Spytgale1 Posted April 30, 2012 Posted April 30, 2012 Starting this thread for everyone attending Rutgers this fall. Not alot of activity involving Rutgers on this site. Hopefully we can get something started on the housing hunt, issues, concerns, observations, etc. !
RandiZ Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 Bump to the new year. Anyone else looking to go to Rutgers? I'm still waiting on funding to make final decision. I'm thinking I should know by Tuesday when I meet with the program director. However, my SO and I have already started to look at real estate in <gulp> New Jersey. But the school has so many resources and doing research that really interests me.
Francophile1 Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 Hey, I actually was told that I am still in the running but a decision hasn't been made..I guess there are funding issues...Do you guys have an experience with this?
smellybug Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 Hey, I actually was told that I am still in the running but a decision hasn't been made..I guess there are funding issues...Do you guys have an experience with this? They've told me the same thing for comp lit.
RandiZ Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 Ditto for Education PhD. I was told that a lot of students attending on RA or GA, lost funding due to grants ending and the school is commited to funding those students before taking on new ones. I was also told that the Dean of the college would be making a decision by the end of this week.
Squeak02 Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 I have been accepted to Rutgers History Phd Program for this fall. I'm still waiting to hear back from one more school before I make my final decision. I visited the campus/department in February and really enjoyed it!
Squeak02 Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 Scratch that, I've just accepted Rutgers' offer. Will be attending in the Fall!
katerific Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 Just a sidenote/PSA: The worst part about New Jersey is all the people who bitch about New Jersey. They make me want to dial whine one one and get a WAAAAHmbulance asap. NJ is actually pretty normal and alright in terms of places in the US you could live. Oh, and the traffic on some roads is also pretty terrible, but I don't think it's worse than other places I've lived (i.e. major cities elsewhere). tl;dr: RU is a'ight rathermarvelous 1
St Andrews Lynx Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 I'm down to attend Rutgers' for Chemistry.
RandiZ Posted April 5, 2013 Posted April 5, 2013 Got my funding letter! Sending in the orange paper today. We're officially moving to NJ.
Metaellipses Posted April 7, 2013 Posted April 7, 2013 I'm starting a PhD at Rutgers in English in the fall. Currently looking in the Raritan and Highland Park area for housing.
Francophile1 Posted April 13, 2013 Posted April 13, 2013 Just been finally accepted! Wanted to ask you all (especially those who will be TA's...do some students live in NYC? Is this allowed, I know some schools want you to be that State's resident for tuition waiver purposes, however they didn't mention anything about that...apart from the general commuting issue, is this allowed? Appreciate all responses!
ghostbod Posted April 17, 2013 Posted April 17, 2013 Just been finally accepted! Wanted to ask you all (especially those who will be TA's...do some students live in NYC? Is this allowed, I know some schools want you to be that State's resident for tuition waiver purposes, however they didn't mention anything about that...apart from the general commuting issue, is this allowed? Appreciate all responses! I know that in the program I'll be attending, some upper year grad students move to NYC after coursework is over. I imagine it would be really expensive to have to commute from New Brunswick to NYC more than a couple of times a week. So, it should be allowed even though it's definitely not the most economically feasible option.
rathermarvelous Posted April 22, 2013 Posted April 22, 2013 Going for an MLIS starting this fall, concentrating in digital librarianship. Anyone else? Still waiting for loan info from the financial aid office. I might have to call and hunt them down :-/
EloiseGC Posted June 20, 2013 Posted June 20, 2013 I've heard that Highland Park is the best place for grad students to live. I'm so excited to get a feel for the city! Any good coffee/tea shops? I need to find a nice cozy spot to hunker down and read... for the next five years....
unknownjersey Posted July 26, 2013 Posted July 26, 2013 I'm starting a Phd in History this fall semester. Just moved into Highland Park about two weeks ago, very nice (expensive) and in close walking/biking distance to my building on College Ave.
anoveldave Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 I'm not sure if this is appropriate posting... but I'm not having much luck with craigslist so I thought I'd try gradcafe. (Mods, please let me know if this is inappropriate or posted in the wrong forum! I will remove the post accordingly) I'll be leaving the East Coast for the West soon, and am trying to unload various items. One of these is my bike, craigslist ad linked here. If there are any new PhDs in the Rutgers area, please PM me and I'll give you a "special gradcafe" price on the bike as a fellow PhD student. I also have a new (used only once) Kryptonite lock with all original keys and warranty information, as well as a helmet to be packaged if needed.
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