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Post by friday on Jul 14, 2008 2:40:56 GMT -4
The only difference is I'm not going to Oklahoma, and I'm not leaving at the behest of a weasel and some jellyfish.
So I got accepted to Rutgers University, and I'll be moving to Newark next month. I'm alternately excited and terrified; excited about finally going to a legitimate four-year school (even if it's not necessarily for four years) and making a huge advancement toward the rest of my life, and terrified about changing scenes and possibly being in over my head. I mean, I've wanted to move back to the New York area pretty much since I moved to Washington, but I guess it's just hard for me to make a big change in my life. Plus, I'm afraid I might somehow screw this up and find myself right back here.
But nonetheless, I find this really awesome, and hopefully the myriad of unfortunate scenarios that I have playing out in my head don't (all) come true. I'm just glad to be moving back home... sort of.
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Post by WotUNeed on Jul 14, 2008 4:35:15 GMT -4
Congrats! That's great news!
I'm like you in that any sort of major change has me considering all the things that could go wrong and all the reasons why I should just be content in my current situation... but, as I'm sure you know, all of them usually prove to be bunk and change can be good.
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Post by crash46 on Jul 16, 2008 2:21:46 GMT -4
Hope it all goes well for you, Michael.  . |
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Post by Mega248 on Jul 19, 2008 14:24:37 GMT -4
Congrats and good luck! I go to school about an hour and a half from Philly and about three from NYC, so if you ever need someone to go to a show with or something, just let me know.
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Post by a Nick O! on Jul 20, 2008 10:47:52 GMT -4
Hope it all goes well for you, Michael. . |
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Post by krazymack on Jul 24, 2008 22:21:07 GMT -4
Congrats on Rutgers-Newark acceptance and welcome back to the east coast. You wanna trade places? LOL! I'm curious to know as to why you chose the Rutgers-Newark campus instead of the main campus in New Brunswick. If you follow US News rankings, the New Brunswick campus is ranked significantly higher than the Newark campus. I would guess that has to do in terms of graduation rates because there are probably more nontraditional students at Newark as opposed to the campus in New Brunswick. I'm sure the academic rigor would be no different, since it is all the same Rutgers system. Furthermore, Newark can be a rather dicey town. It has a reputation for being dangerous. So like my girls TLC said, "Don't go chasing waterfalls." I was in Newark a few weeks ago and some areas are okay like North Newark, the downtown area where Rutgers-Newark is located and the Ironbound community is pretty safe but other areas can be perceived as rather sketchy. Newark's mayor Cory Booker has been doing a great job with the overall progress city, his predecessor Sharpe James was in office for many terms and left the city to ruin. Ironically, James was found guilty of fraud and will be sentenced to prison on July 29th. www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/04/newark_ex_mayor_sharpe_james_convicted.htmlSo the city has a history of political corruption and crime. Welcome to Newark! I don't mean to be a pessimist, I'm sure you'll be fine. |
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Post by friday on Jul 25, 2008 15:05:27 GMT -4
Thanks for all the support, guys. I'm curious to know as to why you chose the Rutgers-Newark campus instead of the main campus in New Brunswick. If you follow US News rankings, the New Brunswick campus is ranked significantly higher than the Newark campus. I would guess that has to do in terms of graduation rates because there are probably more nontraditional students at Newark as opposed to the campus in New Brunswick. I'm sure the academic rigor would be no different, since it is all the same Rutgers system. Well, I probably would've preferred to go to New Brunswick, seeing as it is the main campus. The thing is, I don't drive and my mom lives in Bergenfield. So if I want to see her, or go into Manhattan, it's a lot easier doing it from Newark than New Brunswick. Plus, I've heard Newark has been on the upswing lately, and I don't think I'd be checking out the outer limits of the city much anyway. I suppose if I get my driver's license and, if I'm lucky, a car within a year of moving, I can revisit the issue, but for now I'm content with where things stand. New Brunswick would've been nice since it is more of a "college town," and in addition to being close enough to New York, it's also relatively close to Philadelphia if I ever wanted to go down there. And I think the tuition rates are slightly less there as well, though I'm not sure. But, the way I see it, the only real difference between Newark and New Brunswick is that one isn't a Division I NCAA school. And it's not like I'm going to the campus in Camden; that's a place I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to live. |
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Post by radical347 on Aug 5, 2008 3:13:37 GMT -4
Congrats! What will you be studying? |
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Post by friday on Aug 5, 2008 15:56:40 GMT -4
Congrats! What will you be studying? Accounting. I figure that's one of the few things a math nut and quasi-OCD case like myself can be good at.  |
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Post by blahblahblah on Aug 5, 2008 21:03:17 GMT -4
Congrats! That's exciting news! |
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