Rutgers University-New Brunswick Top Questions

I can't say much about my school is bad. I actually really enjoy going there however, I believe the very large environment it provides is difficult to adapt to. Having such large classes makes it really difficult to learn in at points. Such a large atmosphere also forces you to be responsible for your own actions. In a class with 200 or so other students, nobody is going to remind you to hand in your work as your teachers did in high school.

Since it is so large, sometimes things can slip through the cracks.

Without question, the worst part of my school is the adminstration. From the careless faculity to the incessant red tape, the classic 'RU Screw' has been experienced by every Rutgers student at least once. The frequency in which one is hindered from academic, social, or financial liberities is astounding. Rutgers University may say its due to of the large number of students; it seems more as if it is an excuse for the adminstration to hide behind and escape any sort of blame. Although this is frequent ins state schools, the entire adminstration needs to take responsibility for their actions.

The worst thing about my school are the high tuition. I go to Rutgers being an in state student and my sister goes out of state to Pennsylvania and we pay the same amount.

Rutgers has an insane party culture, and the school encourages it. Campus/ New Brunswick police are really REALLY leniant about alcohol and if you want to study on a friday or saturday night, it's practically impossible. The entire campus is packed with raging drunk kids thursday-saturday nights and they close the libraries and computer labs super early so there's really no escape. So pretty much you can either stay in your dorm and waste a night or go get drunk like the rest of the school. For kids who care about their grades it's lose-lose.

The prices of the parking passes.

People associating Rutgers with high rates of STIs. On campus student has came up with a phase, RU SCREW. Which means that if you do not ask, they do not tell you about anything that might be very important and that applies to everything including housing, acedamics...etc. Financial aid is a very big issue. Sometimes I wish the school was not so big.

I believe the worst thing about my school is some of the dining hall food. Some dining halls have great food while others have very little or no variety. There is a good way to counter this though, a few places on campus take meal swipes at places other than the dining hall. Also, there are many places to eat around campus and if you have an apartment, you can cook.

too big, because it can be really crowded and difficult to find where you need to go, what requirements you need, etc.

only some campuses are really alive, others are dead on weekends. and there aren't buses to allow you to leave the college, so getting to go to the movies or a mall is impossible without a car.