>
<p>yea im kinda thinking that Rutgers would be whatever i made out of it (not to sound cliche). so i definately havent ruled it out. and im going to their scholars day program later this month to check out the campus and their honors program. so i guess ill take it from there. thanks for all your help btw.</p>
<p>I just wanted to add something to this blog.I am currently at Rutgers( SEBS) and have been reading these blogs for a few months and did a little experiment in school.After hearing all the "snobs" on here saying that Rutgers is a safety school and anyone can get in,I actually asked every person I am sitting next to in class what their GPA was in high school and where did they rank in there senior class.Of the 98..and still counting,48 were Valedictorians( from reputable high schools),16 were second in their class and the rest were all in the top 10%.I also asked them if their safety school was Rutgers,and 80 of the students said no.It was either their first or second choice.The rest said that Rutgers was in the mix with NYU,Boston College,Lehigh,Brown,Dartmouth,Cornell,Middlebury,Haverford,Claremont Mckenna,Tufts,Williams and Bates.So these are students that are not looking at the likes of Montclair St. or William Patterson.Now these are both good schools in their own right,but when I say safety school,I would think of these schools.I still don't get why people think it is easy to get into this school.A family friend of ours son applied to SEBS with a 3.7 GPA,and a 1300 on his SATs( the old format test)and he got rejected.I think people should understand that nowhere in the country are you going to find an education like this for the money.</p>
<p>I couldn't agree with you more. Rutgers is very selective. My sister is a HS English teacher is CA and tells me that out there, Rutgers is viewed almost on par with IVY schools.</p>
<p>Personally I visited overnight in Rutgers and did not like it at all. I am NJ resident, so I was definitely considering Rutgers for safety school until the visit. Also I know a friend who was accepted to Carnegie Mellon but decided to go to Rutgers for same reason (Honors Program & Full Ride), but he now regrets not going to Carnegie, because he states that Rutgers is way too easy for him, despite being in an Honors Program. If I was in your situation, I would definitely look at other school and their financial packages and go for the college with most bang for the buck. Seriously, if you get a fin aid, you can easily go to very good colleges under $15K per year. People say that you can be successful after coming out of Rutgers, but they would have succeeded even more in other better colleges. Go for the college with name/recognition that will give you good fin aid.</p>
<p>ive been reading this thread for a while now and feel its time to step in.</p>
<p>rutgers, personally for me, is a great school. and its ver true with what everyones saying... it is looked at basically as an ivy school. my brother actually has his own firm and right now im in the process of figuring out where i want to transfer (which probably will be rutgers). my brother says that on resumes, as soon as he and his partners sees an ivy league or RUTGERS.. those people get priority interviews and job offers over the others. so i think that says a lot.</p>
<p>as for individuals liking it... i think its one extreme or another. you either LOVE it or just straight hate it. but dont judge a book by its cover. i know many people who go there who are great students, many who graduated from honor and career based high schools who say you really have to work at rutgers. i have family friends and cousins who are great doctors, two of whom have their own practices now and i have many other rutgers graduate success stories to go alongg with this. my brother graduated from the business program and is now employed with one of the best accounting firms in the area and he only has his BA. my other brother, like i told you before, is very successful as well and also graduated from rutgers.</p>
<p>if you have a full ride there, by all means i think you should go with out a doubt.</p>