Rutgers University-New Brunswick Top Questions

Every student and classmate in this school is unique and different. You cannot possibly meet everyone but if you did it would make you a better person because of it. The students have so much to offer in terms of friendships and beyond. It is a pleasure to attend classes with the students at Rutgers University

Devoted to the craft that they are majoring in at the institution.

Classes tend to be large, but at the same time everyone gets along in the larger classes because they are all there for the simple reason to lean and get their education.

The student body is as diverse as imaginable, racially, religiously, economically, etc. The only students who would feel out of place at Rutgers are those looking for a homogeneous environment. A large percentage of student at Rutgers are from New Jersey, but that means very little considering that New jersey is also the most diverse state in the nation (true!). Politically, it's a left leaning school, though not oppressively so, and there are certainly niches for the conservatively-minded. The student body is pretty politically active, and there are regular rallies and demonstrations on various fronts, all very well organized and peaceful. Because it's left leaning and tends to err on the side of political correctness, you do have the occasional reactionary group or party who's looking to take offense, but these scuffs usually extinguish themselves very quickly. On the whole it's a pretty tolerant place. Again, it has to be because of it's size.

Rutgers programs aim to embrace diversity. In particular, programs such as "Global Village" which I am now a part of on Douglass Campus aims at understanding people with different perspectives better. All in all, I feel that the idea of looking at others with respect is enforced on all Rutgers New Brunswick campuses.

Rutgers students are very diverse which is one reason why no matter what I feel anyone can find their place to fit in (or out). I find that it challenges a lot of barriers which is why it is so easy to explore. You can tell that people from Rutgers do not only try to understand cultural differences they also actively try to engage in them and embrace them openly. For instance I am an African American woman but my best friend is Indian and our favorite thing to do together is explore Indian shops. She tells me that she loves to go there with me because it reminds her of back home and I love to go because I like to hear her stories and to try the exotic food!!!

Super Diverse. Nuff Said.

People are cool, Frat houses are gay... GAY

No one should ever feel out of place at Rutgers. I can't think of a single race that isn't represented in the student body. Although most Rutgers students are from New Jersey a lot are from overseas. I became best friends freshmen year, and we still remain best friends 3 years later, with a girl that lived on my floor in the dorms. She's from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, all the way in Asia! I never would've guessed that I'd have a best friend that wasn't from this country. It's one of the most interesting things, you learn so much from each other. I feel I may have learned more socially and culturally than I have academically. Living with all different kinds of people, having roommates, these experiences teach you so much. You'll realize how large the world we live in really is. Personally, my friends at Rutgers are very mixed: middle-eastern, Caucasian, Indian, Asian, Russian, the list goes on. I feel this is a standard at the university. The one thing we do all have in common is we all come from relatively the same socioeconomic status. Though Rutgers represents people from all different socioeconomic classes, I'm finding it harder and harder to tell just by looking at people, who'd be on the high and low ends of the strata. All the girls wear Uggboots, or boots that look similar, they all have wristlets, and Northfaces, and thin legged jeans.

Coming from a small town in north Jersey, I think Rutgers is very diverse. I don't think anyone would feel out of place, as almost every racial and ethnic group is represented. There's plenty of groups based on race, religion, and I know there's a big LGBT group or two. Some people tend to stick to racial groups, but for the mist part everyone mingles, we're all college students! I think the majority of students are from NJ, but NJ is pretty diverse! Again, Rutgers has a little of everything mixed together; people are people, try not to think of everyone as divided by race/religion/politics etc.