Rutgers University (2025-2026)

[merry valve]

so one of them (from the bay area) says "oh im big into the tech startup industry"

and then proceeds to tell me that he GOT INTO BERKELEY CS

WAITLISTED FROM STANFORD

and STILL chose rutgers

like bro

thats a generational fumble

[balmy ocean]

My friend hs class of 24 chose Rutgers

He graduated this year class of 26

Now doing his masters at cmu

[keen iris]

You forget money

[merry valve]

bro this guy is rich af

his insta has him riding a porsche

[keen iris]

Bruh

[merry valve]

W

[merry valve]

this guy wants to get into startups

mf shouldve just taken berkeley

[tired quail]

Undergrad in 2 years is crazy

Must’ve had like 60 credits when entering or something

[balmy ocean]

no clue

but he was hella smart

36 on the act

and a 1510 on the sat his freshman year with a perfect 800 ela score

[keen iris]

Ngl rutgers is prolly better for that

Bc of location

[white wasp]

he wants the indian baddie girls

[balmy ocean]

No

Cali is way better for startups

[merry valve]

No shot ur saying rutgers is better

No fuckin way dawg

[keen iris]

It's close to ny

[merry valve]

Berkeley is simply unbeatable

[keen iris]

And cheaper

[merry valve]

Berkeley is in fucking silicon Valley bro

[merry valve]

This guy is from cali

Berkeley would been much cheaper

[keen iris]

Wait wtf

Ok nvm that's stupid

[merry valve]

Lmfao

[keen iris]

That is unbelievably stupid

[bleak quest]

maybe he has different priorities

[white wasp]

he prolly wanted a less cutthroat enviornment

[bleak quest]

the place around berkeley sucks

im also in the bay

also if you go a little south to oakland you might die

berkeleys really good but some people want a different route i guess

and leave home

a lot of people i know at my school hate the idea of staying in the bay for four more years

[keen iris]

Why are u going to rutgers then 💀

[candid sorrel]

when does rutgers financial aid info come out?

[bleak quest]

i dont want to be here

also im still waiting on other schools

[balmy ocean]

Yoo

I got the deans scholarship

For rbs at nb

Does that mean I’m in the hc

I didn’t get an official letter but saw the scholarship from the financial aid thing and i don’t think hc decisions are out yet

[merry valve]

Its definitely possible

[merry valve]

Most likely

If its at least 5000 then there's a pretty good chance ur in

Congrats

Make sure it is a scholarship tho

And not an unsubsidized loan

[rapid raven]

how dyk which scholarship it is

i got $5500 for nb soe and sas but not rbs 💀

[keen iris]

Where do u see that

[rapid raven]

portal -> my financial aid -> awards

[balmy ocean]

The 5500 was some loan they offered to me but the 5000 I got from deans is for RBS, SAS, or SOE ig whichever I pick

Click the thing under the 5500/the green eye button

I forgot what it’s called but it should open a new tab

And on that tab click financials and it should be there

[balmy ocean]

my.Rutgers.edu

Go to the awards thing

Change to 2027

Click the thing below the green eye button

Then on that tab click financials

It should show u ur COA and that should list any scholarships

[keen iris]

Thanks bro

[balmy ocean]

Does urs show anything

My friends showed all zeros but that’s prolly cuz they didn’t process his yet

But mine showed it

[keen iris]

Yeah it's showing 45 fucking thousand dollars

But idk if that includes the green award in the portal

[balmy ocean]

Mine was 47k

But 42k with deans

[keen iris]

Ye that's what I had not 45

[tiny drift]

yo i got 39.5k award from rbs using ur method

is this confirmed method

[keen iris]

Wow congrats!

[tiny drift]

yeah i think its that number

i think if you have +5500 on ur schoalrship u get u got honors

[balmy ocean]

No this shows the loans for me at least

Click on award detail and more

Then go to financial

It should show ur actual breakdown there

[balmy ocean]

Yea this is correct

Congrats

[tiny drift]

thanks

[tired quail]

Is deans scholarship confirmation of honors?

[tiny drift]

yeah pretty sure

presidential + honors is basically a full ride right

[heavy wing]

wait how do u check ts

[balmy ocean]

I said it above somewhere

[heavy wing]

ya i saw

figuring it out now lol

oh

i think i forgot to do fafsa

[tired quail]

Yeah I think so

Congrats!

[keen iris]

Where are u seeing this tile

[tiny drift]

Click on see letter and then go to the notifications tab on the top right of the screen it sends u to

and then open ur letter

[keen iris]

Ye i see

Thx

[balmy ocean]

on the netid or community id portal

[tiny drift]

Net id financial aid box, change year to 2027

[balmy ocean]

u put 27 in the award section of it right

[tiny drift]

Wdym

[balmy ocean]

This section right

[tiny drift]

yeah change year to 2027

[balmy ocean]

yea

then where do u click

[balmy ocean]

i see the green eyes buttons and "award detail and info" after i do

I might be slow

I can't find it 😭

[tiny drift]

press award detail and info

Or like see letter Wtv it is

[balmy ocean]

it brings u to the new tab right

nah like i can see the deans scholarship there but how do u see the table

[tiny drift]

yeah press “notifications” in the top right of the new tab

[balmy ocean]

what does it look like

[tiny drift]

scroll through ur letter

[balmy ocean]

i dont have a notificatins thing

on the new tab

[tiny drift]

idk what to tell u then lol

[balmy ocean]

oh wait

i clicked messages and the link says /letters

but it says theres nothing

idk

[tiny drift]

oh then idk

[olive nest]

Some dorms do have ac

Dorms on C/D primarily have AC, some on College ave too

I think Livi dorms none of them have AC (it’s pretty bad in quads..)

Livi apartments def have ac

Busch also have dorms w ac

[shy ocean]

has anyone from RD still not received a decision yet? i haven’t gotten one 🙉

[lone hinge]

When is financial aid coming out

[random idol]

this was from my award letter for SAS. how accurate do you think is the estimated indirect cost section? because nearly 29k in indirect costs is crazy. btw im OOS

[white wasp]

This is probably accurate if ur living off campus

[balmy ocean]

Did anyone here get their HC decision cuz some people at my school got it

[tired quail]

Nah not yet

But like if they give you money you’re most likely in

[random idol]

aw hell nah thats crazy then

is it any cheaper if im living on campus

i got into HC yayyy

still dont know if i can attend with this price tag tho

[balmy ocean]

I got rejected from HC 😭

They gave me money too

They sent an email

[tidal falcon]

Got rejected from HC they didn't even email me with an any money

[white wasp]

No the indirect fees just become direct fees

[white wasp]

What other schools did u get into and for what prices

Rutgers for 68k a year is diabolical

[random idol]

yea 68k for any school is diabolical really

i got into uiuc and uwisconsin madison too but those are also state schools and they dont even give any merits at all to intl students lmao

still waiting on better offers

or ill have to give up my american dream

oh i did get deans scholarship so its down to 58k

still diabolical

[white wasp]

Yes

[white wasp]

How much do the others cost u

Cuz I lowk think they’re both better schools overall

Maybe not worth 50k

And just curious what country u from

[random idol]

im from vietnam

uiuc is probably even more expensive

i like uwisconsin a lot but same problem with uiuc

uwisconsin i just checked the estimated coa on their website (not in an official letter because i obv didnt get financial aid) and its 63k ffs

[white wasp]

Ok

Hopefully u get good money somewhere

[random idol]

thank you

ill keep praying

gl to u too

[white wasp]

I already committed else wheee

To a diff state school that’s cheaper than Rutgers

For me

So I’m chilling

Rutgers didn’t admit me to my first choice major so I would have to do way more work to catch up

[worn wind]

Noo rejected from hc

Oh well

[random idol]

oh good for u then

[tiny drift]

aight so the merit aid stuff from yesterday is confirmed correct

[tired quail]

If you got full ride then yeah

But if you got 5K it didn’t necessity mean you got honors

[tired quail]

Same bruh 😭

[tidal falcon]

Where do you guys see the money you got

If I didn't get an email does that mean I didn't get money

[balmy ocean]

did u get scholarship money

[balmy ocean]

they emailed me

[tired quail]

Yeah I got 5K

[balmy ocean]

same

its random ig

[tired quail]

yeah prolly

[balmy ocean]

what are ur stats

[tired quail]

3.9 uw 1540 sat

[balmy ocean]

damn

ill send mine in dms

[tired quail]

Ecs were pretty good I think

My hc essay was probably buns then

or skill issue

[balmy ocean]

yea i think mine was alr

[rapid arrow]

did anyone get more than $5k or is $5k the limit now

[tiny drift]

i got 34k

[rapid arrow]

oh damn wait what

what scholarship did you win if you don't mind me asking

[keen iris]

Same stats and rejected

But then what was the deans scholarship about

[balmy ocean]

Ig just merit without honors

The honors min is still 5k since some of my friends who got in also got the 5k deans

[tired quail]

Wait really?

I though everyone in honors college got like 10K+

[balmy ocean]

no its 5k

thats the min

[gray olive]

idk what they were lookin for lmao i had 3.83 unweighted and 1510 sat but definitely had good ecs and still got rejected hc

[tired quail]

very random this year

albeit probably was last year too but idk

[gray olive]

ik funny thing is im in state

[tired quail]

same lol

[gray olive]

im just relying on the fact they yield protected every applicant

[balmy ocean]

Yea I had similar stats

I’d say imo very strong ecs

Compared to the rest of my app

But I saw people w lower stats get in so idk

[gray olive]

yeah last year my friend with a 1520 and 3.91 unweighted got in but didn't have the best ecs though

[balmy ocean]

Yeah our school does gpa on a 100 scale

Some people with lower end nineties with a mid sat/decent ecs got in too

[gray olive]

it's def yield protection

[white wasp]

Why would Rutgers yield protect for their honors

That’s so stupid

[gray olive]

cause they prob knew that high ec and high stat applicants would attend elsewhere and thought why accept them in the first place

[white wasp]

Their already selective tho Rutgers

Or I mean

Prestigious

Kinda

Idk

[gray olive]

yeah they are nowadays but i think they were able to weed out the people who had ecs that can get into top stem schools or smth

or they were really gpa heavy

like expecting 4.0s

[white wasp]

Idk

Lemme ask my friend if he got in

Who’s smart

[tiny drift]

presidential scholarship

[tiny drift]

im at a top 5 school in state and most of our class got it (small school)

and the people that got it were generally top half of the grade and above

[white wasp]

He didn’t get in he just got the 5k a year

But he got into Purdue and uiuc for engineering

So he’s capable

[tired quail]

magnet?

[tiny drift]

yeah

[gray olive]

so it was gpa ig

[tiny drift]

nah its more correlation than causation

im not val or sal of my class but i was the only one that got 34k schoalrship

val and sal both got 5k

[gray olive]

wow congrats

[gray olive]

true might be the essay that mattered too

or was heavily weighted this year

[gray olive]

wow

[tiny drift]

yeah maybe. at the end of the day holistic could mean anything

[tired quail]

if you dropped iceman before march you would've gotten in /s

[balmy ocean]

Idk but last year some guy got into multiple ivies and rejected by hc

But then some guy who got into HC with presidential is now at northwestern

[gray olive]

wow

major definetly makes a diff

[tiny drift]

pray up that becomes me 🙏

nu so good bro

[tiny drift]

bruh the indirect costs in my new letter went up to like 28k

from in the feb 28th notificaiton

so its not a full ride anymore, net cost is like 13k

[merry valve]

Dude if they gave you money

Thats all that matters

HC is lowkey useless outside of resume optics

[merry valve]

The fake RU

[white wasp]

https://tenor.com/view/i-guess-bro-i-guess-bro-bro-what-whatever-you-say-gif-16572066316579867256

i mean i say its the better ru but im sarcastic when saying that

i know its not "better" but im still very very satisfied nonetheles

[void prawn]

is financial aid out yet????

[tired quail]

Optics as in like it just looks nice or is there a noticeable different with job placement and internships?

[balmy ocean]

Like I was wondering too

For competitive clubs and stuff does the hc give an advantage over just the regular students

[merry valve]

Just looks nice

All that matters is how you hustle

For my field especially

There are non HC people interning and now working st big tech

And there are HC people who are bums

But the latter is a bit rarer than the first because if you got into the HC anyway you're smart on some baseline level

[white wasp]

lol

Imagine getting into Rutgers honors just to do communications or something

[merry valve]

People who only focus on classes and do nothing else are also bums

Like you can grind and get that 4.0 but if you have no projects no internships nothing its a waste

[hybrid heath]

net cost $69k oos, with a 10.5k scholarship

crazy 😭

I do like the school, but def not going there for that price

[merry valve]

The fuck

69k??

[hybrid heath]

yep

[void prawn]

bro this netid is so fucking complicated

i tried to log in but somehow my password is wrong, so i tried to reset it, but somehow my secuirty question is wrong, and now im logged out of my account 😭

[tiny drift]

the HC dorms are also better right

like they all have ac for example right

[olive nest]

Yes bro

HC dorms look nice asf

Also if u don’t get HC dorms like BEST hall on busch has rlly good dorms

Shared bathroom

Ts look like a hotel compared to other residential dorms 😭😭

[white wasp]

I guess

[merry valve]

yes but 1) the better dorms housing is not guaranteed and 2) its only a freshmen perk

[tiny drift]

for point 1, better to have some chance than no chance.

[honest fern]

YOO

[tidal falcon]

Is there a chance of getting any money if you didn't get into the hc

[balmy ocean]

Yes

I didn’t get into the Hc but I got deans

[tidal falcon]

Dang I didn't get either

Should've participated way more with ecs

[merry valve]

me neither but i got a $5500 external scholarship

[merry valve]

dude

the data structures TAs

they fucking SUCK

[marble relic]

Guys there lowkey making pay 68k if I want attend to rutger nb ofs.
I guess i cant go my parent dont make that much in year 😭.

I'm giving up my seat for new brunswick to someone who got waitlisted. I wish best of luck. 👍

[keen iris]

Maybe you can appeal aid?

[lone hinge]

It’s ok twin my financial aid was also shit

[steep badge]

fwiw, that's not set yet. they don't have actual numbers for 26-27 yet. and the estimate for living expenses in the dorm is off by about $10k. the estimated living expenses aren't $28k. apparently, it only gets fixed correctly when you apply for housing

[merry valve]

Holy shit ur oos right

Yeah pick some other school

[white wasp]

srowan is cheaper for oos

[tidal falcon]

I'm assuming you're out of state it's insane they add 20k to tuition when you aren't from nj

Also where did you find this?

[muted garden]

for rutgers honors college the scholarships

do u get 5k from deans scholar + 10k from ruhc

or is it just the 5k from deans scholar

i know ppl who didnt make ruhc but got the 5k deans scholar

but i also know ppl who made ruhc and also got the 5k deans scholar

[void prawn]

I still can’t log in to my fuckass account 👎

[white wasp]

tge delux is so good

[void prawn]

😓 unfortunately i wish i liked more songs on it

i liked a lot of the melodic songs on the og like the sky and phone but there arent many of those on deluxe

[muted garden]

?

[tribal tartan]

My mason gross school of arts still says under review

When will it come out — I waitlisted for both other schools in Rutgers

[olive nest]

MGSA probs in april

bc of ortfolio review

[tribal tartan]

I see

[tribal tartan]

What’s that

[marble relic]

yea no , i really doubt a appeal will bring 68k down lol plus new jersey housing is hella expensive

[marble relic]

i am ofs. You have login myrutger click financial aid

[merry valve]

Bro i assure you no one wants to go to rowan oos

[merry valve]

Well every large public does this

[white wasp]

The guy I might room with who I’m talking to is oos

Rutgers is way too expensive oos

Genuine robbery

IMO

[merry valve]

What state is he from

[white wasp]

pa

[merry valve]

What major

[white wasp]

civil eng

[merry valve]

Bruh

Penn state has a much better eng program 😭😭😭

[keen iris]

Yeah but that's penn state

[merry valve]

I mean whats the problem

It should be good enough if ur in state no?

[keen iris]

i kid

[bleak quest]

yoo nice

[white wasp]

Ok so u don’t know the whole context once again

He lives really close to nj and wanted to stay close to home

So mostly applied to nj schools

And Drexel

And he didn’t want to go to a Penn state satellite

[old wharf]

anyone from rutgers who can answer some of my questions in dms

[white wasp]

@merry valve is the rutgers guy

[merry valve]

I figured

In that case i suppose its valid

[white wasp]

he lives closer to rowan than i do actually

lol

[merry valve]

Dam

[white wasp]

despite being oos

funny how that owrks

[merry valve]

Bro paying extra 20k despite living closer

[white wasp]

anyways u should answer chaers questions

[merry valve]

Sure

[white wasp]

he got money too i think

plus pitt and penn state instate are high for instate'

still maybe cheaper

if i lived in pa id probably go to pitt or either

but its diff for everyone

[old wharf]

i dmed u

[olive nest]

Is this in sojo??

[merry valve]

yeah

[tribal tartan]

I GOT IN

i got some notification that I got into one of the rutgers schools

lets goooo

thank youuu

[bleak quest]

senioritis kinda hitting hard

will i get resciended for a 2.8 gpa 💀 im failing ap cs

had a 3.3 first sem and got admitted

[white wasp]

Failing they prob will question u

My friend is in a similar position his grades are so low hope he gets wm up

Cuz he got into the main schools he just yk

[sage cloud]

Expensive ahh school

Gave me 0 aid even though I told them I was a qb finalist 😭

[merry valve]

Neg with them

Tell them you got a better offer at another school

[lone hinge]

I really wanna negotiate since I got really good offers at schools I don’t wanna go to but I’m scared it’s not gonna go well

Like they’re gonna say they don’t want me that bad and just get a student who’d actually pay a high tuition instead

[merry valve]

just do it

wouldnt hurt to try

[lone hinge]

True

[tribal tartan]

i got 40k from mason gross

[olive nest]

Sheeesh ian know mason gross had it like that

[tribal tartan]

yeah :D

10k/yr

[keen iris]

that changes things lmao

i thought u got a free ride basically

[tribal tartan]

yeah it sure does

i just totaled it

[tribal tartan]

i qual. For 0 aid :(

[void rampart]

My.eof has been pending for like 4nmonths bro

[white wasp]

Does anyone know how much Rutgers costs if ur in eof? My friend is gonna commit and I’m curious myself

He said tuitions free but room and board isn’t

[tidal falcon]

What major? You must have a stacked portfolio

[tribal tartan]

vocal performance

[tribal tartan]

ye I got deferred NU, accepted UM, and i did alright

I mean im precollege of a #7 conservatory for 6 years so that certainly helps

[bleak quest]

anyone know what the rutgers rejection letter looks like if they even have one

also any rutgers students know if the magazine "the medium" is still publishing? i read some of the articles and theyre hella funny

[keen iris]

I think its just "DENIED" on the portal

[bleak quest]

lmao

[olive nest]

yup

[olive nest]

I’m ngl I didn’t even know what this was until I just looked it up

but it seems like it ? their Instagram is active

[white wasp]

Fun fact guys my friend who got into Rutgers meche doesn’t even remember the math on the placement test

But I’m the one who got waitlisted yea

[muted vault]

how good is rutgers ece program

[olive nest]

meh it’s irrelevant

it’s lit is

just algebra trig precalc some calc

all that stuff

[white wasp]

Wdym it’s irrelevant

[white wasp]

i thought rutgers was supposed to be good

and prestigious and high standard

[bleak quest]

bruh

[merry valve]

That has nothing to do with the placement test

The placement test wouldnt have anything more than precalc

I AP'd out of the math test and SAT'd out of the english test tho

[balmy ocean]

I’m in calc bc rn

Say I get a 5 on the exam

Do I get sent straight to calc 3 or I gotta take the placement test

[olive nest]

^^

[olive nest]

if u get a 5 idt u have to take the placement

it’s like 4 or 5 they take I think

[balmy ocean]

Alr thanks

[merry valve]

Honestly i think bro is just salty he got waitlisted

[merry valve]

Straight to calc 3

You can elect to take math 291 or 251

291 is the honors section tho

[olive nest]

idk i feel like getting off the wl here can’t be that hard

like especially pushing towards commitment day

[balmy ocean]

So I can pick if I wanna take honors or not?

[merry valve]

It shouldnt be that hard but he applied to engineering

So im not sure

[olive nest]

Ohh

[merry valve]

But if it was sas then def not

[olive nest]

meh its think it’s a maybe

[merry valve]

Yea

[balmy ocean]

What math does a finance major usually go up to

[merry valve]

You said you live in the quads right

[olive nest]

yes

Bru the fire alarm this morning pmo

So bad

[merry valve]

Holy hell what was that fire alarm

[olive nest]

Bro it literally went off yesterday too

[merry valve]

💀

[olive nest]

Like I was coming back from recitation and everyone was outside

[merry valve]

I was peacefully sleeping at 9:30 and then this thing erupts

[olive nest]

💔💔

yea no wednesdays are like the one day i can fr sleep in

and ts got ruined

[merry valve]

Calc 1

[white wasp]

Yeah but i thought they have standards for admission

lol I’m rage baiting

[bleak quest]

dawg

[void rampart]

Bruh I applied ea and my decision is still under review

[keen iris]

call them

[void rampart]

I did and they said they put down a note 😭

But it just says under revie

W

[keen iris]

bruh

[balmy ocean]

yoo ur everywhere

[keen iris]

Who dis

[balmy ocean]

I remember seeing u in the Emory one earlier today lmao

[keen iris]

ah true lmao

did u get in i got WL

[balmy ocean]

nah i got rejected

my essay was buns

[umbral solar]

what’s this years chances lookin like of getting off the WL for RBS new brunswick in state

[opal mason]

What’s your stats?

[white wasp]

Rutgers is so fucking lame

Not overall it’s a good school

But their admission process sucks

[umbral solar]

3.61 UW and 1470 SAT 740 math

but my first semester grades

werw all As

i updated my STARS with them

and all AP rigor too

[white wasp]

yall rutgers is accidentally telling ppl who got wl that they got in

and they had to apologize

sloppiest shit ever

[umbral solar]

😭😭😭😭

[void rampart]

Atleast they get a decision I'm still pending

Applied November 1st BTW

[merry valve]

Just say youre salty they didnt take you bro

[merry valve]

I had no issues with it

[merry valve]

Shit

I had similar stats and i got into all 3 schools i applied directly

SAS first choice, RBS 2nd, SOE 3rd

3.57 uw and 1520 sat 770 math

[merry valve]

Oh

[umbral solar]

my high school mad comp tho

[white wasp]

yea maybe but im happy with my outcome anyway and u also ignored the fact that i acknowledge its a good school but the ru screw is real even if u arent a student

[white wasp]

well so many do

they jyust straight up withdrew another guy after waiting for 5 months

[void rampart]

Idk I'm concerned cause I applied to honors college and ea

But I haven't gotten anything for both

And eof

[white wasp]

yeah thats so fucked

keeping ppl waiting

it seems like eof is backed up but my friend heard back a month ago

[void rampart]

Like ppl say ea comes out by feb

And honors college is out

And I'm here like

[white wasp]

it does i heard back by jan

didn t apply honors or eovc

eof

but it should not take this long

[void rampart]

Yeah so stupid 😭 😭

[white wasp]

basically only colleges still releasing decisions are ivys

[void rampart]

They fr put me in the rd applicant pool or smt bruh

[white wasp]

they did it for all eof

u can keep waiting but i hope u have another option

unless rutgers is gonna be that hceap for u

[void rampart]

I do have a full ride to another state uni but I want rutgers as another safety in case

Cause my t20s luck is ass

[white wasp]

which one

[void rampart]

Rowan

[white wasp]

dueeeee

im going to rowan

[void rampart]

LOL fr?

[white wasp]

just go to rowan lmaoooop

[void rampart]

[white wasp]

yes look at my about me

im going for ece and honors

[void rampart]

But isn't ru nb better

[white wasp]

they gave me money while rutgers waitlisted me

[void rampart]

O

THATS TRUE

[white wasp]

well yes

rutgers is more prestigious

[void rampart]

Rowan giving me like free 11k a year without eof

[white wasp]

what are u majoring in

[void rampart]

Pre med biology and neuro

[white wasp]

did u apply to rowan honors?

[void rampart]

Uhh is there a option to? 😭

I applied rd

[white wasp]

its past the deadline

[void rampart]

Oh

Sadge

[white wasp]

if u get the decision u want from rutgers go esp with honors

cuz u get priority registration

[void rampart]

Mhmhm

[white wasp]

THATS whats important for opre med

[void rampart]

Yeah but bro what if I waited like 5 months and they waitlist or reject me lmao 😭 😭

[white wasp]

if u got honors for rowan id start considering it more but i alr know so many other bio majors it might be a pain to register and get the right classes

[void rampart]

Mhmhm

[white wasp]

then they arent worth ur time

rowan still has like 2 med schools and a vet school

[void rampart]

Nah cause wth is taking so long

[white wasp]

its still viable for med

what other schools u apply to

[void rampart]

I've done rowan hcop med school program

Uhm

Ivies and t20s

But ngl

It's uhh

Pretty bad

I'm like 0-4 on t20s rn

And ivy day is gonna be worse

[white wasp]

if rowans ur only option its not a bad option

[void rampart]

So worse case I transfer after a year

[white wasp]

it would be realyl good if u got honors u might just have to work hard first year to get the classes u need

[void rampart]

I did get in out of state somewhere else for funsies buts not worth

Yeah

[white wasp]

but basically for me
im doing ece so school name isnt that important (no i do NOT want to work for faang and continue to ruin the world)
so rowan gave mea decision super quick
9.5k a year merit (i qualify for no need based aid)
and then they invited met o apply for honors which i did and got in

when i wouldnt have otherwise

for rutgers
i applied ea
waited and got my decision the same day as alot of others
waitlisted engineering
later that day got into sas

[void rampart]

Mhmhm

Yeah

[white wasp]

but like would i rather go to a school that isnt gonna let me study what i want to without extra work or the one givcing me money and honors benefits to do so

[void rampart]

That's true 😭

The only reason I'm like rowan not too bad is cuz like

They're paying me to go

And I need that for med school

😭

[white wasp]

yeah exactly like

will u be applying to med school with a high gpa and all the stuff uw ould need and they see "oh this person goes to rowan? fuck no they arent allowed here"

[void rampart]

But fingers cross columbia please just one chance lol

[white wasp]

if anything i heard more prestigious schools deflate gpa

[void rampart]

O

I see

[white wasp]

yeahjj good luck

if u get that and its similarly priced obv go there

[void rampart]

But aye

[white wasp]

but dont overlook rowan

esp for engineering and premed

[void rampart]

Mhmhm

But dang I fr thought I could get away from south jersey loll

Fr stuck in this town forever

Aye if ivy day goes bad

I'll see you on campus

[white wasp]

just live oin campus

[void rampart]

[white wasp]

yo sounds good

and also

[void rampart]

LOL

[white wasp]

social life is a big factor to me

which is why i also didnt choose njit cuz it would bet he same price

[void rampart]

Yeah

[white wasp]

cuz i have strict parents that wouldnt let me leave campus

[void rampart]

Does rowan have a good social life?

[white wasp]

and ive already met at on of cool ppl on rowan gcs

[white wasp]

yes

[void rampart]

Mhmhm

I see I see

[white wasp]

parties underground music whatever ur interested in they probably have something like it

obv not as diverse as rutgers

[void rampart]

I've been on campus a couple of times the things that persuaded me was the boba shop on campus 💀

#asian

But okay what about the profs and classes

[white wasp]

kung fu tea right

[void rampart]

Yeaa

I went once

Lol

[white wasp]

yea im gonna go there alot

[void rampart]

Bro

[white wasp]

its a chain they have one closer to me

(i live in monmouth county)

[void rampart]

Hold up if 7pm I start crying

See ya there bro

[white wasp]

the boulveard is tuff im so excited to visit campus again in 2 weeks and im literally going to paris tmr

[void rampart]

Oo

Sounds funn

[white wasp]

yea

[void rampart]

I live in fuck ass nowhere

Gloucester 😭

[white wasp]

yea

[void rampart]

Wait so what is ece

[white wasp]

electrical and computer engineering

[void rampart]

O

Dang ur gonna work at Lockheed or smt right 😭

[white wasp]

I don’t really want to but Rowan does have connections

As of rn I’m thinking a power company or like possibly getting a phd if I wanna go that route

Honors will help

[void rampart]

Yesh

Yeah

Are you like 100% committed to go?

[white wasp]

Yes since last month

I think for u if u applied for honors it would be a super good chose u would basically be debt free and have a ton of volunteer opportunities before starting med school
Even tho u didn’t apply for honors u can do so later on

[void rampart]

I'm already debt free but like

Just uhhh

No honors perks

Tuition is like

11k and they gave me 29k in aid 😭

Without eof

[white wasp]

Yeah u can apply to honors if u have a high gpa tho as a Rowan student

Which u probably will if u really care abt pre med

[void rampart]

Is it after like

A year of school?

[white wasp]

Either that or a semester

Oh yeah and for those who care about prestige
My ap chem teacher had a classmate at Rowan which is where she also went who went on to get a phd from Berkeley for chemistry

Bachelors doesn’t wall off most paths

Maybe if u want to work for Goldman Sachs and ruin the world sure

https://sites.rowan.edu/honors/prospective-students/current-rowan-students.html
according to this I think u can apply after ur first sem

[void rampart]

@white wasp see u on campus bro

[white wasp]

U got rejected from all?

U should lowk still wait for Rutgers but I guess be more acclimated with Rowan

[void rampart]

Yea

[opal mason]

Dude

You legit got that

Like no joke you do

Trust

Don’t douse yourself over hypothetical

[umbral solar]

bro but they waitlisted me

like wtf

And my last option if i don’t get umich or georgetown tmrw is rutgers business school newark 😭

i don’t wanna go to newark broooo

I got into new brunswick SAS

but waitlisted RBS new brunswick

[merry valve]

worst case if you dont hear back or get rejected

go to sas

take the following classes your first sem:

calc 1, micro, macro, stats for business, comp apps/intro to compsci

and then transfer

[balmy ocean]

Are these the best classes to take as a finance major if I’m tryna transfer after a year?

I think I can get out of all of these here with my AP scores

[umbral solar]

my parents want me to go to rbs newark cuz they only want me doing finance at rutgers and don’t think i’ll get in as a transfer into rbs nb

🥀

[merry valve]

These are the requirements for you to transfer into rbs

[merry valve]

I mean you can transfer after a year or so

[umbral solar]

yea ik but newark sounds so depressing

my plan is to just stay in newark for classes and clubs

and for fun hang out in nyc

20 min train ride

[white wasp]

This is probably the meta

If I had less strict parents that didn’t put Life360 on me even tho I haven’t been to a single hs party then MAYBE I’d consider njit in that regard

[umbral solar]

U in college bro

Life360 dont mean shi

[umbral solar]

plus im alr familiar with nyc like the back of my hand

[white wasp]

Yea

Fun fact my mom lived in nyc for 15 years and acts like a tourist whenever she’s there

💔💔

[umbral solar]

Im crine

[white wasp]

Just want independence fr

But I’ll get it

Soon enough

[balmy ocean]

No I mean I already got into rbs at nb but like what if I wanna transfer after freshman year to another college like NYU for example

Then what classes should I take

[merry valve]

That depends on the college

[balmy ocean]

Ohh alr

Thanks

[muted vault]

how good is rutgers nb ece program

[umbral solar]

if ur in state it’s good cuz of location and cost

[white wasp]

Good

Idk about departmental politics that might be important

[muted vault]

how does it compare to stevens computer engineering program

[merry valve]

rutgers has a more well known name and all the benefits that come with a big school

stevens might have slightly better classes thats it

its expensive as shit

and its prob a commuter school as well

[muted vault]

i see

would me getting into pinnacle scholars at stevens be more worth it than going to rutgers ece w/o honors college

[white wasp]

Between the 2 go to the cheaper school

Ik a guy doing pinnacle at Steven’s he seems to like it and it’s right next to nyc

Just mad expensive for most ppl

[muted vault]

stevens only gave me 29k per year so my coa is ~63k 😭

[white wasp]

So probably Rutgers

[muted vault]

maybe still gotta wait on cooper union

[tidal falcon]

I've narrowed down my colleges to Rutgers, TCNJ, and Ramapo, Rutgers would def be the best if I'm undecided right?

only thing is the tuition for each

[keen iris]

Well rutgers is miles better than the other 2 so ignoring COA yes it is the best

[green sequoia]

Wait did anyone still not get their aid for Rutgers yet

Cuz im still waiting

[balmy ocean]

If I appealed for the honors college and mentioned my senior year gpa is the highest of all 4 years should I update my STARS

[merry valve]

No

[merry valve]

Yes

[bleak quest]

me neither

but ngl im oos and i dont think they give any 💀

[umbral solar]

yo 50k a year for in state is insane

[keen iris]

Dyk where to check

It's not the app portal it's myrutgers

[green sequoia]

Yeah but I don’t see anything when I do

[keen iris]

Did you change the academic year in the corner

[merry valve]

ur paying 50k a year?????\

[muted vault]

is it even possible to appeal after being rejected from the hc?

[merry valve]

yes

[muted vault]

whats the likelihood of getting in tho

[merry valve]

one of my friends got in after being initially rejected but thats cuz he had the stats to back it up

if i appealed i wouldve been rejected another time

[muted vault]

im kinda bummed that i got rejected initially bc i thought i had a pretty strong app

[merry valve]

what are your stats

[muted vault]

maybe my essay wasn't that strong tho

[muted vault]

4.8885/4.6 weighted gpa (school doesnt do unweighted), 1450 sat (780m, 670rw) strong upwards trend in gpa

and my class rigor is pretty good i think

and 1st decile if that matters

[merry valve]

appeal

it's worth a shot

that's better than my stats

i had a 3.57 uw and no weighted

1520 (770m 750r)

and if i had to guess i was probably in the top 50%

with above average rigor

[muted vault]

damn ur sat is a lot better than mine

is it harder to get in to the hc for the soe than sas

[merry valve]

i'd assume so

[muted vault]

damn

[balmy ocean]

What were his stats

[green sequoia]

Wait guys im between Bing and Rutgers emsop would rutgers be the betteroption?

[umbral solar]

47.5K not including fees

and i’m in state

like wtf

[balmy ocean]

yea its the same for me instate too

42 after the deans scholarship

[merry valve]

really high gpa/sat

[merry valve]

dafuq

like genuinely wtf

no way

[merry valve]

yo this gotta be cap

my housing and meal plan comes out to $16920

and tuition is $15383

and the rest are all bullshit fees and stuff

they're saying there might be a 6% increase in tuition and shit

so in my case that would just be $34241.18

it said estimated

so surely it wont be that high

[merry valve]

bro

thats a 45% hike

[merry valve]

yes

rutgers emsop is t20 in pharmacy i think

[green sequoia]

Wait also I think I found my finaid stuff but im still like kinda confused can I dm someone a pic

[merry valve]

are you oos

[bleak quest]

yes

[merry valve]

from where

[bleak quest]

california

[merry valve]

damn cali people love rutgers ig

i heard they glaze it over there

is that true

[bleak quest]

they do

yeah

[merry valve]

if you can afford it then sure why not but dont take out loans to come here if it means that

[merry valve]

also it'd probably be around some 60-63k

it surely isnt gonna be that high

it said estimated

[bleak quest]

i hope youre right

because i got into a single state school

[merry valve]

which one

[bleak quest]

out of the like 10 i applied to

uc merced

💀

[merry valve]

oh

fahh

[bleak quest]

id rather go to cc

[merry valve]

cc-> berk?

thats a valid strat

[bleak quest]

thatd bve good yeah

[merry valve]

or cc-> la

maybe do that instead tbh

but berk and la instate is pretty exp too

[bleak quest]

i live in the bay so i wouldnt have to pay for room and board for ucb

admissions are so messed up for ucs this year

im one of the only guys in my friend group who applied oos and im so glad i did

[balmy ocean]

Ngl rutgers is not worth 73k oos

[merry valve]

yeah it isnt

but if he can afford it then sure why not

its still a very good school

its just that being in state would provide better value

[muted vault]

for school of engineering 😭

[olive nest]

Bro i was out for the first time to a frat and my mom was stalking my location like crazy

Bro was like why are u in new brunswick at 2 am

my honest reaction😂😂😂😂

[balmy ocean]

yes i meant it in this way

[merry valve]

Its not gonna be this much

There is no way theyre increasing coa by like 45%

There would be literal riots if there was a 45% hike in cost of attendance for in state students

[muted vault]

i hope it wont be that much

[umbral solar]

do you get aid from fafsa?

my household income doesn’t qualify for it

[green sequoia]

Wait im hk rly worried ab aid and stuff bc like I rly do think I wanna go to the pharmacy school at Rutgers and iveheard it’s better than bings but from what im hearing Rutgers gives horrible aid oos and Bing im only paying 3k a yr can anyone give opinions..

I still havnt gotten my finaid back for Rutgers but im expecting it to not be great

[waxen jewel]

this is my coa idk why u are like 16k more than mine 😭

[merry valve]

No

[merry valve]

Then take bing bruh

3k a year is insane

[muted vault]

idek bro. i’m in state as well

[keen iris]

Did you get good aid?

[waxen jewel]

I got 23k from sas

[umbral solar]

Fah bro how

Theyre dicking us down

[opal mason]

Sorry man just saw this

Honestly

Transferring from SAS to RBS is way easier than getting into RBS in the first year

Legit all you have to do is meet the transfer requirements

have above a 2.8 GPA (I think) and you're good

[umbral solar]

i wanna go to a t14 law school later on so imma aim for 3.9+ lmao

and i’m gonna take most if not all of the prereq classes for rbs

in first yr

[balmy ocean]

How does having a car on campus work

[paper crescent]

yo for anyone how do i check my aid background again

i remember i accessed it once but i cant reliably do it

takes 30 steps to 😭

[void rampart]

Is everything going to be out by Tommorrow

I'm still waiting on a decision

[muted vault]

just submitted my appeal for the hc 🙏

[olive nest]

you get a parking permit on whatever campus u choose

like if ur living on campus u can bring ur car and get a parking permit

keep in mind it’ll be more expensive to get a parking permit on college ave than on other campuses 😅

usually they send an email for when next sem parking permits come out

[opal mason]

Honestly

You can get around NB with a bike

[olive nest]

indeed

[opal mason]

Route 1 too surprisingly

[olive nest]

yes u can bike from college ave to busch or college ave to c/d

if one chose to

wait maybe not busch

i lied

🥹

[opal mason]

no no you can

[olive nest]

bru how

is ur pfp batman beyodn

[opal mason]

Albany to River road

Up cedar lane

Then road 1

[opal mason]

yes

I protect the finance bros

[olive nest]

oh litty

[opal mason]

Wait

I want to show you something

What’re your thoughts on this

[olive nest]

oh twin im tryna be a PA

[olive nest]

if rutgers camden is more affordable then probs transfer over to that campus, esp if they feel troubled with the bus system and large environment
i think no matter what campus you go to, youre still graduating as a rutgers student, so employment/name recognition wise it isn’t changing much
i will add that for being a PA you can do the pre reqs quite literally anywhere as long as theres good professors available + there are EC’s available for further application

I may be wrong but i think the main difference between nb and the other campuses is that more money is put into the flagship than other locations

[olive nest]

So in a sense this can be a big loss (e.g research opportunities + funding)

[ruby brook]

yo whats rut's real in-state total coa

on one of my documents it says ~34k (which is what my presidential scholarship comes out to, implying a full ride), while the other is around 48k iirc

[paper crescent]

i think it varies from what ive seen w others

for me i also got ~34k tho

[merry valve]

34k is the more accurate figure

i had $5500 in scholarships and did not pay the $2.5k health insurance cost so my total fees were somewhere near 31.5k

[ruby brook]

im lowk being financially irresponsible by not taking this then lmao

[white wasp]

They shouldn’t be doing ts to ppl

Imagine applying in October but you don’t hear back til April wtf

[white wasp]

48k is probably indirect stuff too

For the school I’m going to I’m quoted 28k a year for direct fees and 35k with indirect fees but I’m really only going by the former

Cuz I’m not spending $3000 on transportation per year if I’m living on campus without a car

Maybe $500

[ruby brook]

the 34k number included indirect stuff like trnasportaiotn

transportation

[white wasp]

And im not paying $1000 for textbooks trust

[white wasp]

Oh then idk

[white wasp]

If u guys want the method I can give

[balmy ocean]

Slide

[white wasp]

I’ll dm u

[umbral solar]

48k a year with dorming

[umbral solar]

If ur dorming on campus that cant be real

Cuz my friends also had the same stuff

But on their financial aid

it auto selected dorming off campus

or commuting

and when they fixed it to dorming on campus

it showed 48k

Lowk criminal work by rutty

[paper crescent]

ya i think i did off

their method of checking is so goofy tho

so idk how to breakdown 😭

[umbral solar]

lmao ik it’s an honest mistake that wasn’t ur fault

rutgers can barely make a functional website

[paper crescent]

nah word 😭

takes 60 steps which I forgot to even get to aid

💀

[white wasp]

Rutgers has a monopoly on nj public schools that’s why the better ru is gonna overtake them in 5 years

I learned about ts in Econ

[paper crescent]

ehh not rlly monopoly

but even tho it’s lowk mid

it’s the prime 1 in nj

so there’s a bottleneck now as ppl realize

[void rampart]

Basically cut off date for rd admissions and me as a ED has not gotten a decision yet

[paper crescent]

w ruts 🤑

[merry valve]

Better ru lmfao

Rowan aint even t100 bro pack it up

Guys

The 48k figure is an intentional overestimation

Read the subreddit

[balmy ocean]

Can u send the link to this

Saying the 48k is overestimated

[merry valve]

https://www.reddit.com/r/rutgers/s/wfgVQgFOMC

[bleak quest]

my tuition estimate just went down around 4.5k??

yo why is rutgers website so buns

takes a whole minute to load

[white wasp]

Can’t u tell im rage baiting

Plus within the next 3 months I’m likely gonna leave ts server and not care about prestige or ranking ever unless I’m going to grad school

[white wasp]

Guys I got into Rutgers after being eof waitlisted for 6 months!!!! Tho they put me in the communications school when I applied for biomedical!!!! Also said I have 0 aid!!!! I’m definitely enrolling!!!!

[merry valve]

Huu

Whats with my name

[merry valve]

https://tenor.com/view/lowcortisollevel-tayguan-tayanhguan-gif-18425416686466898059

[white wasp]

This server is high cortisol itself buddy

[merry valve]

Did you get rejected from school of eng

[white wasp]

Still probably waitlisted why

I’ll check rn just for u pook

Still waitlisted

I accepted my place but didn’t put my grades tho if I did I’d probably get in I just do not care anymore and I’ll withdraw instantly

[balmy ocean]

Thanks

[umbral solar]

mine is still the same

[marble relic]

I decline my acceptance to NB and NK so hope it get u off the waitlist. The tuition was like 68k a year 😭 for oos

[paper crescent]

nah 😭

they be gouging evb