if i ever go out west im gonna wear an RU shirt and when someone inevitably stops me and goes like "yooo rutgers is that an ivy" im gonna say yes
#Rutgers University (2025-2026)
merry valve
and people in nj hate rutgers
what did rutgers do to deserve hate from the population it was meant to serve 😢
broken berry
As they should!
tidal falcon
what did rutgers do to deserve hate from the population it was meant to serve 😢
It's a good school, I don't think that many people hate Rutgers it's just a big school and like a quarter of all seniors in NJ go there or something like that
merry valve
It's a good school, I don't think that many people hate Rutgers it's just a big ...
it is
but then you have mfs that choose udel and fucking university of new haven over rutgers for no good reason
i can understand udel if youre a chemE
but going out of state to study stuff like business/psych/etc makes zero sense
broken berry
but going out of state to study stuff like business/psych/etc makes zero sense
ppl wanna get out of NJ for some reason
stuck stream
if i ever go out west im gonna wear an RU shirt and when someone inevitably stop...
rutgers ALMOST was an ivy bro 💔
charred coral
why didn't i get a decision yet it's been a day
charred coral
rutgers ALMOST was an ivy bro 💔
hey rutgers basically rejected the ivy league
better than an ivy
stuck stream
lowk aura
merry valve
better than an ivy
Thats the spirit
white wasp
but then you have mfs that choose udel and fucking university of new haven over ...
yeah lmao udel is nice my mom went but shis so expensive i would have to pay 50k per year
old wharf
is rutgers rolling
white wasp
is rutgers rolling
Rd maybe
white wasp
rejected rbs
wow lol
white wasp
Accepted umich tho
oos is so expensive
merry valve
Accepted umich tho
Genuinely what the hell lmfao
random idol
i got accepted to sas sebs and pharmacy school (yayy) but does smb know when aids and honors are released? im intl so no aid means no go
merry valve
Either that or rbs is smoking some shit
white wasp
You probably got yield protected
my smartest friends got into rutgers across the board
but my friend who has slightly better grades but no ecs or course rigor and went test optional got into engienering and i got waitlisted
and he never talked about engineering to me
shits weird
atleast rowan want em
opal mason
oos is so expensive
True but it’s Umich
ima just wait it out for the waitlist lowkey
🙏
opal mason
Genuinely what the hell lmfao
Idk bro it’s confusing
merry valve
Idk bro it’s confusing
Yield protection is the only thing I can think of
Perhaps you're really good at business?
Or have some crazy ecs?
opal mason
I mean an internship in the summers of my freshman and sophomore year??
Or maybe it was my essay😎
charred coral
does it mean something if i still didn't get my decision
i thought they said 48 hours after first wave which was like 2 days ago
tidal falcon
does it mean something if i still didn't get my decision
Did you apply early action
civic pond
Anyone in the rutgers thread
so my NetID keeps on saying "We are unable to fulfill your request, either because of the information provided or a system error. Please try again."
SEND HELP
opal mason
so my NetID keeps on saying "We are unable to fulfill your request, either becau...
System might be down because of the snow storm happening here rn
but then again
You sent that before it even began 😭
frail sage
SEND HELP
you need to wait them to send you an email to specifically ask you to register for netid
balmy ocean
does it mean something if i still didn't get my decision
my friend also didnt get hers
charred coral
my friend also didnt get hers
what did she apply for
balmy ocean
what did she apply for
no clue but she doesnt have a decision yet
charred coral
oh okay
balmy ocean
her thing doesnt even show under review but she submitted ea
charred coral
did she do nov 1st deadline?
balmy ocean
yeah idk
charred coral
im just gonna call them on tuesday and ask
balmy ocean
what schools did u apply to there
i got mine when they started rolling
on the 22nd
charred coral
what schools did u apply to there
the engineering and business one
ohh
new brunswick
balmy ocean
the engineering and business one
I did these and sas and got mine back on the 22 so idk
Might wanna email
Or wait until the 31st
charred coral
that's weird
charred coral
Or wait until the 31st
yea maybe ill do this
civic pond
you need to wait them to send you an email to specifically ask you to register f...
i mean, they did
but still
praying that all will be well...
echo linden
does anyone know if u got 2 scholarships on the same campus, can they stack?
stuck stream
does anyone know if u got 2 scholarships on the same campus, can they stack?
check your college's official fin aid letter
they should have it written out clearly there
echo linden
i havent found any letter yet 😭
stuck stream
i got 2 scholarships when i applied to RHIT and they did stack for me so..
stuck stream
i havent found any letter yet 😭
maybe wait a week or two
echo linden
i dont have any official letter for acceptance or scholarships
like its literally just in my portal
echo linden
maybe wait a week or two
lwkey im ngl the first scholarship has been sitting in my portal for like a couple months alr
stuck stream
huh
echo linden
and idk when the 2nd came in either
stuck stream
idk about rutgers specifically sorry 😭
echo linden
i wouldnt have known if it werent for they emailed me about new brunswick and i went to check the portal
stuck stream
if u have a counselor or something at ur hs
they might know
or you can email rutgers admissions if they have something like that
echo linden
idk about rutgers specifically sorry 😭
no worriesss thank u so much tho
stuck stream
yup
echo linden
if u have a counselor or something at ur hs
okok thank you!
old wharf
i got my nb decision back today
white wasp
i got my nb decision back today
I hate your pfp I hope they rescind you
old wharf
I hate your pfp I hope they rescind you
bro
ionic geyser
got nb
solid ferry
does anyone know the acceptance rate of new brunswick campus
waxen trailBOT
opal mason
https://i.imgur.com/v0Wc3XA.png
crazy
bleak quest
is rutgers nb tuff
im waiting for my bu ed
if i dont get bu im pulling up to rutgers
im from cali
someone told me bio is mid at rutgers
anyone able to give some insight on that
bleak quest
does anyone know the acceptance rate of new brunswick campus
wasnt it like 35 last year
white wasp
if i dont get bu im pulling up to rutgers
Rutgers oos is so expensive otherwise yeah it’s decent just be prepared to take the bus everywhere ig
I got waitlisted for the major I want to
keen iris
someone told me bio is mid at rutgers
Well there are a ton of bio majors there
Combined with the fact that rutgers has not one but two medical schools i can't imagine their bio program is lacking
balmy ocean
is rutgers nb tuff
I live 5 mins away
And the only good thing appealing to me is nyc being 40 mins away
I have in state bias hate since it’s like hs 2.0 here
But it’s a good school academically speaking
I’m also a business major so idk anything abt bio ngl other than the fact they have their own hospital where u can get a bunch of opportunities
olive nest
im from cali
I’ve met some OOS ppl on campus from cali
olive nest
someone told me bio is mid at rutgers
no clue but stem programs here r pretty strong
merry valve
is rutgers nb tuff
it's ranked 15 amongst public universities
make of that what you will
merry valve
im from cali
what about the ucs
merry valve
someone told me bio is mid at rutgers
bio is standard across most universities if your goal is premed
i dont think there's severe grade deflation here though
pharm is really good here though
merry valve
Rutgers oos is so expensive otherwise yeah it’s decent just be prepared to take ...
if you can comfortably pay the cost as an oos then by all means go for it i guess
but if you cant then rutgers isnt your best choice
white wasp
if you can comfortably pay the cost as an oos then by all means go for it i gues...
I guess I don’t think most public schools are worth oos prices
Umd cu boulder and uw are amazing I’d probably apply but they just ain’t worth the price
broken berry
im from cali
yes rutgers is very tff come here
bio is not mid btw
its like one of the main things its good for
bio+buisness
they have a really competitive and good pharamacology program
broken berry
I have in state bias hate since it’s like hs 2.0 here
itl become less like jp stevens these coming years since they would get more oos applicants
NB alone had 80k applicants this year apparently
balmy ocean
itl become less like jp stevens these coming years since they would get more oos...
I’m not from jp stevens 😭
But ik wym
broken berry
But ik wym
I thought there may have been like a 70% you were lol
busch campus is in piscataway
balmy ocean
I thought there may have been like a 70% you were lol
I am brown tho
U got that right
broken berry
I am brown tho
arent we all
balmy ocean
Dm
balmy ocean
Oh alr
broken berry
unless I know them irl
balmy ocean
I was gonna say where I’m from
broken berry
I was gonna say where I’m from
idt thats really a good idea
balmy ocean
Nah u right
But main reason abt Rutgers for me
Idk I’d rather just go oos and explore smth else
Ykwim
balmy ocean
Academically it’s not a bad school at all
waxen jewel
Academically it’s not a bad school at all
i got into northeastern but waitlisted from rutgers business so rigged 🥲
balmy ocean
i got into northeastern but waitlisted from rutgers business so rigged 🥲
Boston campus?
waxen jewel
oakland
balmy ocean
I got into London
So far I have that, rbs, and uf which gave me merit too
Northeastern is so expensive w 102k coa
waxen jewel
i think london is only one semester tho but oakland is an entire year
balmy ocean
It’s a whole year for London
balmy ocean
All they gave me was a 5k merit
I did the early financial read thing so I got my coa by like. Christmas
waxen jewel
i got 10k for first year and then 5k for when i transfer to boston
but still i still cant afford northeastern 💔
balmy ocean
That’s good
A lot of people got waitlisted for rbs I heard
Did u apply to honors college
waxen jewel
Did u apply to honors college
yeah i did
i heard we can hear back from honors in march
balmy ocean
That’s kinda late icl
waxen jewel
plus havent gave me my financial aid idk about everyone else who got admitted
balmy ocean
I didn’t get anything about scholarships or aid either
waxen jewel
thats what im saying they are very slow with everything :/
merry valve
i got into northeastern but waitlisted from rutgers business so rigged 🥲
northeastern is absolutely worthless
do not go there
scammy ass school
101k cost attendance for a degree worth less than like fucking njit and stevens bro
balmy ocean
Yeah
merry valve
10000%
balmy ocean
Northeastern isn’t crazy good either t
merry valve
rutgers is miles better than northeastern and do not listen to anyone who says the opposite cuz they're larping
genuinely
rutgers oos is a better deal than northeastern
waxen jewel
thats so real
balmy ocean
Prolly
balmy ocean
Unless u get hella good aid from northeastern
balmy ocean
Or if they’re similar costs I’d prob pick northeastern cuz of location primarily
balmy ocean
the overall coa is more like 55-60k
In state coa is 40k right
merry valve
Unless u get hella good aid from northeastern
only if ur like really poor and really smart and they cover more than half or 75% of your money that;s the only scenario in which you should be thinking about neu
merry valve
In state coa is 40k right
technically yes per year assuming 1) no honors college 2) on campus housing + meal plan 3) health insurance premium
my dad is paying around 32k for me this year
merry valve
technically yes per year assuming 1) no honors college 2) on campus housing + me...
more like 39k
waxen jewel
technically yes per year assuming 1) no honors college 2) on campus housing + me...
in terms of health insurance is it mandatory to go with the school's plan?
merry valve
in terms of health insurance is it mandatory to go with the school's plan?
if you cant fill out their waiver then yes
bleak quest
what about the ucs
still waiting on those (got into merced since they release super early but i aint going), probably wont go to any of them though
bleak quest
pharm is really good here though
dude i wishj i chose pharm but i didnt think id get in
now im wondering if i shouldve shot my shot
i did biomedical eng which im still waiting on and that was my first choice, but i got in for sas biotech and sebs biochem
im happy with any of those three but biomedical eng would be awesome
white wasp
new brunswick seems mad boring though
Then just go to a uc lol
Qualify of education is basically the same
void prawn
damn i thought nb was where the heat was at since its the main campus
balmy ocean
i dont got a car either
They have buses but the system is so bad
Always over crowded from what I’ve seen
white wasp
damn i thought nb was where the heat was at since its the main campus
ive heard its cool but yea u gotta take a bus everywhere
opal mason
new brunswick seems mad boring though
Give me your spot
olive nest
new brunswick seems mad boring though
can be, but the train station is easily accessible
nyc on the weekends >>
nb has a lot of food spots too
but even so you can do to neighbor towns like edison or princeton via train and they also have rlly nice spots
bleak quest
Then just go to a uc lol
i dropped the ball on those
the stuff i wrote for my piqs arent the best
bleak quest
can be, but the train station is easily accessible
oh thats good
is the food expensive?
white wasp
the stuff i wrote for my piqs arent the best
well wait and see
bleak quest
true
tired quail
Is there a discord or some other chatting group for Rutgers admits?
Or just a group of Rutgers student in general?
white wasp
Is there a discord or some other chatting group for Rutgers admits?
Download ZeeMee
wispy urchin
tired quail
chill I lowk forgot ZeeMee was a thing
white wasp
Rn the Rutgers nb chat is just some guy bitching about how his eof app got delayed
But it’s good overall
broken berry
im sure rutgers also has a discord server or something
they're prolly going to be them ranting about their trash footabll
or frats or smthn
merry valve
still waiting on those (got into merced since they release super early but i ain...
oh
merry valve
now im wondering if i shouldve shot my shot
should have
merry valve
im happy with any of those three but biomedical eng would be awesome
business and engineering are prob the most competitive schools here but i think you should be fine
when i applied i got into sas, business, and engineering
i only applied to NB btw (im in state)
merry valve
They have buses but the system is so bad
it's not bad
it's just like any other large public university i'd say
it only happens that one particular line is very crowded
but mostly i havent really had many problems with it
it does it job fine
merry valve
but even so you can do to neighbor towns like edison or princeton via train and ...
yeah
the train station is right on campus
just download the njtransit app and ur set if you wanna go anywhere
merry valve
when i applied i got into sas, business, and engineering
lowkey i didnt think they'd take me for ece because i had pretty shit chem and subpar physics grades lmfao
B's in physics and C+ in ap chem
white wasp
lowkey i didnt think they'd take me for ece because i had pretty shit chem and s...
bro i had a b+ in ap physics and am taking ap chem rn and they took my friend who went test optional and has like no course rigor and ecs over me for engineering
i just dont fucking get it
he wasnt even in ap physics
merry valve
Ah
merry valve
bro i had a b+ in ap physics and am taking ap chem rn and they took my friend wh...
Kinda crazy tbh
Maybe he had a better essay or better ecs?
white wasp
Maybe he had a better essay or better ecs?
ecs hell no we won a hackathon together and he plays alot of soccer for fun and did env club but nothing else while i did ftc robotics as a programmer a homelab project etc
essay i doubt cuz of the fact that he fuckling sucks at communicating
legit the only thing he has over me is grades but like i said he had like no course rigor
and its like high b+ average vs a- average excepot ive demonstrated so much upward trned
white wasp
College apps is weird
yeah and i got good choices from basically every other school i applied to just not northeastern but like its still weird to me
white wasp
But I don’t consider waitlist a good thing since I got waitlisted then accepted to a magnet program in hs and took it and then found out it was not for me at all so I feel like it’s a bad sign
Rutgers is diff but I’d still get the short end of the stick for class registration and dorms etc my first semester and it seems harder later
olive nest
But I don’t consider waitlist a good thing since I got waitlisted then accepted ...
I think you’ll definitely get off the WL eventually
white wasp
I think you’ll definitely get off the WL eventually
Yeah thanks but I think it’s dumb having to wait longer than may to find out
olive nest
Yeah thanks but I think it’s dumb having to wait longer than may to find out
Yea that’s valid
bleak quest
i asked admissions for the cds and admissions rate and this is what i got back if anyones interested
Hello,
Thank you for your interest in Rutgers. The 2024-2025 Common Data Set has not be published yet, but the 2023-2024 one is available at https://oirds.rutgers.edu/CDS/2023/New Brunswick CDS_2023-2024_final_V1.pdf.
You might also find it helpful to review our admissions profile at https://admissions.rutgers.edu/apply/how-we-make-decisions#panel-3=&tab=panel-3&chapter=rutgers–new-brunswick-admissions-profile-976 for information on the students we admitted last year for each Rutgers-New Brunswick school.
Our overall admissions rate for Rutgers-New Brunswick for fall 2025 was 57%, but admissions rates do vary a lot by school. For the School of Arts and Sciences it was 63%, and for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences it was 65%, but for the School of Engineering it was 54%.
Please let us know if you have any other questions or need any further assistance.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Hollis (she/her/hers)
Assistant Director
Campus Programs & Visitor Services
opal mason
i asked admissions for the cds and admissions rate and this is what i got back i...
Appreciate this info man
white wasp
Chudgers
merry valve
i asked admissions for the cds and admissions rate and this is what i got back i...
ask about the business school
mint owl
anyone know if the pharmacy program is good
uneven notch
anyone know if the pharmacy program is good
Yea
merry valve
you got that
Yea
Im in the business school rn
Currently having a midlife crisis as to whether or not i should stay or switch completely into cs
cs+data science or cs+math
bleak quest
i always just say do what you want to do
if you have the passion and dedication youll make it work
white wasp
Currently having a midlife crisis as to whether or not i should stay or switch c...
Idk too much but I think that’s only worth it if u wanna do grad school for cs tbh
merry valve
Idk too much but I think that’s only worth it if u wanna do grad school for cs t...
Which one
merry valve
Like what do you say is only worth it
white wasp
Like what do you say is only worth it
I feel like u should stay in bait unless u wanna go to grad school for cs or math or science
merry valve
Well I do want to go to grad school for cs
white wasp
Well I do want to go to grad school for cs
So yea I’d consider it
Maybe do Econ or math as a second
My non expert advice
olive nest
anyone know if the pharmacy program is good
yes
just very challenging from what I’ve heard
honest fern
admitted
honest fern
I applied nb & newark as alt
merry valve
it might have been nb then
honest fern
would guess so
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admitted
This is the New Brunswick campus acceptance (congrats!) Newark and Camden campuses list their school with the location name as part of the school name (e.g. Newark College of Arts & Sciences). Click on "My Applications" just to the left of that Log Out button and it'll be clearer there.
honest fern
This is the New Brunswick campus acceptance (congrats!) Newark and Camden campus...
ty!
bleak quest
do you guys like rutgers as a school (specifically nb)?
do you just enjoy your time there
would you rather have gone somewhere else
academics aside
merry valve
As someone who spent more than a semester at rutgers i think it worked out for the best
I dont think I ever regretted my choice tbh
Sure it has its problems
But none that hinder you from getting what you came to college for
olive nest
do you just enjoy your time there
Coming from someone who originally thought they wouldn’t like the big school environment, I’ve actually quite enjoyed my first semester here (both academically and socially)
Tons of school spirit, PLENTY of free resources (academic, social programming events, basic student needs, the list goes on…) and pretty decent dining (minus the atrium)
Whatever college you choose, your experience will vary dependent on how much energy you put into the experiences you desire. It took me a lot to step out of my comfort zone in this school especially since I came from a very small hs, but overall I don’t regret my choice here
Also I really like how there’s a club/org for pretty much everyone.. like SO many events you can just randomly go to on get involved (club/org website where events happening throughout the week are posted)
Also id like to add I really like how (kinda) diverse the student population is here in comparison into other universities
void prawn
yayyyy
white wasp
i got my letter too
suprised they didnt give a word from soe tellingme to fuck off
ehehe
void prawn
suprised they didnt give a word from soe tellingme to fuck off
soe?
void prawn
why would they tell u to fuck off
white wasp
its sarcasm
void prawn
i dont understand 🥺
white wasp
i swear guys im not salty
shy ocean
do decisions come out on a rolling basis?
merry valve
Also id like to add I really like how (kinda) diverse the student population is ...
Yea
A common misconception is that the majority is brown people but I've actually seen roughly equal numbers of south asian white black and east Asian people
merry valve
Coming from someone who originally thought they wouldn’t like the big school env...
Disagree on the dining
I mean im vegetarian so my opinion would obv be biased
But ts lowkey ahh
Harvest is the only place on campus thats decent
Neilson is ight
Livi is meh
Busch is straight slop
Pi pizza in the atrium i only have one option which is the vegan pizza but thats good actually
olive nest
I mean im vegetarian so my opinion would obv be biased
Bro has never had noodle bar at busch or livi
Ts is gas
olive nest
Harvest is the only place on campus thats decent
Harvest is so yummy when there’s no mushrooms in any of the foods
merry valve
Harvest is so yummy when there’s no mushrooms in any of the foods
I cant eat mushrooms anyway but the soups are fire
I love the soups
They may lack a little in salt but its edible
Speaking of salt and spice
I swear
They're like foreign concepts to livi dining hall
Well maybe its bc im Indian from the part of india with the spiciest food and I grew up on spicy foods so maybe thats why everything seems so bland to me
olive nest
They're like foreign concepts to livi dining hall
Hell no this applies more to busch than livi
Def can speak on chicken n other meats… a WHOLE LOT more seasoned than busch
olive nest
Def can speak on chicken n other meats… a WHOLE LOT more seasoned than busch
Like busch dining isn’t terrible it’s just more bland over there
like their taco station ts is just underwhelming
Ldh has rlly good sweet potatoes tho
merry valve
And is the hc overall worth it?
Other than nicer dorms for your first year, additional course requirements which may or may not interfere with your plans, and an extra tagline on your resume and diploma there isnt much benefit
However there is a 5k scholarship
You get more based on financial aid I think
The max is 10k
keen iris
And is the hc overall worth it?
Also you get smaller classes
Like ochem apparently instead of 200 students the Honors section has 20
void prawn
fml i shouldve applied early
rapid raven
same i procrastinated my hc essay
merry valve
same i procrastinated my hc essay
I got rejected 🤣🤣🤣
merry valve
Also you get smaller classes
Im ngl I dont like small classes all that much
I like the big lecture halls
Cuz it feels like college
Small classrooms takes me back to high school again
Fuck that
heavy wing
I got rejected 🤣🤣🤣
how many students usually get accepted
merry valve
how many students usually get accepted
About like 900 or so
Or less than that idk
Not sure
merry valve
Point is that only about half live in the honors college building
tidal falcon
People who are in Rutgers, would you guys say that it's the best college in NJ for someone who doesn't know what they want to do? I'm undecided and I've applied to only ones in NJ and got accepted to all the ones I applied to
white wasp
People who are in Rutgers, would you guys say that it's the best college in NJ f...
rowan better
/s
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People who are in Rutgers, would you guys say that it's the best college in NJ f...
Generally, I'd say yes - it's good for undecideds. However, if you're thinking about either business or engineering, you're generally better off starting in one of those and then transfering to SAS. If you're undecided in SAS and you're trying to decide between like STEM or humanities, then you're in a great spot. Rutgers is good for a variety of majors, so no worries there.
tidal falcon
Generally, I'd say yes - it's good for undecideds. However, if you're thinking a...
I got admitted into school of engineering and SEBS
Environmental engineering is one of the things I'm thinking about but I am still really not sure, so it would be better to start there and switch schools if I decide I don't want to do it?
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Yeah, I'd start in engineering and if you don't like it, then switch out. Should be relatively easier to switch from engineering to SAS or SEBS.
merry valve
People who are in Rutgers, would you guys say that it's the best college in NJ f...
yes
undoubtedly yes
merry valve
rowan better
hell no
tf you talking about bro
no one knows rowan outside nj and philly
merry valve
undoubtedly yes
well putting aside the fact that only like 3% of applicants get into princeton that is
merry valve
Yeah, I'd start in engineering and if you don't like it, then switch out. Should...
yeah
merry valve
People who are in Rutgers, would you guys say that it's the best college in NJ f...
if youre really strapped for cash or if you got a full ride at njit consider njit
otherwise rutgers is the move
stevens is a school on par with njit but much higher cost
not defensible in any way unless you got a shit ton of money from them + commute
merry valve
otherwise rutgers is the move
new brunswick mind you
newark and camden dont need to be mentioned
tidal falcon
@merry valve ty sm bro
I applied to all NJ schools and I was hung up on all the stuff
merry valve
<@894668976813113394> ty sm bro
np
merry valve
stevens is a school on par with njit but much higher cost
and ofc you dont need to consider any other school in nj
but if you got into princeton definitely go to that
white wasp
tf you talking about bro
It’s sarcasm
But the stuff that makes Rutgers explicitly better isn’t extremely important to most
bleak quest
Coming from someone who originally thought they wouldn’t like the big school env...
late response but tysm for your view!!
merry valve
But the stuff that makes Rutgers explicitly better isn’t extremely important to ...
But it could make one's life easier
In college and beyond
Rowan is tiny and not well known
And that shows in its career fairs and shit
Like it simply does not have as many resources as rutgers
Not even close
If ur tryna just get a degree and get out while minimizing cost then sure its a viable option
white wasp
But it could make one's life easier
I guess so
If ur gonna commute to Rutgers by all means do that
Something like that
But in my situation it’s diff
merry valve
If ur gonna commute to Rutgers by all means do that
If ur in state as well
white wasp
If ur tryna just get a degree and get out while minimizing cost then sure its a ...
Rutgers would cost 10k a more per year and I’d have to work infinitely harder to get off the engineering waitlist, get placed in the right math, and then sit in the lecture hall
merry valve
Monday?
merry valve
Rutgers would cost 10k a more per year and I’d have to work infinitely harder to...
U thought about CC+transfer?
Shaves off a ton of money and you get rutgers
merry valve
Rutgers would cost 10k a more per year and I’d have to work infinitely harder to...
Also just keep up/improve your senior year grades, update your srar whenever necessary, and the rest should fall into place
merry valve
If ur decent enough you could just get off the wl
white wasp
U thought about CC+transfer?
Well it’s not that I need to do that for money but I also want a good social life and don’t want to live at home and my mom encourages it money isn’t everything but the cheaper the better
merry valve
But in my situation it’s diff
Are you closer to rowan
white wasp
If ur decent enough you could just get off the wl
Probably can ur right
merry valve
I see
I feel like brand name is still a very viable argument even in ur case
I think its worth it to take on a little extra to go to a university ranked leaps and bounds above another even if that other one gave you money
Up to you tho
You'd get more value for your money imo
Something to think about
merry valve
But I’m not
Its the same for engineering
white wasp
Much less so
I don’t care to work for faang
Maybe if I did yes
I just want a stable job where I’m not bombing kids or destroying society
merry valve
If you were deciding between say rutgers and njit or rutgers and penn state it would be a slightly less clear cut choice but it would still be rutgers unless either school gave you money
merry valve
I just want a stable job where I’m not bombing kids or destroying society
Thats fair
white wasp
If you were deciding between say rutgers and njit or rutgers and penn state it w...
Njit also gave me a good amount it would be only a tiny bit more than Rowan
merry valve
I just think rutgers by virtue of not being a practically unknown school would set you up for your intended career much much better than rowan
white wasp
But I got honors college at Rowan
merry valve
Njit also gave me a good amount it would be only a tiny bit more than Rowan
Think about it
Even njit is 50+ places higher than rowan
Closer to NYC for opportunities
white wasp
I also know a Rowan meche grad that got a job at a company I would 1000% wanna work for
Thorlabs
And I don’t even think he had any internships
merry valve
Never heard of it tbh
white wasp
It’s a photonics company
merry valve
What engineering are you btw
white wasp
Ece
merry valve
Ok
white wasp
Or ee depending on the school
At Rutgers and Rowan ex
Ece
At njit and suny buff ee
U get the point
merry valve
I just think rutgers by virtue of not being a practically unknown school would s...
In any case, just think about this one point i made
I'll say it again
Rutgers has crazy brand value if you move out of nj
white wasp
If you were deciding between say rutgers and njit or rutgers and penn state it w...
I guess so
merry valve
People in Cali and out in the midwest glaze rutgers like anything
white wasp
It’s not like I’m deciding between Rowan and mit or cmu or Berkeley
merry valve
True
white wasp
People in Cali and out in the midwest glaze rutgers like anything
I’d be fine living in the nj pa area
Boston and Denver are also cool
But I’m pretty sure it matters less after the first job
merry valve
I’d be fine living in the nj pa area
I guess
Probably
But because rutgers is that much more well known its career fairs are obv gonna be much better
white wasp
I haven’t felt bad about my decision since yea I already committed a few weeks ago to Rowan
I guess my mind can change
merry valve
Oh I see
merry valve
Yeah think about it once more even njit should still be kept in contention
white wasp
But it might not be the mosrnimportant to me
merry valve
Since you said it'll only cost a bit more
white wasp
Since you said it'll only cost a bit more
Ye but keeping the scholarship I got is also much harder
But I haven’t withdrawn from everywhere
I only withdrew from like stony brook rit and northeastern
merry valve
Ye but keeping the scholarship I got is also much harder
Bro ur in engineering ur gonna have to lock in either way
white wasp
Bro ur in engineering ur gonna have to lock in either way
Ye that’s true
I’m gonna aim high but in case something uappens I don’t wanna get my scholarship yanked
merry valve
I guess
white wasp
Not something I want to anticipate
merry valve
Also i just think rutgers could give you far more experiences in the social life and just college life in general by virtue of it being a big school
U have access to one of NJ's largest cities and are literally a hop away from two major metropolitan areas
merry valve
Also i just think rutgers could give you far more experiences in the social life...
Ofc with any college tho you gotta be proactive about it
white wasp
Also i just think rutgers could give you far more experiences in the social life...
Ye that’s definitely a factor for me but it’s also spread out and I’m introverted too so with the size and allat
merry valve
Ye that’s definitely a factor for me but it’s also spread out and I’m introverte...
Im introverted too
You'll find people you vibe with
white wasp
It’s not like I’m deciding between Rowan and mit or cmu or Berkeley
Also using this logic I think weakens njit even more cuz njit isn’t even nationally known I bet
merry valve
There's just more opportunities for that to happen
white wasp
You'll find people you vibe with
Yea
merry valve
Also using this logic I think weakens njit even more cuz njit isn’t even nationa...
It isnt as known as rut for sure
But its a better school if you want to stay in this area
For context njit is t100
On par with stevens and ru-n
white wasp
Steven’s is so overpriced and mid
merry valve
Rowan isnt even in t150 I think
white wasp
I didn’t even apply
merry valve
Steven’s is so overpriced and mid
Yea
Only justified if ur a commuter + on sholarship
white wasp
Like ik people who dickride Steven’s cus their friends go and maybe they got money but Steven’s is the same rank as njit
And he deadass said Steven’s has more of a community
I doubt it
lol
merry valve
yeah no stevens isnt all that
white wasp
I almost applied but changed my mind
They probably wouldn’t have given me much
Cuz rpi, rit and WPI didn’t
Also I know if I went to Rutgers I would def study abroad
That’s a plus of the school
For Rowan I can study abroad apart of honors to fill a requirement but their engineering curriculum is hella specific so idk how I’d fit it in
Tho if I do a short term study abroad I get a stipend
Rutgers has like everything I would ever need I get that but I might not use most of it even if it looks cool now
merry valve
I almost applied but changed my mind
i got in and they gave me 125k in total but even after that the cost still came down to some 55k/yr which was a horrible choice because i had umass amherst with 43k/yr and rutgers with 37k/yr as options sitting right in front of me
merry valve
i got in and they gave me 125k in total but even after that the cost still came ...
if i did go to stevens tho i wouldve commuted after the first year required housing
which would have brought the cost down to a similar amount to what rutgers charges my parents
white wasp
i got in and they gave me 125k in total but even after that the cost still came ...
yeah u madef the right choice
umass amherst i was also thinking abt
but it would be the same situation as like wpi
maybe a bit cheaper
rowan will costg me 28k a year btw
if i didnt mention that
merry valve
umass amherst i was also thinking abt
on paper umass cs is above rutgers but i mainly chose rutgers because rutgers is overall better and rutgers business stomps
and geographical convenience
umass is in the middle of nowhere
but with 2 train rides i can visit nyc and go home
white wasp
on paper umass cs is above rutgers but i mainly chose rutgers because rutgers is...
ye and that ranking cant be that important
merry valve
ye and that ranking cant be that important
yeah
merry valve
rutgers 38k probasbly
you can expect to shave off 2.5k every year if you have health insurance
so 35.5k
yeah if you ask me you should wait for rutgers waitlist and commit there if you get off
merry valve
you can expect to shave off 2.5k every year if you have health insurance
thats if ur living on campus though
white wasp
this has very little meaning
white wasp
thats if ur living on campus though
i will no matter where
if i was gonna commute for sure id try so hard for rutgers
merry valve
also u may not give a fuck but i already got 2 girls going to rowan who want me
harem protagonist?
white wasp
but my mom wont let me and tbh i cant stand my dad
white wasp
harem protagonist?
lol
merry valve
ig thats fine but honestly you shouldnt choose a college just cuz u have romantic interests going there
my 2 cents
merry valve
but it wont mean much coming from someone who's never been in a relationship
white wasp
if i waas set on on rutgers i wouldnt have committed anywhere else rn
merry valve
ig
white wasp
but it wont mean much coming from someone who's never been in a relationship
no its true but its not the only thing for me
ui still appreciate ur opinion tho
alot of it is right it just depends on the person to person
olive nest
also u may not give a fuck but i already got 2 girls going to rowan who want me
bby once welcome week starts they won’t want u anymore
I’ve never seen so many people hop around person to person other than welcome week of freshman yr ts was wild
white wasp
bby once welcome week starts they won’t want u anymore
really?
i already got asked some very "i want u" questions
they dont seem like bops atleast the one ive talked to more
olive nest
idk you never know man
shy ocean
do you know what time we can expect RD decisions to release? i checked my portal and it said decision made so im expecting this weekend?
white wasp
idk you never know man
You never know
ivory igloo
they dont seem like bops atleast the one ive talked to more
They don’t gotta be
It’s called meeting new people
It’s more convenient if they meet someone actually at their school
white wasp
It’s called meeting new people
I know
bleak quest
do you know what time we can expect RD decisions to release? i checked my portal...
did you do nb? i got mine a long time ago but looking online it looks like its tomorrow latest
white wasp
Why is Rutgers releasing decisions so sloppy
They have a date by but release in these random ass waves beforehand
Just to waitlist a large chunk
Ts not professional
mint owl
when does the scholarships for new brunswick come out
bleak quest
Why is Rutgers releasing decisions so sloppy
seems pretty solid to me
cal state schools are way worse
white wasp
cal state schools are way worse
how does cal state do it
bleak quest
they release decisions in waves even thoguh they already made it
my status was on "ready for decision" for like a month after my friends got theirs
date of the waves arent specified
for sjsu at least
idk if slo will do the same thing
i hope not
balmy ocean
when does the hc come out
waxen jewel
when does the hc come out
I just got an email saying I got in Camden honors still waiting on nb
balmy ocean
yea i meant nb mb
compact relic
wait it just randomly emailed me saying i got in
bleak quest
yoo congrats
rapid raven
emailing at 2am kinda crazy
shy ocean
did you do nb? i got mine a long time ago but looking online it looks like its t...
yes i did nb!
balmy ocean
I think they’re rolling cuz someone got theirs in the afternoon yesterday
shy ocean
sorry for late response #timedifference
shy ocean
I think they’re rolling cuz someone got theirs in the afternoon yesterday
ah okay
my status still says application pending so i’m expecting to get it tomorrow ?
balmy ocean
Idk specifically by when
shy ocean
ah i probably got rejected or waitlisted if i haven’t gotten my decision yet but no biggie lol
idk what time to expect decisions especially because i’m not in EST right now
keen iris
my status still says application pending so i’m expecting to get it tomorrow ?
Where do you see that? For the school or for the hc
shy ocean
Where do you see that? For the school or for the hc
on the homepage of my portal
balmy ocean
Hc taking forever
rapid raven
Hc taking forever
hc is allegedly out
just saw someone get in but i haven't received my decision yet
keen iris
just saw someone get in but i haven't received my decision yet
Ye me too
balmy ocean
just saw someone get in but i haven't received my decision yet
Same I haven’t gotten mine either
I heard it’s rolling tho
waxen jewel
did yall get ur financial aid packages yet? i think its in the myrutgers portal
rapid raven
idk if i'm slow or what but if i click anything under the financial aid section it just refreshes the screen 💀
waxen jewel
idk if i'm slow or what but if i click anything under the financial aid section ...
mine is worse it shows the school i got admitted to and said that i received $0 in aid 💀 i filed the fafsa
balmy ocean
did yall get ur financial aid packages yet? i think its in the myrutgers portal
what section of it
my awards thing shows a notification but when i click it theres nothing there
waxen jewel
my awards thing shows a notification but when i click it theres nothing there
like the dropdown menu that shows 2026, change it to 2027
balmy ocean
my cost of attendence thing refreshes when i click it
oh alr
yea mine is also 0
i dont qualify for need based tho
in general
waxen jewel
yea but i heard that it's just the COA and they havent processed our FAFSA yet and itll release mid to late march
balmy ocean
mine doesnt show coa
balmy ocean
it just says $0 in rewards
balmy ocean
does it bring u to some sfp website
waxen jewel
yeah i see the coa too
balmy ocean
what does it show
waxen jewel
the net price to me
balmy ocean
mine shows $0 everywhere
balmy ocean
in state
balmy ocean
yea maybe they didnt process it idk
waxen jewel
yeah rutgers is always slow
balmy ocean
but it says fafsa received
waxen jewel
it said they received 2025-26
balmy ocean
yea same
waxen jewel
yeah
waxen jewel
oh you didnt file entirely for 26-27?
balmy ocean
i did 25 26
did i do the wrong one a few months ago 😭
but for my other colleges it all said fafsa received on the portal
balmy ocean
and they all show my SAI on their financial aid thing
waxen jewel
prior to November?
balmy ocean
yea
when it opened
wait no
it says i submitted the 26 27 fafsa on the fafsa website
waxen jewel
it says i submitted the 26 27 fafsa on the fafsa website
oh you should be fine then!
balmy ocean
alr yea thats good
maybe then rutgers just didnt get it
but like idt i qualify for anything
waxen jewel
rutgers is very slow with processing
balmy ocean
i think thats why it shows that they havent received it
waxen jewel
but like idt i qualify for anything
you can check if you can get state aid through the hesaa website
if you filed fafsa
balmy ocean
i dont get anything at all
i checked
before
and for northeastern i did the early financial aid read thing and it said 0
waxen jewel
and for northeastern i did the early financial aid read thing and it said 0
omg northeastern still owes me my financial aid
😭
waxen jewel
and now it's almost the start of march
waxen jewel
yeah but northeastern is so weird, a few days PRIOR to my decision release
balmy ocean
on ur my rutgers thing under the award section does it show u anything
waxen jewel
yeah
balmy ocean
does urs say 0 too
balmy ocean
i saw a few people get it
they said email
but i dont think all the hc decisions are out
waxen jewel
i still didnt get mine
waxen jewel
yeah
balmy ocean
but i heard if u get rejected u dont get anything
like no letter or anything
so idk why they would do rolling given that
waxen jewel
idk how long it will roll out for tho
waxen jewel
alr one sec
balmy ocean
alr
waxen jewel
oh lemee check
rapid raven
you might be right
am i cooked if i applied hc on jan 15 💀
balmy ocean
it let u?
waxen jewel
am i cooked if i applied hc on jan 15 💀
i mean the website said "Apply by December 1"
balmy ocean
idk i just did it through the common app
waxen jewel
yeah common app didn't say there was a deadline
did you apply rd?
rapid raven
yes
balmy ocean
balmy ocean
yeah common app didn't say there was a deadline
😭
they dont show deadlines for any honors thing
in general
rapid raven
😃
tired quail
On the financial thing on the myRutgers portal it just says $0 for everything
rapid raven
if rutgers honors don't got me ik stony brook got me...
tired quail
This is what I see too
waxen jewel
if rutgers honors don't got me ik stony brook got me...
stony gave me a pretty bad financial aid package
waxen jewel
This is what I see too
they might still be processing and may alert us of our award mid-march
balmy ocean
they show like 2diff dates for hc decisions on their website
tired quail
they might still be processing and may alert us of our award mid-march
Yeah probably
balmy ocean
the vid says march 1 and this one says mid march
waxen jewel
the vid says march 1 and this one says mid march
maybe the website is more reliable, the video was posted 3 months ago
balmy ocean
yea maybe
but i saw someone say eysterday that they got it
yesterday
so id
idk
waxen jewel
it might be rolling starting from early march to mid-march??? that's what im thinking
tired quail
I think last year they sent out rejection emails so it’s not like they’ll ghost you
balmy ocean
they did?
tired quail
Yeah I was looking at the chat from last year and a couple people got them
waxen jewel
do you get to know if you are waitlisted from hc? i heard you can appeal
tired quail
Dk if you can even get waitlisted from hc
balmy ocean
the only reason i want hc is for better dorms if i acc do end up going to rutgers
waxen jewel
pls rutgers accept already 🙏
waxen jewel
the only reason i want hc is for better dorms if i acc do end up going to rutger...
so real for that
but i heard that hc now doesnt guarantee honors housing
balmy ocean
theres no way
rapid raven
but i heard that hc now doesnt guarantee honors housing
i also heard this from a current student
balmy ocean
i heard they made the hc bigger cuz they combined all the honors into one
waxen jewel
i also heard this from a current student
yeah and that a few years ago for all hc students they can get a minimum 10k merit scholarship
and now since they combined, that's not guaranteed
balmy ocean
i think its 5k now
rapid raven
gotta love funding cuts 😍
bleak quest
ah i probably got rejected or waitlisted if i haven’t gotten my decision yet but...
oh
well good luck
compact relic
where and when will they show u if you got scholarship or not
keen iris
Anyone else still not gotten honors
balmy ocean
Nah not yet
tidal falcon
Nope not yet I came here to ask that exact question
waxen jewel
when does rutgers send out physical acceptance mail
they do i got in the mail a couple weeks ago. so you can expect it sometime soon
keen iris
when does rutgers send out physical acceptance mail
i got mine
it was a lame folder tho dont expect much
some stickers thats it
waxen jewel
is there some official letter of acceptance or antyhign
yeah
keen iris
is there some official letter of acceptance or antyhign
same as portal and just plain a4 paper
bleak quest
dawg 😭
waxen jewel
yeah nothing special
bleak quest
same as portal and just plain a4 paper
wait where do you see that
keen iris
wait where do you see that
in the mail
keen iris
i mean in the portal
oh wait u right
waxen jewel
since i just got this
yeah the "official" letter is going to be mailed to you
lame that rutgers dont have a letter we can download online
but like still it isnt anything special
keen iris
ru is such a goofy school
waxen jewel
yeah can they make it more substantial or something
someone should update the rutgers portal to make it look prettier and neater fr
balmy ocean
ru is such a goofy school
Acceptance package was hella lame 😭
bleak quest
someone should update the rutgers portal to make it look prettier and neater fr
ong man
waxen jewel
omg so real cmon bro i know it's coming 💔
balmy ocean
There’s no way they expanded the hc this much
waxen jewel
are yall gonna live on campus or off campus
waxen jewel
im a commuter student and i live like a hour away 💔
just an fyi i heard rutgers dorms have no ac
unless u live in hc housing
bleak quest
is it hot in nj
balmy ocean
just an fyi i heard rutgers dorms have no ac
I think Busch ones do
waxen jewel
cold
bleak quest
im in cali
waxen jewel
af
bleak quest
oh
balmy ocean
is it hot in nj
50 here feels like summer to us bro
After all this
Why would u wanna leave Cali to come to nj respectfully
waxen jewel
after getting slammed with 20+ inches of snow 💔
bleak quest
im getting rejected by all the ucs
balmy ocean
Abg university
bleak quest
i got rejected by the two easiest ones to get into (excluding merced since they let everyone in)
balmy ocean
Oh damn
bleak quest
i havent gotten into a single californian school man
my own state
rejected by 4 so far
balmy ocean
I wish I applied to the ucs
waxen jewel
didnt ucr came out not so long ago?
balmy ocean
I’d live in Cali over here any day
bleak quest
didnt ucr came out not so long ago?
rejected
waxen jewel
I wish I applied to the ucs
yeah same
balmy ocean
I mean the good thing abt Rutgers is that it’s close to nyc
waxen jewel
yeah bro but like it will be a BIG transition from cali to nj
balmy ocean
is it hot in nj
Depends
waxen jewel
esp during the fall
waxen jewel
Like the winters can be hella cold
-20 that one day
bleak quest
yo what
waxen jewel
🤡
bleak quest
ive never felt below 50
balmy ocean
50 with sun
Is like summer to us here 😭
Like today it was that
And it felt like spring
waxen jewel
today felt nice
balmy ocean
So warm and can actually go outside
bleak quest
are yall gonna live on campus or off campus
i have family in staten island so i might live there
keen iris
i have family in staten island so i might live there
Yeah don't do that
Especially if you plan to take the train
bleak quest
oh is the train bad
keen iris
oh is the train bad
Pretty
balmy ocean
Nj transit sucks
keen iris
Njt gets too much hate imo but it's definitely not reliable enough to get you from ny to ru consistently
balmy ocean
They always have some issue going on
bleak quest
oh
keen iris
Yeah
waxen jewel
Rutgers has buses
but rutgers buses i heard is bad af
keen iris
Rutgers has buses
Bro those are for inter campus travel
And they're also the only way to do it
balmy ocean
but rutgers buses i heard is bad af
Yea
bleak quest
is there a bus from staten island to nb
balmy ocean
And they're also the only way to do it
U can’t take a car instead of the bus for inter campus?
keen iris
Because AFAIK you can't drive from one campus to another without dropping 200 in parking fees
keen iris
U can’t take a car instead of the bus for inter campus?
If your rich as shit
keen iris
is there a bus from staten island to nb
Hell no
balmy ocean
Oh alr
balmy ocean
Someone from our club soccer team used to come from staten island to near here
He just drove
waxen jewel
lwk tho driving is fun
balmy ocean
But then idk how a train would be
waxen jewel
😎
balmy ocean
lwk tho driving is fun
It is I like it
bleak quest
i dont even have a permit
keen iris
But then idk how a train would be
Couple times a week is fine
Full time college student prolly isnt
balmy ocean
2 times a day
bleak quest
ig its probably better if i get a dorm then
balmy ocean
I think an unlimited monthly
Pass is like 400
But ur prolly better off downing
Downing
Dorming
waxen jewel
is nj actaully buns
summer hot af winter cold af but like overall the garden state is surely amazing
keen iris
Yeah do not underestimate the cold
waxen jewel
gotta get geared up for the winter man nj winter is no joke esp this year
white wasp
when does rutgers send out physical acceptance mail
They do but u said ur in cali so it might take a bit
white wasp
No
merry valve
but i heard that hc now doesnt guarantee honors housing
true
if you really need the min 5k scholarship hc is worth it for that
otherwise it's literally just a line on ur resume + extra academic requirements you may or may not like
bro i was having lunch the other day and two people come up to me
we have a nice convo after introducing ourselves
those two were also freshmen