<p>Hey guys. I have found out recently that I was blessed with full rides to both Rutgers, New Brunswick's business school and Franklin and Marshall College. </p>
<p>I am so lost on which to choose, as I have narrowed my choice down to one of the two. </p>
<p>If any of you guys can offer me insight on your experiences at one of the two schools or any bits of knowledge through banter, it would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>Depends on what type of experience you want. Franklin and Marshall has extremely small student body where Rutgers has 15x more undergrads. Rutgers has more reputation. If you got a full ride, I recommend the private college but remember F&M doesn’t offer as many majors as Rutgers.</p>
<p>I like small bodies, but I also love diversity, as I was raised in a diverse setting. My family is concerned about the reputation part as well, but I don’t know if that will matter too much in applying to grad school. Is F&M better on a grad school app than Rutgers?</p>
<p>My main concern with F&M is that their student body are all white, rich, snobby students with a narrow scope on life.</p>
<p>Have you checked the course offerings and schedules at each school (particularly in your major) to see if either has offerings that fit your interests better?</p>
<p>What kind of graduate school are you referring to?</p>
<p>rutgers sadly seems to have issues with LGBT community.</p>
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<p>I highly doubt that every single person that goes to F&M fits that description.</p>
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<p>If you mean the Ravi - Clementi incident, that appears to have less to do with the school and general LGBT issues than a rather unlucky roommate matching that resulted in a tragedy.</p>
<p>[Tyler</a> Clementi’s Suicide and Dharun Ravi’s Trial : The New Yorker](<a href=“http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/02/06/120206fa_fact_parker]Tyler”>The Story of a Suicide | The New Yorker)</p>
<p>There is no right answer but congratulations on having great choices. In general, I’d give the nod to F&M because I think the smaller classes of an LAC is a big plus, but that is me personally. A LAC is not for everyone. I think you can get into good grad schools if you do well at either school. Consider:</p>
<p>-What size school you prefer?
-Where you feel most comfortable?
-What you want to study? (F&M has some business but I don’t think it has a full fledged business school with a range of majors like Rutgers).</p>
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<p>Wow, is that a question or a statement? If it’s the latter, I’m not sure why you bothered applying there. </p>
<p>I gather a lot of kids at F&M come from private schools, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re rich or snobby. Plenty of kids (of different races) attend private schools on FA, so try to look past the surface. My son’s private, Quaker HS sends a lot of kids to F&M and, as far as I know, they’re all pretty happy.</p>
<p>Visit both schools and see which is a better fit for you personally. No school is perfect and Rutgers has plenty of rich, snobby kids to go around too.</p>
<p>My interests include writing and marketing, so both schools fit that ballot. As for grad, I’d like to attend Georgetown.</p>
<p>I applied to F&M to see if I could actually get into a good school relatively far from home. I did my interview/open house on the same day, and I liked the hospitality of the students, but I’m sure some if it was them putting on a facade. </p>
<p>If my previous post has offended anyone who is of that demographic, I apologize. I am absolutely aware that not all affluent students are pompous, however I have read many reviews that only bolster that suspicion at F&M.</p>
<p>Rutgers does NOT have problems with lgbt. They have their own selective housing for them, and gays are accepted there. Rutgers is very diverse, my godfather attended there and said that lgbt students had no problems.</p>
<p>Your father has reservations about F & M, as do you. It seems as if the answer is clear. Rutgers.</p>