<p>So i just got into Newark and i'll be going there in the fall. I'm excited but also kind of petrified by what i've been hearing about the area. for those of you who know,</p>
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<li><p>is the part of newark where rutgers is THAT bad? do not sugarcoat. i don't want to have any predispositions, but it'd be good to know the truth. and if it's as disastrously crime ridden as i've read/heard, is campus safe at all? what about newark penn station? where exactly ARE the bad and safe parts, and is walking around during the day bad too?</p></li>
<li><p>how early can you apply as a transfer to new brunswick (1 or 2 semesters?) is it hard to do so/are there special requirements? </p></li>
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<p>any advice would be appreciated . i'm very excited for the up coming school year, but like i said before, i'm becoming a little too scared of the area.</p>
<p>Congrats on your acceptance to Rutgers, by the way!</p>
<p>Don’t know too much about the Newark area, but I hear that it is usually best to stay within campus vicinities to be on the safe side. I’ve been to Penn Station a couple of times. It’s not bad. I don’t feel unsafe because they are constantly people there rushing to get the train. And at least you’re 20 minutes from Manhattan if you’re bored (and if that interests you!)</p>
<p>To give a general idea of what is stated in the link above:
You must complete 2 semesters at Newark with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (I suggest 3.5 at least so that it gives a higher chance of being admitted)
-Complete English Comp I and II + one-college level math + **one year of a foreign language <a href=“unless%20you%20took%20a%20foreign%20language%20at%20your%20high%20school%20for%20two%20years,%20then%20you%20can%20be%20exempted”>/B</a> at Newark before applying
You HAVE to know your major when applying. You’ll always have the chance to change it when you transfer, but you MUST specify a major when applying for transfer to NB SAS.</p>
<p>You have until early June of your first year to apply, so it will be after school finishes. Do well! Try to get great grades (3.5+). Get involved in one or two clubs to keep you grounded and occupied (so you won’t feel pre-occupied with wanting the year to end). And GOOD LUCK =)</p>
<p>Rutgers Newark is quite safe. In fact, I thought about going there if I didn’t get into Engineering New Brunswick and still held the thought until other reasons struck me to attend New Brunswick instead. I have a family friend who is graduating this year and as an international student, he loves the place in spite of not joining any clubs all four years.</p>
<p>As a current freshman at Rutgers this is what i have to say,</p>
<p>Rutgers Newark is not as bad as it is portrayed. The train stations are very safe.There are always people and police there. You will always see campus police on campus. As a matter of fact the police dept is right next to deck one (parking deck). </p>
<p>Since rutgers newark is a small campus with a lot of students, you will always be surrounded by people/students. Students here are really nice and helpful. </p>
<p>So far the only thing that i find to be a bit creepy, is that sometimes random people come up to you asking for money. (this happen to me twice.) One girl ask me for money because her family was homeless/poor and she needed food. Another time a man asked me to give him money to buy a $17 bus ticket home. This happen in broad day light btw. I have so far never asked for a police escort. At least i never felt scared enough to ask for a police escort. </p>
<p>One thing i dislike about newark is the fact that it does not have a lot of good restaurants. Since many of the restaurants rely on campus students and business workers for business, and since most students and business workers are in the newark area from 8 til 5, many businesses close. </p>
<p>If you have any questions feel free to ask.</p>
<p>@musha-- thank you! that was really helpful and makes me feel a lot better. and i’ll definitely join some clubs.see, im not from jersey, so i have no idea how
the transit system works. how easy would it be to get from newark penn
station to somewhere in central jersey (like for instance… flemington? i know, really random…)</p>
<p>@pwire-- i’m definitely happy because it’s a great school, but what attracted you most to the newark campus, even though you chose NB instead?</p>
<p>@shy–that really is comforting, thank you. im guessing youre a student at the newark campus, so i definitely have lots of questions.
are the freshman woodward dorms nice?
what parts of newark should you NOT go to period, and what parts are safe?
are there rutgers shuttles from penn station to campus? if so, do they run 24-7?
4)where do you buy food nearby? i googled a whole foods or grocery store in that area and i didnt see any, would i have to ride over to nyc for that ? and…mall shopping?</p>
<p>sarabeara, NJ Transit is very efficient in Newark since it’s such a huge station. Getting to Flemington might be tough since you might have to transfer onto an NJ Transit bus after riding the train. All depends on where you have to go but public transportation in Jersey ain’t that bad.</p>
<p>Woodward hall is not bad. I don’t dorm there, but I have seen the inside of the boy’s suite, and it is better than I expected. It doesn’t look “prison like”.</p>
<p>One thing for sure is the Campus is really safe. I haven’t been to any other parts of Newark besides Ihop, UMDNJ, and the campus. </p>
<p>The buses to penn station does not run 24/7. You have two options of getting to NYC. You can use the broad street station that is not far from campus and it takes you directly to NYC penn station or you can take the light rail at the broad street station to newark penn station.</p>
<p>I personally take the broad street station because it is closer. To go to nyc it cost 4 dollars.
the light rail cost 65 cents to get to newark penn station. </p>
<p>There is no Whole Foods in Newark. I know there is Pathmark near UMDNJ, but as for other supermarkets, I am not sure. You might have to go to another town to get grocery, but definitely not to NYC. </p>
<p>Sorry I am not that helpful. I am a commuter.</p>
<p>I would personally ride from Somerville or maybe even Raritan if you’re planning to take Rt. 202 (my opinion the best way to/from Flemington). From what I know, both the Flemington-Whitehouse Road and Rt. 31 are only one-laned in both directions and can be very congestive in the mornings as many commuters use both ways to access Rt. 78. Not to mention, driving to Whitehouse is just a tad shorter than to Somerville or Rairtan. Also, most of the RVL trains start/terminate at Raritan so it may be very flexible at times considering that both stations are only one block from Rt. 202. </p>
<p>My decision to select New Brunswick over Newark was actually for my mother as it’s also closer to my home.</p>
<p>Absolutely no problem. If you have further questions on transportation please feel free to ask by joining our community Manhattan Express Forums at manhattanexpress.net/transitforum. My adminstrators and I take transportation/service advisories into our hobby (future career for me).</p>
<p>shy11: How are you enjoying your time at Newark? As much as I love New Brunswick/Piscataway, I might be transferring to Newark for my last two years. It sounds strange considering most kids usually do the opposite – transferring from Newark to New Brunswick. But I need to live at home, which is why I’m making such a decision.</p>
<p>I thought about commuting from my home in North Jersey to New Brunswick, but I don’t think I’m willing to take the 2-hour round-trip commute every week day versus 30 minutes round-trip to and from Newark. I’ve enjoyed my college campus experience in New Brunswick for two years and think it is time to just move on.</p>
<p>Sorry, I think this turned out more as a random rambling, haha. I needed to get stuff off of my chest =)</p>