<p>Also, Rutgers had good food. Just saying. And Livingston Campus is absolutely beautiful now, so even the “beautiful setting traditional college” image may be possible.</p>
<p>Also, despite the large number of students, you can make Rutgers feel quite smaller by joining clubs and making friends, and finally going to office hours.</p>
<p>Their* How did you get into college?</p>
<p>One thing i noticed over the past six years is that with many private schools cutting back on scholarships because of the market collapse, the government cutting borrowing limits, and general concern about college costs, many hs students originally aiming for fancy private schools have chosen rutgers instead. This has raised the bar for admissions, made it no longer true that anyone can get in, and overall seemed to change some students perception of rutgers from a safe school to a respectable school.</p>