Close to everything. Good place to start under grad. the area is not as dangerous as people have been telling me before I come here. Just be aware of what's going around you.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
If you're dorming, you have to have a meal plan for the first year. Go to campus center and change your meal plan setting so that you have less dinning hall swipes and more flex dollars. You can spend flex dollars at STARBUCKS <3, and other places. The dinning hall sucks.
In your second year apply to tutor students in the classes you got nice grades in. It's $10 / hr and if there is no one to tutor, you can just sit there, wait, and get paid anyway.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
If you challenge yourself in highschool and take a couple of honors classes, you will have no problem getting an A here if you do your part. The material is hard but the professors are supportive and have office hours. You can always get help for free at the learning center.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
By simply choosing to be one the quiet floor in my application, I was placed in a perfect spot. Most of the people on my floor don't party or get drunk. As a group we got really close to each other and we learned how to have fun in many different ways. We eat chinese or thai food, play board and video games, watch shows and movies together ... We never get bored.
Here is the set up for the room. Every suit has 3 rooms, 1 bathroom (toilet and bathtub), a living room, a vanity area (2 sinks and a huge mirror).
The lighting in the room is pretty good. You only need a TV and a digital cable to hook it up to the wall, and they have everything else set up. Make sure one of your suit has at least 1 good router. The WIFI in the study lounges is pretty good, but since the building is concrete, it doesn't get to all the rooms. There is a port in the wall were you can connect a cable to your laptop, but wifi is a lot more convenient.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
Dinning halls are okay. There's always something to eat. I wouldn't say that there are many choices though. The kitchen staff is so nice. The downside of the dinning halls in RU Newark is its timing.
Breakfast: 7:30-10:30
Lunch: 11:30-1:30
dinner: 5-8
late night: 9-12 (Not available every day in the week and start 2 weeks after school)
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
Go to the city
Play music or dance and perform
Decorate the floor
read
join religious organizations
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
In-State tuition is so cheap. If you have to pay something on the spot, go argue with them in the financial aid office. My friend was supposed to pay 3000$ last week and when she asked them for support or any additional grants, they gave her 2850$.
Buy all your books online from amazon or half.com. Be open to the idea of renting.
How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?
People blow things out of proportion when it comes to living in Newark. It's not bad at all in my opinion. I obviously would not recommend to any one to walk outside by themselves, or go jogging after sunset by themselves, especially is streets away from university heights. However I do not feel unsafe at all when I walk by myself to work in the morning.
The police is everywhere here. They are in cars, on scooters, on horses. I almost feel like there's more policemen more than students. They offer an escort service if you feel unsafe to walk, bike, or drive by yourself at anytime.
The university also offers a free shuttle to the Newark Penn Station, Inter campus, Shop rite, Walmart, and a couple other stops. This is very convenient.
Close to everything. Good place to start under grad. the area is not as dangerous as people have been telling me before I come here. Just be aware of what's going around you.
If you're dorming, you have to have a meal plan for the first year. Go to campus center and change your meal plan setting so that you have less dinning hall swipes and more flex dollars. You can spend flex dollars at STARBUCKS <3, and other places. The dinning hall sucks. In your second year apply to tutor students in the classes you got nice grades in. It's $10 / hr and if there is no one to tutor, you can just sit there, wait, and get paid anyway.
If you challenge yourself in highschool and take a couple of honors classes, you will have no problem getting an A here if you do your part. The material is hard but the professors are supportive and have office hours. You can always get help for free at the learning center.
By simply choosing to be one the quiet floor in my application, I was placed in a perfect spot. Most of the people on my floor don't party or get drunk. As a group we got really close to each other and we learned how to have fun in many different ways. We eat chinese or thai food, play board and video games, watch shows and movies together ... We never get bored. Here is the set up for the room. Every suit has 3 rooms, 1 bathroom (toilet and bathtub), a living room, a vanity area (2 sinks and a huge mirror). The lighting in the room is pretty good. You only need a TV and a digital cable to hook it up to the wall, and they have everything else set up. Make sure one of your suit has at least 1 good router. The WIFI in the study lounges is pretty good, but since the building is concrete, it doesn't get to all the rooms. There is a port in the wall were you can connect a cable to your laptop, but wifi is a lot more convenient.
Dinning halls are okay. There's always something to eat. I wouldn't say that there are many choices though. The kitchen staff is so nice. The downside of the dinning halls in RU Newark is its timing. Breakfast: 7:30-10:30 Lunch: 11:30-1:30 dinner: 5-8 late night: 9-12 (Not available every day in the week and start 2 weeks after school)
Go to the city Play music or dance and perform Decorate the floor read join religious organizations
In-State tuition is so cheap. If you have to pay something on the spot, go argue with them in the financial aid office. My friend was supposed to pay 3000$ last week and when she asked them for support or any additional grants, they gave her 2850$. Buy all your books online from amazon or half.com. Be open to the idea of renting.
People blow things out of proportion when it comes to living in Newark. It's not bad at all in my opinion. I obviously would not recommend to any one to walk outside by themselves, or go jogging after sunset by themselves, especially is streets away from university heights. However I do not feel unsafe at all when I walk by myself to work in the morning. The police is everywhere here. They are in cars, on scooters, on horses. I almost feel like there's more policemen more than students. They offer an escort service if you feel unsafe to walk, bike, or drive by yourself at anytime. The university also offers a free shuttle to the Newark Penn Station, Inter campus, Shop rite, Walmart, and a couple other stops. This is very convenient.