Engineering - Rutgers vs UMass Amherst

TheMan777
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:30:27 +0000

Lotta Rutgers haters… Pretty atypical from instate Jerseyians. I don’t know why we hate our own state school so much…

Yea, I wouldn’t listen to IHateRutgers <----- FYI look for a more unbiased name.

Rutgers Engineering is great will a lot you a great education. I know lots of people from Rutgers. BUT I wouldn’t definitely not pay 15k more for it. UMASS Amherst is an equal caliber school and it will be close to home. The main reason I chose not to attend Rutgers myself is mainly due to the lack of diversity - not racially - but in terms of location, almost every person who attends Rutgers is instate and for those who are not are from around.

I am pretty sure the same can be said for UMASS, but I think I would rather be with a group of people who know where I am coming from, then be in a place where everyone assumes you are from around.

Anyways, I overall agree that you should go to UMASS. Its a great school and will give you the same experience as Rutgers for less the price.