<p>Okay so I am a current student at The College of New Jersey, which is a great school with a beautiful campus and everything. As a junior/senior in high school I absolutely loved the campus and thought it was awesome and everything and I still do. I was really excited to start school, especially when I understood that we'd be able to know and talk to our professors, but after a couple months here I'm not so sure. I'm starting to feel fed up with seeing the same faces every day and by that I don't mean my friends, I mean the random people that I pass and see on a daily basis wherever I am on campus. Also, I've come to understand that outside the tri-state, TCNJ really isn't that great. Although in the tri-state it's better than Rutgers, I've begun to think that it may be better to transfer over to Rutgers to 1) Have the opportunity to meet a lot more people than are here at TCNJ and 2) To have a degree from a school with a better program for what I want to do (finance) and is far more recognized outside of where I live because like everyone else in college, I have no idea where in the world I'll actually end up because things like that are always unpredictable. I'm just nervous that if I go to Rutgers, I'll just find that I don't like it as much and that I hate it there more than I hate it here. So I guess I'd like to hear some feedback as to whether or not transferring would be a good choice or a bad one?</p>
<p>First of all, give yourself some time. The first semester of college is a huge transition for many students and it really takes several months to get adjusted to your new surroundings and being away from your family.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t transfer based on ‘reputation’. I know kids (I am a parent) who have gone to all different schools in NJ who are now very successful in their careers. You education really is what you make of it.</p>
<p>TCNJ may just be too small for you. If you still feel this way after your first semester, you may want to consider transferring to Rutgers. Keep in mind that it is a completely different campus style. You will need to take buses sometimes, you will be in large lecture halls at times, you will have to advocate for yourself harder when things go wrong.</p>
<p>That being said, Rutgers provides an excellent education and I really feel that if you can navigate your years at Rutgers, you are ready for the real world. The kids I know who went to Rutgers all really liked it. I think that whichever choice you make, you will have good opportunities. You really have to decide what kind of campus style you would prefer. Maybe try spending a day with a student at Rutgers to see what it’s like. </p>