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I started my college career at a community college before transferring to Rutgers to get my bachelors. This was right during the height of COVID and the college did a really good job of making the switch to hybrid/fully online lessons. I was a full time student and full time employee but was able to make Dean's list every semester and graduated with honors. Most professors were extremely flexible with me and the scheduling was not as bad as I expected. My only and biggest critic is of the campus... Read More itself. The infrastructure is old. We were sitting in desks that were too small, most broken, little to no AC. Knowing what Rutgers main campus looks like, it was clear were all the funding was going and it did feel extremely disheartening.

Rowan Universitys graduate music composition department offers an immense amount of interaction between students and faculty. Students have the privilege of working one on one with professors who are currently on the cutting edge of research and performance. Rowans music department offers state of the art computers and musical software, as well as an enormous recording studio. Rowan is fully equipped with its own concert hall and immerse pipe organ as well as a smaller recital hall. My university... Read More is also welcoming and possesses a diverse student population. Previously this semester while attending class I was a victim of bullying and intimidation. This behavior was not allowed by the faculty and swiftly reprimanded . Rowan posses an office of Social Justice, Inclusion, and Conflict Resolution. I am a minority within my department because I am a woman of African heritage who is also a symphonic composer and conductor. I am member of the LGBTQ community, and i represent a spiritual minority as a folkloric musician. I feel safe at Rowan University to share my unique music and creative vision as a graduate composer. Here at this institution our differences are celebrated, and we are safe both inside and outside.

I am enrolled in the MFA program in Creative Writing at Rutgers-Camden and it has exceeded my reputation. The campus itself is small and urban, on the margins of Philadelphia, but it's a vibrant gem full of cultural activity with a commitment to serving its community. My studies focus on poetry writing, and I have found Camden to be a welcoming and comfortable home for that literary art. Walt Whitman is buried in Camden and a statue of him is outside the student center, and I take workshops lead... Read More by poets at the top of their generation who have won major awards. One of the wonderful things is that many of my professors have a prior relationship to the campus or the local area, and t his is rare. Although Rutgers features elite faculty, the Camden campus is very small and so there is a sense of intimacy that I know does not exist in larger MFA programs in that almost all faculty and students know each other. The Writer's House, a renovated 18th century property, provides a central hub for literary activity as well as a suitable place to hold class and discuss literary issues. I cannot recommend the program enough.

I attended and graduated law school from Rutgers University in Camden in 2010. Around the time I was a student, Rutgers-Camden started utilizing alternative metrics for purposes of accepting students. In other words, instead of using a student's LSAT score and GPA as a primary factor for determining acceptance, Rutgers would also use students' GMAT score in lieu of their LSAT. This gave opportunities to students to matriculate in law school, who may not otherwise be able to do so based on their LSAT.... Read More It was the only law school that I was aware of that was doing this. I am not sure if Rutgers-Camden is still doing this. At the time I was a student, Rutgers-Camden was ranked around 80th nationally. After I graduated, and during the economic recession, Rutgers-Camden's ranking dropped significantly. However, since then, Rutgers-Camden has merged with Rutgers-Newark becoming one centralized law school under one umbrella, and their rankings have improved dramatically. Prior to the merge, Rutgers-Camden law school and Rutgers-Newark law school were completely autonomous from one another, and treated as if they were two completely separate schools, although they shared the same Rutgers name. In terms of the campus, they had spent millions of dollars in renovations, building a new building for the new school when I was a student. I still get literature about the school in the mail, and they seem to be making positive moves garnering positive headlines. Overall, I would recommend Rutgers to anyone looking to go to law school in NJ.

Rutgers University is an amazing school. I attribute many of my successes as an educator to the education I received at this university. The professors had a wealth of knowledge and passion for the content areas they taught. Not only did they provide me with the information I needed to be a teacher, they also modeled and exhibited the character traits associated with being a highly effective educator. I continue to keep in contact with my professors and administrators in the program. They continue... Read More to extend their advice and help any time I reach out. I would highly recommend this university to anyone interested in building positive rapports, learning beyond expectations, feeling challenged, finding success, and having the needed support to develop professionally and reach your goals.

My graduate program needs more Black and Hispanic males. In addition, I am completing the requirements for certificate in Violence Against Women and Children. Both the name and curriculum are not inclusive of the violence experience by men and by people who identify themselves as being LGBTQ. In contrast, this program has a impeccable reputation for producing social movement leaders. In addition, there are high-caliber researchers and practitioners who serves as impromptu mentors. Upon graduation,... Read More I look forward to being connected with the large Rutgers University alumni network!

Rutgers University in Camden has a great campus connection for students and faculty. The campus is small enough to closely get connected with students in your major and professors in your department of study. I became very friendly with most of the faculty and leadership in my department. I also as a transfer student enjoyed many courses in my major with a small core group students. My experience at Rutgers University in Camden was extremely positive and life changing. I would strongly recommend... Read More Rutgers University Camden Campus as a excellent University for any student.