<p>You could certainly go the route of Rutgers/transfer - but personally, I think starting a university with the idea of an immediate transfer sounds like a hassle (as you know, the application process is time consuming) and a bit of a risk. Most universities don’t take as many transfer students as they do first year students - what if you don’t get in to the school of your choice? Would you be happy staying another year, at least, at Rutgers? </p>
<p>How about taking a year off, and reapplying in the fall for academic year 2014/2015? Universities won’t penalize you for a ‘gap year,’ especially if you do something interesting/personally enriching in the meantime (travel, volunteering, etc.)</p>