The Honors College of Rutgers - New Brunswick — Local services in New Brunswick

Admission to the Honors College is not determined by academic standing, SAT/ACT scores, or extracurriculars/community service. Instead, out-of-state applicants are highly favored over over in-state applicants, as are those who check certain boxes pertaining to specific, non-academic-related criteria that I won’t list here (visit the college and see for yourself.) All very predicktable, but nonetheless a big fat shame for the kids who deserve to be in the program but are denied admission because RU is attempting to align itself with the Ivies when, in fact, it’s just a big state school in a high-crime location with dilapidated dorms and grotesquely overpaid...

rewrite: My daughter is very happy with it (Honors College). It is challenging but worth it.

My daughter is thoroughly enjoying her experience in the Honors College. Although it presents challenges, she finds it rewarding and worthwhile. The rigorous academic environment and exclusive opportunities seem to be aligning well with her goals and...

The education SUCKED and I wouldn't trust anyone who went to the honors college! But people see how "nice" the college looks and make their decisions based on that, or perhaps make the mistake of saying this is a "good" college because it's a large...