Rutgers New Brunswick Students Tell It Like It Is
'I completely, 100 percent understand the stress you, as a high school student, are experiencing right now. There are thousands of universities and colleges in America, and picking out the perfect one for you may feel like an impossible task.'
Taryn Sauthoff, Author
Rutgers New Brunswick
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Academics
'Professors at Rutgers, compared to other schools, seem a bit more distant from the students. Rutgers is a more 'do-it-yourself' or 'seek-out-help-on-your-own' kind of college. No professor here is going to hunt you down for a paper or, especially, come to you to help you.'
Local Atmosphere
'Rutgers is very diverse and all-encompassing. It's in the middle of New Brunswick, so you definitely have a little of an urban feel as you travel from Douglass to College Avenue. You see a lot of poverty and a way of life that I, personally, would never want to endure. When on campus, you have frats and sororities. Greek life is a big part of nightlife at Rutgers. You have your bars and your cafés. There is also a very diverse student body. The atmosphere is ever-changing because each different group of people affords a different thing to do and place to go. Stay away from the area in between Douglass and College Avenue off of George Street?very ghetto.'
Social Scene
'It seems as though students at RU are always hooking up with someone. It is not extremely difficult to date on campus?people have even met their boyfriends or girlfriends riding the Rutgers buses. Everyday, males and females squish onto the red buses to make it to their classes on time. Since there's hardly any breathing room, it's easy to get to know somebody really quickly, especially when body parts are pressed up against each other. Other ways of meeting partners are in residence halls. Floor romances often occur because in many halls, male and female rooms are placed side by side. True love forms when you bump into your crush on the floor sleepy-eyed at 7 a.m.'
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