<p>Hey all,</p>
<p>I am currently stuck between Seton Hall and TCNJ for Political Science and other Social Science concentrations (History, Sociology Communications). I was accepted to the SU Honors Program and really like the diversity. Overall, though, which is (in your opinion) a better school for Political Science? And which has better governement and community service - related clubs? Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>And no...I didn't apply to Rutgers and I do not regret it, no matter what USNEWS says about their PoliSci ranking :)</p>
<p>tcnj is 10x better than seton hall.</p>
<p>How so in regards to each school’s respective Political Science program and activities?</p>
<p>You are just crazy to compare TCNJ (price, quality of education, and network) with Seton Hall. Remember TCNJ is near the State capital.</p>
<p>It would actually cost me less to go to Seton Hall. I’m sure your answer is biased (yet still appreciated 
), but what makes you think that TCNJ’s quality of education is better?</p>
<p>It’s a well known fact in NJ that it goes Princeton -> Rutgers -> TCNJ </p>
<p>Look at every ranking you can find and TCNJ will always come above Seton Hall. The average student at TCNJ scores better, TCNJ has more selective admissions, is more respected by employers, etc.</p>
<p>First off, I appreciate your comment but I completely disagree that Rutgers is better than TCNJ…I didn’t even apply to Rutgers. I don’t care what the rankings say…NO ONE should base what college they go to based on rankings. That’s the reason I started this thread…I wanted to see what SU students (that may have once been in my position) had to say. </p>
<p>Anyways, I did research on both colleges and their respective Political Science programs and talked to Political Science professors from both schools. I decided on Seton Hall and submitted my deposit today. </p>
<p>Thanks for your input everyone.</p>
<p>If you want to go to a research university and be exposed to professors at the top of their fields, then yes, regardless of your assertions, rankings matter. </p>
<p>It’s blatantly obvious to anyone that Rutgers NB is superior to TCNJ for research quality and abundance. There are simply more top professors at Rutgers than TCNJ. </p>
<p>Additionally, you asked about the politics departments at each school to know which you should choose - the only metric available is rankings and, contrary to what you seem to think, rankings can be and are a relevant metric to look at when making a decision.</p>
<p>You are correct…they are RELEVANT. Nothing more than relevant. They don’t mean everything and they’re not necessarily spot-on. But they’re relevant…they serve as a guideline.</p>
<p>And no, it’s not “blatantly obvious” to anyone that Rutgers NB is superior to TCNJ except those who have attended both skills and can thus formulate their own opinion. </p>
<p>I don’t want to get into a mini battle here, so I will stop…but again, thank you for your posts.</p>