<p>Hey guys, I'm a freshman at Rutgers right now. If you have any questions about the admission process, housing, dining, campuses, financial aid, frats, parties or anything I'll be more than glad to answer. Just so you know, I'm in SAS and planning on majoring in either cell bio and neuroscience or biological sciences. So shoot any questions you might have!</p>
<p>what were ur stats for getting into SAS and how long did it take u to hear back? I’ve been waiting for about 2 months and I’m kinda ticked off its taking to long</p>
<p>Thanks, New Jersey.
I was just admitted to CAS and Engineering and was concerned about Rutgers size. Do you get enough access to guidance personnel to tell you which courses to take or are you on your own?
What about the post that said the Chem. Dept is on probation because too many students get poor grades? Are the science majors too hard for most students? I don’t want a pass but I want to be taught so that I get the grades I deserve. What’s been your experience so far?
How are the Carr units on the Busch campus? Thanks so much.</p>
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<li><p>do you think it’s better to spread out your classes throughout the week or just stack them up in the first few days of the week? </p></li>
<li><p>which parties are the best to go to? </p></li>
<li><p>how do incoming frosh sign up for housing? </p></li>
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<p>thanks!!</p>
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<li>frosh first semester is pretty much set up for you, all you do is signup for classes during academic advising day. </li>
<li>You wander the streets of college ave on weekends until you find a party.</li>
<li>housing application- look through your emails or google search it.</li>
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<p>The size in Rutgers depends mainly on what school you are in. SAS is the largest school, so getting assistance may be a little difficult. For example I have a couple friends who took General Bio which is held in a very large lecture hall. They have said that since there are so many students and so little professors and TA’s, it is really hard to go for extra help. As far as guidance goes, I think SAS students have academic advisors that they can go to and pick their schedules with. </p>
<p>I’m in the School of Engineering, and one great advantage is that it is a lot smaller than SAS. The Dean for freshman students is very nice, and he is the one you will go to for academic guidance. For the first semester of freshman year, all you do is pick a humanities elective you want, and they pick the rest of your schedule for you (since there are so many required courses). The classes are also a lot smaller than any SAS-type class would be, since engineers need specific courses. </p>
<p>Science classes are really difficult mainly because they are very fast-paced and sometimes the professors aren’t good at all (it’s really a hit-or-miss). As far as doing well goes, you need to do more than just attend class and do the required homework. It will take some extra initiative on your part, like going to your professors’ and TA’s office hours, reading/re-reading material from the book, and doing extra practice on your own. Go to office hours even if you don’t need help, because if you are really nice to the professor they will be really nice back to you and remember who you are 
. The grade you deserve depends on how much time and work you put into the course.</p>
<p>The experience is great! You’ll still have lots of fun despite all the homework and studying.</p>
<p>I’m not sure what Carr units are. Are you talking about the dorms?</p>
<p>Thanks for your answer. I think Carr is the name of the dorm for freshman on the Busch Campus. How is your room? If I decide to opt for Engineering, I would love to buy you lunch somewhere. I’m just waiting to see if the school offers me any aid.</p>
<p>Sorry,
It’s Barr not Carr Hall</p>
<p>Yes when you sign up for housing (if you pick engineering) DEFINITELY choose to live in Barr Hall!!! Everyone in your building will have the same classes as you do, so you will get to see them more often and study with them 
It’ll give you a good group of friends from the same major.</p>
<p>Barr is the coed engineering dorm (boys and girls on your floor), and if you’re a guy, Mattia is a male engineering dorm. But Barr is better! lol</p>
<p>Accepted into SAS - waitlisted for the Business school. Can you change into Business say in your soph or jun year? is it hard to do? Where on web site can this info be found? THANKS for any info</p>
<p>i think you can become a “pre-business” major within SAS by taking required classes, and then apply for the business school</p>
<p>If you take all your Business Prerequisites (there are 6 classes), you can apply at the end of your Sophmore year. As long as your grades are good, you should get in since they are trying to expand the program. They are really just picky about letting Freshman in. It’s really not that big a deal starting in SAS since you spend most of the first 2 years fulfilling the liberal arts requirements anyway.</p>
<p>The main advantage of being in the Business School as a Freshman is that you can start the upper level business classes second semester sophmore year as opposed to waiting until Junior year.</p>
<p>hi, i was just wondering, what’s the best rutgers NB dorm for freshman to live in?</p>
<p>watersedy- freshman cannot choose their dorm; you can list your preferred campuses in order and they will choose for you. Applying as soon as the housing application comes out increases your chances of getting your preferred campus.</p>
<p>louise77 - check the rutgers website [Undergraduate</a> New Brunswick | Rutgers Business School](<a href=“http://business.rutgers.edu/undergrad-new-brunswick]Undergraduate”>Undergraduate Program in New Brunswick | Rutgers Business School)</p>
<p>Click on ‘eligibility requirements’</p>
<p>i got to choose my dorm because barr is a living-learning community for engineers. some buildings even have specialized floors for specific programs, so you can probably request for those too.</p>
<p>Drexeler,
Any opinion whether NJIT Honors Program with a free ride (separate dorm, lounge and computer rooms) would get you to go there rather than Rutgers Engineering without any perks?(accepted at both).</p>
<p>I actually had this same problem last year between Drexel (would’ve applied to the Honors Program) and Rutgers. </p>
<p>It really depends on what you want:
NJIT is a small urban school and Rutgers is large and predominantly suburban (College Avenue campus is in the city New Brunswick). I’d imagine that the social life at NJIT is mostly off-campus, since it’s so small. I actually stayed there for a summer program and was not too impressed by the school. Buildings were brand new or renovated, but it was just too small for me. Rutgers on the other hand, hosts a lot of events, and there are football games, basketball games, etc in addition to being able to party off-campus. It’s kind of the best of both worlds.</p>
<p>Also, are finances a problem? If you’re paying for your own tuition or live closer to Newark than New Brunswick, then NJIT would be the more economic choice.</p>
<p>How certain are you about pursuing engineering? At Rutgers, you can always switch out of the engineering school and have lots of choices for a new major. Because NJIT is so specialized, you may not have as many choices or resources.</p>
<p>Have you taken a tour or visited either NJIT or Rutgers? I visited both Drexel and Rutgers and it makes a difference. It may not seem like it right now, but campus life and social life make a HUGE impact on your experience. You aren’t studying every minute of your life, so you’ll have tons of free time.</p>
<p>If you know what you want in terms of size, academics, and social life then one of the schools will kind of seem like your fit. Rutgers had that fit for me, and I do not regret my choice at all.</p>
<p>Koto helped me make my decision, so if you’d like to talk to her too, she is older and more experienced than I am :)</p>
<p>My D attended NJIT’s summer program for HS girls for several years. NJIT is located on the edge of a very, very rough area of Newark. Personally I would not want my child to live in that area or Rutgers Newark. (my MBA is from Rutgers-Newark, so I know the neighborhood well). I also think NJIT is a step below Rutgers, as NJIT was the only colege a boy I know was only accepted at a few years ago.</p>
<p>Thanks nj2011mom,
Confirming what you said, yesterday an incident occurred at NJIT where two students were assaulted and one cut in the face with a box cutter.
Its still quite a choice, having to decide whether exposing myself to some risk is worth having no costs for college at all, Also, wouldn’t I be able to expect to get better grades with the same performance level since the students are probably a cut below Rutgers kids in the same program?
Since I want to go to dental school, if my grades and dcat scores were the same from both schools would say UMDNJ think I was “noble” going to NJIT if I could have gone elsewhere? Tough choices for a kid, even a pretty smart one.</p>