Rutgers University-New Brunswick Top Questions

I believe the worst thing about the school is the disconnect between the way faculty perceives students' lives and the way students actually live their lives.

As the school itself is rather large, first-year classes are have hundreds of students in them.

The worst thing about my school is the way things are relayed to the students and faculty because the school takes a while to do it and they don't always make sure that everyone gets this information.

The size of the student body is definitely an unfavorable factor when it comes to Rutgers University. The large population really prevents students from getting the attention they need from proffessors.

The worst thing about this school is how large it is. It may be a bit too big for some students.

Two things I do not like about Rutgers is the size of Rutgers and its busses, and the the lack of events that were offered this year. Rutgers is a huge campus and sometimes getting from one campus to another is very time consuming. The bus system is not the greatest, and sometimes you feel as if you are on the other side of the world when you go to a different campus. Also, something that irked me was the lack of concerts held by Rutgers. I expected to see live music and have fun, but I was left disappointed.

Parking.

The worst thing about the school is the bureaucratic nature of the school. You need to go through a lot of rules and regulations so anyone who does not actively seek out the requirements for degrees and whatnot can be severely punished which is why the term "RU Screw" is used regularly. Also the commuting time between campuses can be a hassle if you're in a rush but that's just the inherent nature of a school that has 40,000+ students.

If you aren't used to living in a "city," New Brunswick is a bit crowded and full of aggressive drivers.

Many of the classes were too large.

Parking and commuting are often the worst qualities about this university. The university public safety issues tickets to students who do not have valid parking permit or park off campus in New Brunswick during weekends and off-peak hours. During inclement weather, there is intense traffic congestion on the highway for cars and the university bus shuttles. Course registration can be troublesome for both undergraduate and graduate students. Often, students have to be put on the waiting list to recieve a special permission number by the professor.

I would consider my school to be the best thing that has ever happened to me but I can't. As much as I love my school for the education, location and numerous opportunities that it provides I must say that I hate it for how expensive it is, especially for an out-of-state student like myself. Even though my full time single father covers all of my tution I still do not think it is fair for anyone to have to pay as much as college students have to to be successful.

The size of Rutgers would be what I consider the worst. It is a pain when your classes on on different campuses so you have to make note of travel time when you pick classes.

i consider the size per faculty as the worst thing. I dont mean in the classroom, i mean within the career services centers. There are so many students but minimal career services faculty.

There is no personal attention paid to students attempting to determine their career path. I received no academic advising throughout my four years at Rutgers, and the only person who took an interest in helping me to find my career and my major was a professor I had in my sophomore year. Very little personal attention given.

The worst thing about Rutgers would have to be the transporation. Due to the four different campuses i was forced to catch buses back and forth to get to class. Many times the buses would take a long time to arrive, especially when the weather got bad.

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The worst thing for me during my first semester was the size of the campus. It can be overwhelmingly big to newcomers.

The classes are way too big.

The microwaves are sometimes broken. Sucks for a commuter like me!