<p>I do not understand why Richard Stockton college gets overlooked. It is a very good school academically. Plus, it is beautiful campus power by geothermal in the middle of the pine lands ten miles from Atlantic City. It has a lake on campus where you can go fishing. It is a really nice campus.</p>
<p>I know that the divide between North Jersey and South Jersey has much to do with this. South jersey is always disrespected.</p>
<p>No so bad…</p>
<p>New Jersey Colleges SAT Scores (mid 50%)</p>
<p>… Reading Math Writing
…25%75%25%75%25%75%
Princeton University…700 790 710 800 710 800
Stevens Institute of Technology…570 670 640 720 - -
College of New Jersey… 550 650 580 680 560 670
Rutgers University, New Brunswick 520 630 560 680 540 650
NJIT… 470 600 550 660 470 590
Ramapo College…490 600 510 620 500 600
Rowan University…480 590 510 630 480 580
Seton Hall University…490 590 510 610 490 600
Richard Stockton College…470 570 500 600 470 570
Monmouth University… 470 560 490 580 490 580
Rutgers University, Newark…460 550 490 590 470 560
Drew University…490 620 480 600 490 610
Rutgers University, Camden…460 560 470 570 460 560
William Paterson University…450 550 470 550 - -
Fairleigh Dickinson - Florham…450 560 460 570 450 560
Fairleigh Dickinson - Metropolitan 440 530 460 560 440 640
Montclair State University… 440 530 460 540 450 540
Kean University…410 500 430 520 - -
Caldwell College…410 500 410 520 410 510
Saint Peter’s College…410 510 410 520 410 510
Centenary College…400 500 400 490 - -
Rider University…420 500 400 520 420 510</p>
<p>Richard Stockton falls victim to the same syndrome as lots of other publics in Northeastern states. Kids want to go out of state just to go out of state. I know kids from my large public NJ high school (located in a fairly affluent area, which I think also has a lot to do with it) that refuse to apply to any schools instate. Some will pay dividends more to go across the river to East Stroudsburg instead of going to Willy P or Stockton (which are pretty comprable academically). </p>
<p>We need a name for this, maybe “Rutgers Syndrome,” although “SUNY Syndrome” has a nice ring to it :P</p>
<p>The cost now a days to go out of state you would think should cause people to reconsider. I went to William Paterson and transferred to Stockton and William Paterson is not even close academically in my opinion. Again Living in North Jersey for a year I realized that most people up there think nothing exist south of Trenton. Plus they laughed at me when I called a sandwich a Hoagie.</p>
<p>Stockton College seeking state recognition as a university</p>
<p><a href=“Stockton College seeking state recognition as a university”>http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/galloway/stockton-college-seeking-state-recognition-as-a-university/article_5afef6b6-3ec5-11e4-84b0-ab1f0798153e.html</a></p>
<p>I think they should stay a college. I could never see William and Mary or Dartmouth turning into a University. I am not comparing Stockton to these colleges but a small college has its own appeal sometimes.</p>
Update to this conversation: Stockton is now a university. Plus, in the past six months, Stockton’s influence has expanded. They’ve purchased the Showboat and now they’re looking at at the Franklin Street School. (source: http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/education/stockton-university-looking-at-site-in-cape-may/article_bf576dfe-b7a7-11e4-a5af-774a7f067aee.html)
Do you think that, because of this growth, Stockton will become a larger, more relevant school in New Jersey and possibly the tri-state area?