{"id":6335,"date":"2013-04-10T18:28:56","date_gmt":"2013-04-10T22:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basicallybeyondbasic.wordpress.com\/?p=6335"},"modified":"2023-09-16T14:53:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T18:53:39","slug":"rutgers-or-tcnj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2013\/04\/10\/rutgers-or-tcnj\/","title":{"rendered":"Rutgers or TCNJ?"},"content":{"rendered":"
[This post is from 2013 when I was deciding whether to attend Rutgers University or TCNJ. In 2017, I graduated from Rutgers. I just have to say that I LOVED my four years of college. Rutgers changed my life, taught me so much, and provided me with countless opportunities to grow, challenge myself, and learn. <\/em><\/p>\n Today (4\/30\/2018), I released my\u00a0Rutgers Archives<\/a><\/strong> with ALL of the blog posts I wrote throughout my four years at Rutgers, organized chronologically and sorted by year. <\/em><\/p>\n If you’d like to browse them, it might help you get a feel for what to expect from Rutgers. Obviously, we all have our individual experiences and you have to choose whichever university makes more sense for you. <\/em><\/p>\n My four years were highly\u00a0<\/strong>nontraditional<\/b>\u00a0but I still believe it can be helpful to see what a college was like through the eyes of someone else. Have a look!]<\/em><\/p>\n Original Post:<\/strong><\/p>\n Help! I can’t decide which college I want to attend this fall…<\/p>\n Should I pick Rutgers Business School or TCNJ’s School of Business?<\/p>\n I’m thinking of possibly majoring in Supply Chain Management and minoring in Chinese. I like the idea of being a part of a large alumni network. I want to eventually apply to an Ivy League for grad school and one day work in a large global company, so in that case, Rutgers would be the way to go.<\/p>\n I want to study abroad, join Circle K, and have an internship or two during my time in college. For all three of those things, either college would be just fine.<\/p>\n At the same time, I’m scared of going to a school that might be too big and has classes in huge lecture halls. I’m not saying I won’t do well in that kind of classroom environment, but it’s just scary because I’ve never had a class like that before. So for that reason, I’m leaning towards TCNJ.<\/p>\n Both schools have pros and cons and even unknowns including: Which has better food? Which has nicer dorms? Which student body will I get along with better?<\/p>\n I don’t want to go to TCNJ and get stuck in a bubble where I know every person on campus and lose touch with the outside world but I also don’t want to go to Rutgers and have to fight to be noticed and compete with other students for local internship opportunities.<\/p>\n It’s tricky! Any opinions\/insight would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks!<\/p>\n I will be traveling to both universities to see them in person.<\/p>\n UPDATE (4\/24\/2014)<\/strong><\/p>\n This post seems to get a lot of traffic from\u00a0high school seniors trying to decide between Rutgers and TCNJ. I just thought I’d stop back to let you know that I chose Rutgers and I am SO HAPPY I did. I think it was a great decision and I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for certain professors I’ve met through the university. I highly encourage you to search “Rutgers” on my blog and check out some of my other stories.<\/p>\n UPDATE (11\/20\/2017)<\/p>\n I graduated from Rutgers this past May and I couldn’t have asked for a better four years of college. I LOVE RUTGERS AND EVERYTHING IT HAS DONE FOR ME.<\/p>\n UPDATE (4\/30\/2018)<\/p>\n Today, I published a COMPLETE Rutgers Archive<\/a>\u00a0that lists EVERYTHING I blogged about while I was still in college. If you’re debating whether or not to choose Rutgers as your college, it is\u00a0definitely<\/strong> worth taking a look through. You might see something that could catch your interest! Check it out and feel free to contact me with any questions!<\/p>\n [This post is from 2013 when I was deciding whether to attend Rutgers University or TCNJ. In 2017, I graduated …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5510],"tags":[3982],"yoast_head":"\nThe Rutgers Archives<\/a><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"