Newark vs New Brunswick

Colleges and Universities A-Z Rutgers University
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<p>I posted this in CSS, but didn't get any responses, so I figured I might try here...</p>

<p>Looking at the two schools, I'm aware that 95% of people would probably choose New Brunswick without a thought, but I, myself, am not too sure.</p>

<p>I'd be a Geology major, but focus on the as a whole sciences, because I'll be taking courses out of the department too (Mainly Physics).</p>

<p>Are these two schools really that different in academics?</p>

<p>For me, I think Newark is the better fit:</p>

<p>-7,000 students compared to 28,000 at New Brunswick
-Closer to both home and NYC.
-Commuter campus, so things are quiet(er)
-More urban environment
-Only one campus (opposed to Busch, Livingston, College Ave, Cook, Douglass)
-More accessible to public transportation</p>

<p>Now, while all of those perks are nice, they're all purely atmospheric, for lack of a better term; none of them have anything to do with respectability and/or quality of academics. That's where my confusion lies.</p>

<p>To potential employers, does a RU-Newark degree appear inferior to a New Brunswick one? What about grad schools?</p>

<p>I just want to know about this from an academic perspective. I like the city of Newark better than New Brunswick--that's established and I don't need any convincing one way or the other as far as that's concerned.</p>

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<p>I’d think at the Newark Campus you would have a closer relationship with your Professor’s due to the smaller size. This is beneficial to you. Besides employer’s aren’t going to say “I’m not going to hire this guy because he went to the Newark Campus of Rutgers” To me, Rutger’s is Rutger’s regardless of campus. Academics can be as easy or as hard as you make it out to be, especially at the University level. I had this same issue as well, but in the end, I chose Newark. Why? The commute is much easier(not going to dorm, I’m 25 years old, it’d be too awkward), I would be able to have access to the faculty much easier, and in the end, I’d still have a UG degree that says Rutger’s on it.</p>