<p>It seems that my son has gotten his first "fat envelope" (actually, in this information age, it was an e-mail) congratulating him on his acceptance to Rutgers University. He was accepted at both Rutgers College and Rutgers-Livingston (both in New Brunswick). Of course, when he applied, he had not researched which would be best for him, so he applied to both campuses which had arts and sciences. He has applied to 8 other schools (both large and small), so he will make his final decision a bit later on. We would love feedback from anyone who knows anything about each of these campuses.
No Rutgers-bashing, please. Constructive criticism/praise is fine.</p>
<p>I am an RU graduate (many moons ago). The problem with Rutgers is its huge bureaucracy: lots of lines, red tape, etc. That said, I was able to get a great education and get into a top professional school with my undergrad Rutgers degree. I loved almost every minute of my four years there.</p>
<p>When I was there, Livingston appealed to the more "alternative", artsy student and Rutgers main was for the more traditional kids. Don't know if that's still true, however.</p>
<p>I am at rutgers right now, and to be honest, I don't think it really matters in the end run. I personally would not want to live on Livingston but thats just my personal opinion. I just don't like the way the quads are done. I'd much rather live on busch or college ave where most of my classes would be anyway.</p>
<p>I don't think it matters too much either...you take the same classes either way. The advantage to Rutgers College is that you can live on the college avenue campus, which seems to have the most activity. Also, you might want to pay attention to the prospective merging of the colleges-which could be a good thing if it gets rid of the burearcracy. That said, the professors at Rutgers are amazing-really some of the best in the world.</p>