Ryan
The RU screw. "Hey, we canceled that lab you were counting on to graduate because not enough people signed up" or "Sorry, your professor barely speaks English." Rutgers is famous for screwing over it's students (and faculty) in ways unique to each individual. If you need something done get it in writing from someone who has the authority to give you whatever help you need. The RU screw only happens once in a while, but there's just lots of little problems that can make the simplest thing very complicated and drawn out.
Also, the housing situation is a bit of a mess. Some students are living in converted common rooms and dorm kitchens right now or are being shacked up in hotels a few miles off campus, only to be bussed in.
The dining halls are good on Cook/Douglass, okay on Busch and terrible on College Ave and Livingston. If you want to lose weight, start eating at Brower on College Ave.
Otherwise the student facilities are pretty good. The gyms on Busch and Rockoff/University Center on College Ave are very new. The Busch Rec Center even has a bunch of squash courts. The campuses are cyclist friendly but on Cook/Douglass and even College Ave a lot of bikes get stolen so don't ride anything but a beater.
There's some crime on and off campus, but it's not North Philly. A student got whacked in the head with a pipe and mugged but it was a few blocks off campus and was very unusual. Was in the student paper for a few weeks; it was that unusual. A few kids got mugged for their wallets and iPods on campus but there's little violent crime. Most of the theft, vandalism and violence is between the students.
Gary
Well Rutgers is considered the public ivy so to me rutgers is more of an under-rated school. It really provides me with a lot of life learned lessons. Also it is very popular in new jersey and since i plan on staying on the east coast it will help me get a job if people know where i went to school at.
Alex
Two Rutgers students discuss their general positive impressions of Rutgers.
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Interview with a fourth-year English major taking a break from setting up a barbeque at the Center for Latino Arts.
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Interview with a biomedical engineering major and an art history major.
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Interview with a Rutgers Student
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Interview with a Rutgers Student
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An interview with a sophomore civil engineering student who loves Rutgers.
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An interview with a sophomore math major who aspires to be a teacher.
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An interview with a Poli Sci major who left BU for Rutgers to save money. He aspires to be a professor.