<p>anyone, any comments about rutgers?
i'm interested in rutgers mostly because of cost (i'm from nj) and because they have a five year masters in public policy, plus poli sci
i'd really prefer an lac environment
nj's public "lac" is tcnj, which is a great school but some professors i know who are getting phds from princeton told me to go to rutgers over tcnj for poli sci.
on the downside, the only rutgers poli sci major i know works in retail because it was the most lucrative job available, so that knd of scares me.</p>
<p>so anyway, i may have to reconcile my unfortunate middle/upper middle class ass to going to rutgers, and even if i get in/could possibly afford another school, i do seriously have to look at rutgers because
1) already accepted , and invited to honors program
2) cost
3) it's not a bad school
so anybody, any thoughts? i'm so sick of waiting to find out where i got in and how much i'll get, plus there's no guarantees you'll get money no matter how many scholarships you apply to so any ideas about ru?</p>
<p>Hey--</p>
<p>I'm by no means a political science major, but I am a student at Rutgers. Rutgers is not for everyone... it is a large school and you need to find the opportunities available and use them to your advantage. If you can picture yourself at the state U, I'd definitely agree with those PhD's and choose Rutgers over TCNJ... the polisci dept does have a good reputation. I'd highly recommend attending one of the scholar's days for honors program students to get a better idea about the school and what you can do with your time here. If you have any questions more about the school rather than political science, ask.</p>
<p>By the way, if you're worried that you won't be able to succeed after going to Rutgers, check out this news story posted yesterday: <a href="http://urwebsrv.rutgers.edu/medrel/viewArticle.html?ArticleID=5563%5B/url%5D">http://urwebsrv.rutgers.edu/medrel/viewArticle.html?ArticleID=5563</a> ... there are plenty of people who are really successful at Rutgers, you have to figure out if you can be one of them.</p>
<p>well, i've been to both a small, poor ghetto middle (and elementary) schools then moved to a rich, competitive, blue ribbon, large regional school district and i'm doing pretty good, so I think i can succeed in any kind of environment- i've heard "you're such a (insert compliment here) person that I know you'll do well wherever you go" so i'm hoping that means rutgers as well. i went to governor's school and lots of the counselors were from the honors college, and they were definitely successful, smart, down to earth people that made the best of rutgers- i could see myself as one of them.
i know that rutgers grads are everywhere-lots work on wall street- and a lot of the successful people i know personally went there, so I know rutgers isn't bad at all. i'm pretty sure that going to rutgers and doing well there would be fine for a top graduate or professional school.
i also know rutgers has the eagleton institute, for poli sci purposes, as well as the bloustein school of public policy ranked (if that matters) 8th in the country.
i'm thinking, maybe go to ru 5 yr masters of public policy program, then go on to phd or law school at some expensive, more recognizably elite sort of place ie yale, harvard, gtown, etc. as a t.a. since i'd already haveboth undergrad and masters. that would be cool. however, when i compare the intangible opportunities for personal growth, renowned professor accessibility, feelings of school pride, and special educational philosophies (i've been taking a serious look at going to a women's college or jesuit school) available at other places, it seems like a very direct choice between love/intangibles/personal growth opportunities at other schools vs money/not being in debt/ie rutgers.
so i dk, and i wont' know until i get into and see what kind of aid i'm getting from other schools.
however, i better study for midterms (starting 2morrow) so i actually get in somewhere besides rutgers.</p>