Jerald Florence: is 80,000- for the 4 years living at a dormis 35,000 commuting
Julieta Suleiman: Well, there are a couple of things you bring up to consider:First, an over an hour a day commute is quite hefty. I know it doesn't seem like it now, but once you figure in traffic on Route 18 around New Brunswick (which can get nasty) you're looking at spending 3-4 hours in the car a day. Plus gas is soaring. If you do decide to commute, consider taking NJ-Transit from your local station to the New Brunswick stop - it's very convenient to the campus and might save you some time and money.Second, consider when you'll be taking your classes. It is difficult to get all of your classes back to back on the same campus between the hours of 9 and 3. College is very different from high school, and you'll be limiting yourself on which classes you will be able to take if you're thinking within this time frame. Also factor in commute time. If you don't want to wake up at 7 AM, tak! ing a 9 AM class probably isn't do-able.Third, there are plenty of after hours activities that add a lot to the journalism major. The biggest, most obvious one is writing for the Daily Targum, if you want to get experience on a newspaper while in school. The Daily Targum assignments can be at any time, day or night, weekday or weekend, it's much easier to cover an assignment between classes, or on a weekend when you can just step out of your dorm and go. There are also lots of professional journalism societies aimed at connecting journalism students in SCILS (School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, which Journalism is part of) with many of Rutgers successful alumni (especially those working in NYC - and there are a lot of them.)I understand money is an important factor in any decision - but there are lots of scholarships and financial aid out there, especially to honors students. The honors system at Rutgers is highly selective, and they really take care o! f their own. Journalism is not a bad field for paying back deb! t either, as long as you work hard the first few years after graduation, you're bound to land a well-paying job.As for dorm life, the honors program has special dorm housing on each campus that you can chose to live in if you'd like. I would definitely recommend these dorms since you'll be living with students who put themselves under the same academic pressures as you. Honors students tend to form very strong bonds because they're allowed to stay in the same dorm with the same people for all four years if they'd like (not all do, but there are plenty.) They're a very close knit family and offer a lot of support to each other.There are plenty of other benefits to dorm life - including making close friends much quicker since you see people all the time. You don't have to clean your own bathroom, classes and the dining hall are quick and easy to get to, you're living with other people your own age and really getting the full college experience. It's easier to find study buddi! es and to adjust to college because you see so many people around you doing the same things you are.I know it's a tough decision, I hope you do well on your ACTs and get that scholarship you're hoping for. Even if you don't get it right away, more opportunities for funding appear as you go through school - I'm getting much more scholarship money now than I was my freshmen year. If you still aren't sure, you can always commute for your first semester or year and live on campus (or off campus in an apartment or house) after you've gotten the feel for things. I HIGHLY recommend living on campus freshmen year though, it just makes the transition to college so much easier - its easier to focus on academics while still feeling included and like you have friends.Good luck!...Show more
Glynda Darrin: I am not sure, but don't you have to pay for room and board year by year? So maybe try commuting the first two semesters and if you find it a problem, then live in a dorm. It mig! ht be smart to try to find others and form a carpool.
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