Rutgers- why is this almost never mentioned

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DC is a sophomore and really likes it, though feels it's "very NJ." Most friends are in state and NJ is a small state, so people go home during the week ofr diner or their parents come by and drop things off.

The multiple campuses are kind of weird but DC likes it. Each one has a unique vibe.

Can you state what vibe of each of the campus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In addition to buses to get to classes, NJ is small and Rutgers is right in middle of the state so lots of weekend commuters who go home for the weekend and campus empties out. Other state flagships with mostly in-staters are farther away from population centers and in-state students don’t go home on weekends— UConn, UMass, Indiana, Colorado, etc.

Um, UConn is in a small state. In state students definitely do go home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a good public flagship but nothing to write home about. There's plenty of similar public flagships that are overlooked similarly for example the University of Minnesota and Ohio State.

Public flagships are generally talked about here if they are in the top 5 (Berkeley, Michigan, etc.), or top tier in the desired field of study (Purdue and Georgia Tech for engineering, Washington for CS, etc.).

Because otherwise the in-state tuition really is not worth it.

Oh, but Midwest. And this is the site that looks down on the Midwest, remember?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Usnews has Rutgers noted as #12, but it is almost never brought up on DCUM as a suggestion when people are looking for larger or state schools.

Why?

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/top-public

Uh, that says #16 and that’s only the list if public universities. On the standard list if all best universities, it’s ranked 42.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Usnews has Rutgers noted as #12, but it is almost never brought up on DCUM as a suggestion when people are looking for larger or state schools.

Why?

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/top-public

Uh, that says #16 and that’s only the list if public universities. On the standard list if all best universities, it’s ranked 42.

The site has been overwritten since it was posted two years ago.

[Anonymous]

Oh, are we not talking about Rutgers again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh, are we not talking about Rutgers again?

The U.S. News site has been overwritten to show current rankings. As far as I know, it would be OK to continue this DCUM topic, or to start a new one with specific questions, as has been done recently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD applied to Rutgers because it has an excellent reputation in her field of interest. But I expect she’d choose a much lower ranked school to avoid the awkward campus set-up. If the campus setup was better it would be a great choice.

Agree with others that lots of NJ kids historically have come to UMD because they don’t want to go to Rutgers.

Do NJ kids also apply and go to UMBC if not UMD? Also a research university

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As my fifteen year old would say, "because New Jersey."

And here you are bragging about them! Tracks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"kash didn't attend but a ton of rutgers people have kash patel vibes"

Priceless comment and accurate.

South Asian poster here. This is like saying that a lot of people who go to college in Kentucky or West Virginia have “J.D. Vance vibes”. Yes, Rutgers has a huge South Asian student population because it happens to be in NJ. That’s all. There’s a lot of
“Diversity of experience” within the South Asian community as there is within any ethnic group.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is another reason why the US News rankings for publics are bunk: Rutgers with its 66% acceptance rate is not BC, Tufts, or BU, though it is ranked essentially the same. Not. Even. Close.

It’s funny people think acceptance rates have anything to do with quality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the issue with Rutgers is that the campus is split up and kids have to take buses to get to campus. Not the end of the world, but makes it less attractive for kids who aren’t getting in state tuition,

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DC is a sophomore and really likes it, though feels it's "very NJ." Most friends are in state and NJ is a small state, so people go home during the week ofr diner or their parents come by and drop things off.

The multiple campuses are kind of weird but DC likes it. Each one has a unique vibe.

Can you state what vibe of each of the campus?

College Ave - urban campus/vibes walkable access to shops/food, etc - lots of on and off campus housing, train stop.

Cook/Douglass - more campus feel with trees, etc - low key vibe - has the farm and the music school

Livingston - suburban campus, more contained campus feel- basketball arena/movie theater etc

Busch- Engineering football stadium other athletic fields stuff

College ave and cook/doug are on one side of the river and Livi/Busch on the other

[Anonymous]

Rutgers might as well be an Asian - HBCU

https://www.niche.com/colleges/rutgers-universitynew-brunswick/students/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rutgers might as well be an Asian - HBCU

https://www.niche.com/colleges/rutgers-universitynew-brunswick/students/

That would be HACU not HBCU. Asians are NOT black, fyi.