<p>Hi! I'm a high school senior and i'm trying to decide between Rutgers New Brunswick and Penn State University Park for a major in business. I live in NJ, so obviously Rutgers would be cheaper, but i've heard how Penn state offers numerous more opportunities...so what do you guys think?</p>
<p>Hi! I’m trying to make the same decision.
I am an international student but Rutgers gave me 16,000$ in scholarship so it is cheaper for me too.
From what I heard, Penn State has a better reputation especially for University Park, but it is also known as a #1 party school.
I think I will choose RU though because of the location. My friends studying in the US said that living close to downtown is important for internships, especially for a major like business. Pennstate is kinda in the middle of nowhere…</p>
<p>Penn State is not #1 party school… I thought that title went to ASU or Dartmouth? 
Between the two schools, I’d choose the cheapest then do my utmost to succeed, get involved on campus, get to know several professors…
Can you give us (tuition+ R&B) - (grants+scholarships) = ? for each?
What’s your parents’ budget?</p>
<p>Thanks for the help!
Rutgers would cost me 8k , psu is 30k
(Tuition only)
I got like $600 from penn so i applied for a second review…fingers crossed.
Also got 17k from umiami so it would cost me 28k (tuition only)
My EFC is $20k. We really need to oay the least possible though because of the situation in Turkey…</p>
<p>Ouch, are your family and friends not Erdogan fans? Then yes be very careful. :s (Also in email exchanged, etc. Agree on code words. I don’t know, “discuss your favorite TV show” and use the characters’ names to stand for those you mean…)
If your EFC is 20K, then PSU is not affordable and UMiami isn’t, since just tuition is above your EFC.
So, Rutgers. Did you get into the Honors College? If not, can you apply now? If it’s too late, is there a process for 1st semester freshmen? Also, choose housing quickly and pick a living-learning community in order to make the campus “feel smaller”.</p>
<p>I didn’t, and I didn’t actually consider it so I will research it now, thanks!
Yes… we are not. Don’t want to leave my parents broke under the current economic conditions …
I know but i asked both psu and um for reconsideration, thats why i didnt cross them off my list yet. I got accepted to:
Fordham, american, upitt, udel as well. Waiting on drexel and tulane.
Also my parents said I should pick my fav school disregarding the money, and then they will tell me what we can afford. So far rutgers seems to be it. I think I like big and crowded schools. I did an exchange year and went to arizona, hated it! That’s why i want to be super careful with my college city. scottsdale and phoenix looked great online, but there was absolutely nothing to do there. Also nobody was aware of the world, they sustained very local lifestyles. They didn’t even hear about the boston marathon until I told them… I know rutgers is close to nyc but im still not sure how urban it is (comparing to um) and how local the students are (i’ve seen the statistics but need inside info)
Thanks for all the help, sorry for the long post :)</p>
<p>Rutgers is in New Brunswick, which is a very small city. There is a train line that will take you to NYC or Philadelphia. NJ is a small state, so about 85% of Rutgers are from NJ…but they are a very diverse lot. More than half the members of the incoming class identify themselves as non-Caucasian.
There are about 5000 total international students across all campuses/Grad/undergrad.</p>
<p>I highly recommend the Business School at Rutgers. My son graduated from RBS in 2007 and was recruited during November of his senior year by Citibank after an internship. (Rutgers has many excellent interning opportunities.) He spent two years working on Wall Street in their mergers and acquisitions department. He has since completed his CFA degree and is now a partner in an investment banking company. (not Citibank) He continues to volunteer at RU through mentoring. He and his wife have personally funded a $90,000.00 RBS scholarship…that’s how well he is doing. He is only 28. His younger sister has also been accepted by RBS and will be starting in the fall. We are very excited for her to be following in her brothers footsteps. As an fyi her twin sister has been accepted to Brown University.</p>
<p>@rubrownmom wow amazing! thank you for the info. I will consider doing business though I don’t know how I can switch after this point. congrats to your children!</p>
<p>What would you guys say if money wasn’t part of the equation?</p>
<p>They are both well respected. While one story cannot represent the school, the academics are about the same, life style is different. Rutgers actually is close to all the major financial districts, but we cannot say PSU is isolated to recruiters.</p>
<p>If money wasn’t part of the equation, I’d pick Penn State. State College is a much nicer town than NB and the school is academically stronger.</p>
<p>yup! PSU’s program is ranked much higher in the business field than RU. Also, does anyone here know of people in PSU’s business program…in terms of how easy/hard it is to get a job? </p>
<p>Penn State reportedly has the best alumni network in the country and has been named the most recruited/best recruited campus too, so I doubt it’s “hard” to get a job… provided you’ve done your part and have the proper GPA and internships.</p>
<p>Yeah so in the end I committed to Penn State! I talked to several guidance counselors before making the decision and the best piece of advice I probably got was how college should be considered an investment and thought of as a stepping stone to help you picture where you will end up down the road. I figured that the huge alumni network and the fact that PSU is ranked number 1 for corporate recruiters will be a huge plus for me. So yeah…good luck to everyone else making decisions! #WEARE</p>
<p>For Lalirez . . . I suggest that you strongly consider Rugers if you have been accepted into the business school. While Penn State is ranked higher than Rutgers, RBS does a surprisingly good job of placing their students in top financial institutions. Most of the big Wall Street firms and large foreign banks hire there, as well as many other companies like CIT, etc. The school’s placement far exceeds the placement of similarly ranked schools and compares more to highly ranked schools (although not as strong as the top 25 colleges or so).</p>
<p>Congratulations! 
And thanks for updating the thread.</p>
<p>I have to laugh when I see or hear arguments like this. I live in NJ, but sent my kids to a boarding school in PA. In our hometown, Penn State is considered more desirable and prestigious. My sons’ friends at school, though, envied them for having a much “cooler” flagship university - they think of State College as the middle of nowhere, while New Brunswick has easy rail access to Philly and NYC, along with a thriving local arts and music scene (including a wonderful, small museum, and 2 excellent repertory theaters). The grass is always greener . . . I, personally, would choose NB over “Happy Valley” in a heartbeat.</p>
<p>Oh wow, a small museum and repertory theaters … Have you ever even been here?</p>
<p>I certainly have been to New Brunswick. I apologize if you feel I belittled the George Street and Crossroads theaters or the Zimmerli. The Zimmerli actually blew me away.</p>