Rutgers Freshman Dorms

Rhetorical13
Thu, 12 Feb 2015 02:03:23 +0000

I’m a senior now in engineering. My experience has been amazing. I lived on Busch for two years and then off campus for two. Living on campus is definitely great when you first enter college. Lots of people to meet, much less responsibilities associated with living on your own. You learn how to deal with a roommate and start to develop time management skills (if you don’t have them already). It’s definitely the way to go as a freshman. I eventually moved off campus to save money and that has also been a great experience as well. Getting to deal with some of the real life issues like cooking for yourself, dealing with landlords, adhering to the laws and regulations of a city, and such while still having the support of my parents has definitely helped me mature and gotten me ready for the real world after college. It definitely has its downsides, but I’m happy I did it. I know people who lived on campus all four years and also enjoyed it, so you can’t go wrong.

Specific to Rutgers, living on campus gives you so many opportunities. If you don’t like the feel of a big college, you can stick to the people mostly within your dorm or campus, but if you really want to meet a ton of people, you have access to five campuses all with distinct vibes. You can go to club meetings late at night and still feel safe coming home. The dining halls are all pretty solid and its swipe once for all you can eat, no need to worry about paying for specific items like other colleges. The meal plans are definitely more expensive than cooking for yourself, but the convenience is definitely something to be considered and the rates are comparable to or better than other colleges. Obviously proximity to classes also helps, being able to roll out of bed in your pajamas for an 8:40am big lecture class makes life a lot easier!