scholarship chances, questions

Colleges and Universities A-Z Rutgers University
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<p>sorry to add another "can i get in" post but if i'm going to spend 60 bucs to apply, might as well try and get some free info talk is cheap, but your knowledge will be richly valued
Do you think I will be offered substantial scholarship money for Rutgers College in excess of what the Outstanding Scholars program is guaranteed to give me (when looking at </p>

<p>i'm a jr now</p>

<p>female 3.8 unweighted gpa on 4.33 scale all honors and ap classes. big competitive regional hs (does not rank) Bridgewater Raritan, if you're familiar with the state
extemporaneous speaking since frosh year. have competed in states tourney every year and have gone to harvard tourn twice. 8th in state last year, squat this year
mock trial since soph., best witness award last year, attorney this year
winter track 9 10 11 jv (throw shotput)
spring track 9 10 (throw shot and discus)
youth and gov (mock congress like activity) nominated to national conference last year and nominated as an alternate this year. ran and lost contest for youth governor
french math sci natl honor society
foiunder of young dems in my town
i played piano and clarinet up to this year, now I'm only in choir
got into governor's school of public issues
640m, 720w, 800 r on Sats (will retake)
just took french, lit, and us history satiis
and ap eng langcomp and ap us history
next year i'm taking ap gov pol, ap euro history, ap eng lit, ap french, honors global studies, choir, ap calc ab (i didn't get recommended for calc bc unfortunately)</p>

<p>i'm wondering
is the international studies program strong as i have heard
is the chance of going to georgetown, harv somewhere like that for grad work good if you are sucessful at rutgers
do a lot of students get grad/professional degrees?
how easy is it to transfer out to a high ranked college (like princeton, williams, etc)
how are english, french programs
kind of unrelated-is comparative literature in any way a practical major
i have a great relationship with my speech and debate coach, he's also my eng teacher and a great person to turn to for guidance and or a laugh
will rutgers be full of teachers like these?</p>

<p>is it close enough to a train that you don't need a car to get there (NB campus) can froshes have cars</p>

<p>I'm a NJ resident, so I'm sure that will help</p>

<p>Althoug h I knwo a lot of people who've gone to Rutgers and it's seen as a last resort safety school by some, Rutgers is also really highly ranked by the shanghai rankings. Personally, I feel more drawn to the small lib arts school setting, but cost is definitely an issue. Any thoughts will be appreciated</p>

<p>thanx</p>

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<p>You have a lot of questions haha.</p>

<p>I'm a member of the Rutgers College Honors Program which you will most likely be admitted to if you score high on the SAT, so if you have questions on that, you can ask me. (well by the time you apply, "rutgers college" will not exist, it will just be "rutgers school of arts and sciences."... but there will still be the honors program</p>

<p>No one gets "excess" scholarship money... I received the maximum available when I was applying and it was around $16,800 in total... leaving around $2000 for me to pay every year. </p>

<p>By the way, admissions and scholarship/recruitment is going to be undergoing at least some changes as the current undergraduate colleges merge. Don't ask me how that will play out-- perhaps scholarships will change and perhaps your activities will play a larger role. However, currently, only SAT and class rank make a difference.</p>

<p>I'm not positive, but I believe that international relations/ polisci is pretty strong at rutgers. I know that the Eagleton Institute does a lot of good work and many high-achieving polisci majors do internships/other things there. I believe they're called "fellows". Sorry I'm not that familiar, I'm a biochem and philosophy major. :)</p>

<p>Don't go to rutgers if you plan to transfer. I get really annoyed by high school seniors who think that they are too great for Rutgers to spend 4 years there and get a "dirty" degree. ;-) I know that is the high school mindset, but realize that if you go to rutgers with a "blah" outlook, you're going to be unhappy. However, it is certainly possible to transfer... a girl I knew this year transferred to columbia.</p>

<p>I believe the English program is one of the top 10 in the nation, though I could be totally wrong so don't put all your faith in that hah. No idea about french. No idea about complit... its obviously not as practical as engineering... but it's just as practical as most other liberal arts majors lol.</p>

<p>Rutgers does have a lot of great professors and you will be able to come in contact with them more easily when you are in the honors program (honors faculty mentors, etc.). If you are interested in research, a public research university like Rutgers is an excellent choice.</p>

<p>There is a train station one block from college avenue, the central campus in New Brunswick. You can only have a car once you have 50-something credits unless you are on Livingston (in Piscataway). However, 50+ credits might be feasible as a 2nd-semester freshman (probably not 1st) if you come in with a lot of AP credit (another plus of Rutgers... most upper-tier privates don't give you credit.)</p>

<p>Anyway, I plan on going to a top medical school after I graduate, and its definitely possible if you do well at Rutgers. However, try not to view Rutgers as a stepping stone to Ivies. It's a great place in its own right. GO RU :)</p>

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<p>rutgers is a great school- the budget shortfall is really sad and the uncertainty about how the new college of arts and sciences will play out </p>

<p>a lot of times I read of studies done at Rutgers, so I know its well respected
however a lot of people from my high sschool that go to rutgers say they hate it and no one goes there unless they didn't go in anywhere else or they got a lot of money
also personally I call into question how stretched professors must be in a place so large- I'm not afraid to pull my own weight academically and don't want to choose a small school to have professors looking over my shoulder. what I really enjoy about school is having discussions and making personal connections with people wiser than me, so that is probably my main concern about going to any big state school, whether it's RU or Umich or UVa or any of the "prestigious" ones</p>

<p>as to the scholarships, i know someone with an 800 on the math part of the SAT and like a 600 or something on reading that got a full scholarship, and under the current guidelines in the "outstanding scholars" program packet he wouldn't be entitled to that much. However, I heard about the scholarship through the grapevine.
I also know of someone that was first in their class in Elizabeth and gets a stipend, as well as full tuition. Again, I learned this in casual conversation, so I'm not sure how much to believe.</p>

<p>the reason i asked about transferring was that I know I'll get more need based aid when my younger sister starts college, so maybe then going somewhere else would be economically feasible and I might want to have the experience of living somewhere and learning in someother school.</p>

<p>thanks for your information and your positive outlook.</p>

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<p>I know some people can get "stipends" if they fit in for the requiremetns for the outstanding scholars program and their parents work there. (If your parent is an employee, you get tuition for free, and teh scholarship can add on top of it apparently... it sounds dumb to me to waste money like that, but whatever).</p>