<p>Both are New Jersey State schools while Ramapo is 15 minutes away from home TCNJ is around 1 1/2 hours but I don't mind distance either way. I will still be dorming there if you do not factor in loans that you have to pay for loans every year Ramapo is practically free while TCNJ will be approximately $7,000. Which school is better for me? At first I was accepted into International Studies major but I wanted to do business and I thought I had better chance in a different major since they gave me a change of major opportunity and after being accepted I thought that it would be ridiculous for me to come into TCNJ with that major so I was actually able to switch back, conveniently before I even deposited down. I have until Wednesday to decide, please give me your choice and why the school? </p>
<p>To me both campuses are also very nice and dining is above par at TCNJ while Ramapo isn't bad either, dorming is better at Ramapo. My top 2 priorities at both schools which I am trying to compare is the program of my major (business) and the alumni network. They are the most important factors in my decision-making process because they will affect how likely I am to receive a job once I graduate. Knowing about the internships offered at both is nice as well!</p>
<p>P.S. I would be a business major, maybe even a double major with a technical degree (most likely CS), and would play tennis (Ramapo it's certain b/c DIII, I don't know about TCNJ because it's DI).</p>
<p>Are you saying that your cost for Ramapo is almost completely covered by the $5500 federal student loan (and maybe an additional Perkins loan) and grants? And that in addition to the $5500 federal student loan (and maybe an additional Perkins loan) and grants the cost of TCNJ is $7000? </p>
<p>It sounds like Ramapo is less expensive overall, your travel cost to and from school (on breaks) will be less, and you would easily be able to pop home for a few more visits if you want. Also, you would be guaranteed to be able to play tennis in college. </p>
<p>My cousin went to Ramapo, really enjoyed it, was able to do a semester exchange at a college in CA… but, she was an Art major, so her experiences likely were different than yours would be as a Business major.</p>
<p>I know a lot of people who go to TCNJ and love it! Two of them happen to be accounting majors, so they’ve taken the business classes and liked them. I honestly don’t know enough about Ramapo to comment</p>
<p>So think about the costs that I’ve put up as in approximately $3,000 out of pocket at Ramapo versus around $8,000 out of pocket at TCNJ I did receive some grants and loans I will most likely take subsidized loans as they make sense but might not take the unsubsidized ones… Also if I go to Ramapo I would dorm otherwise it would cost me literally nothing. </p>
<p>Well I mean it does but will I get a better “bang for my buck” as everyone is saying nowadays if I go to TCNJ because it definitely has a better reputation and is more well-known!</p>
<p>Okay and do you think having a degree in Management is worth college even… or should I get a technical degree because honestly it sounds like a lot of people are having hard times finding jobs with a liberal arts degree…</p>
<p>what matters is what you do in college. It’s true that it helps if your History degree is from Kenyon rather than South State U, but what will matter most will be your internships and what you do in college. A degree from TCNJ will open doors for you but you must have positioned yourself first. Use the career center right from the start, go to office hours, etc.
Management and Marketing aren’t very good picks though. If you want to go that route, look into Finance. But Economics and/or Applied Math would be more promising than Management. (Just because your major states “management” doesn’t mean you’ll be management somewhere…)
If you do not want to go to college (or if you go to college and don’t like it), look into apprenticeship schemes in some trades such as plumbing. Freelance, non-outsourceable jobs. :)</p>
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