On a positive note ... Rutgers

[Mike_J]

Originally Posted by DefiantNJ

News to me and my son's peers who are now in middle school. This college clearly has no name recognition as I had to Google what it stands for.

But the common knowledge in my world is that Rutgers is the best public Liberal Arts/big Research university. NJIT is excellent for STEM, mainly engineering... Montclair state seems to be the second or third best...

Not news to my nieces and nephews who are currently attending Northern Highlands and Rumson/Fair Haven high schools. However, unless you are attending Princeton, Yale, MIT or Stanford, does it really matter? From what my highly educated siblings tell me, the answer is no.

[FromGA]

Originally Posted by Mike_J

Not news to my nieces and nephews who are currently attending Northern Highlands and Rumson/Fair Haven high schools. However, unless you are attending Princeton, Yale, MIT or Stanford, does it really matter? From what my highly educated siblings tell me, the answer is no.

To an extent, I feel the educational clubs available on campus, the faculty you could work with, etc make a difference depending on what challenges one wants to take on in life, or their future life plans. One should always attempt to go to the best school that fits their personal profile, at the lowest reasonable cost.