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Rutgers is like its own self-sufficient world. It has five campuses, on-campus dining, various student organizations that provide entertainment—there’s really never a reason to leave campus. However, when midterms and finals roll around, and students want to tear out their eyes, there are means of escaping from the New Brunswick and Piscataway campuses into the “real world.” The College Avenue campus is typically referred to as the city campus. You can walk downtown to a local Rite Aid to buy shampoo or candy. However, the other campuses do not have this luxury, since they are enclosed. Students on these campuses sometimes feel trapped, especially on the weekends when buses run less frequently. If a student wants a life outside Rutgers, they must take a bus over to College Avenue and start from there.

From College Avenue, you can go to the Stress Factory, Starbucks, dollar stores, and CH Martin discount store. There are also many four-star restaurants for students to stare at while eating items from the dollar menus. Many cute shops occupy downtown New Brunswick, as well as date spots such as Thomas Sweets and Sanctuary. One of the best and most unique aspects of Rutgers is how versatile the atmosphere is. Depending on the campus, you can have a country college experience, as well as a city one. You can take care of farm animals and dance at a club at night. A 10-minute bus ride can take you from cows to high-rise buildings, without ever leaving Rutgers University.

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dmendes

Psychology '14

3.8

B+

New Brunswick

Rutgers has 5 campuses in the New Brunswick area. The central campus located in the heart of New Brunswick (college ave) features many different types of restaurants, bars and lounges (great night life) however a little distracting after hours. There are many gyms, 2 on college ave and one on all other campuses and a park. There are some crime alerts in the downtown New Brunswick area.

Apr 19, 2012

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NotAFutureAcademic

Human Resources '12

0.0

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Trashy

No Funswick is a trashy, "not college town." Go to Princeton you'll find cafes, bookstores, nice bars. Go to NB and you'll find pawn shops, bodegas and $2.50 PBR dive.

Apr 14, 2012

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samirray90

Exercise Physiology '12

4.6

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Plenty to Offer

New Brunswick had been known as the city of health care in New Jersey. The city is within 45 minutes from New York and more than an hour from Philadelphia. There is great diversity in the student body. There are local bars and fraternity houses, where parties are often held. Grease trucks have been really popular here for a long time, and variety of food is offered. Rutgers has its own bus transit to accomdate students and residents in the area to all four of the campuses. There is always something going on on campus.

Apr 06, 2012

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