<p>TCNJ is a very good public LAC. I know many people from my son's HS in New Jersey who chose to go there. These are good kids academically. TCNJ also has a combined BS/MD program with I think UMDNJ (New Jersey's public Medical college) which is either 7-years or 8-years, I don't know.. A lot of kids take advantage of that here. You don't need to take the MCAT for that program. It is pretty selective. Overall, TCNJ is known to provide a better quality of life and education for undergraduates than Rutgers, the public flagship university of NJ. Of course, if you pose that question to a Rutgers professor, they would beg to differ. There is no doubt that Rutgers has some outstanding faculty as compared to say TCNJ. But overall, the quality of life at TCNJ is better. There was a mom here last year, I think her handle is 'Musicmom' whose son goes there. Her kid is very talented academically and musically.</p>