<p>Hey guys I was fortunate enough to have been accepted to both Rutgers Newark and TCNJ med programs with NJMS. i am having a great trouble deciding which undergrad school to commit to. Any current TCNJ/ Rutgers Newark undergrads able to give some insight as well as anyone else with thoughts. I'm an in state student so TCNJ is not too expensive for me after scholarship.<br>
Pros of Rutgers Newark: Greater research focus, absolutely free, diversity
Cons: Safety???, Academics</p>
<p>Pros of TCNJ: Safer area, strong academics, good campus food lol
Cons of TCNJ: Cost like 17 k, less research.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance to anyone that give me some thoughts and opinions!</p>
<p>I was in the TCNJ program and really enjoyed college. But unless you love TCNJ or hate Rutgers, I’d definitely take the full ride; med school is getting really expensive. They are pretty comparable academically, just big school vs small school mostly. Let me know if you have any questions about TCNJ though.</p>
<p>@biofreak21 congrats on those acceptances! I’m a junior right now and am looking to apply to Rutgers this fall, so could you please give me advice on what it takes to get into the program? Thanks!</p>
<p>@sarah10929 there are lots of previous threads that give a lot of advice on applicatons. I also followed the 2012 thread very closely and it had lots of good advice.</p>
<p>@biofrek21 I would go with the cheaper school and the better research unless you are a super paranoid person about safety. I think safety issues just require some common sense of where to be at what time. I thik research and money are both very good reasons.</p>
<p>Don’t do rutgers newark. Definitely go to TCNJ. So much safer and nicer campus.</p>
<p>I would do Rutgers with the free tuition and greater research opportunities with the medical school and it’s research available close by in the same city.</p>
<p>have you lived in newark? My sibling goes to NJMS. It’s a good training environment for med school students, but for people who want to enjoy undergrad, it’s not ideal whatsoevver.</p>