How hard is it to get into Rutgers University?

I took this directly from the Princeton Review website:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey—New Brunswick

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Visiting And Contact Information

65 Davidson Road

Piscataway, NJ 08854–8097

United States

Phone: 732–932-4636

Fax: 732–445-0237

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Freshman Academic Profile
Admissions Selectivity Rating: 87
SAT:
% Submitting Score: 99%
Critical Reading Middle 50%: 530 – 630
Math Middle 50%: 560 – 680
Writing Middle 50%: 540 – 640
ACT:
% Submitting Score: 1%
Students in Top Tenth of HS Class: 38%
Students in Top Quarter of HS Class: 44%
Students in Top Half of HS Class: 17%
Students in Bottom Half of HS Class: 1%
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Freshman Acceptance & Retention
Total applicants: 29,547
Total applicants who are accepted: 16,478
Total of accepted students who enroll: 5,835
% of students who return for their sophomore year: 91%
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Application Process
Application Fee: $65.00
Application Fee Waiver Available: Yes
Regular Notification Date: 03/01
Transfer Students Accepted: Yes
TOEFL required for non-native English speakers: Yes
Admission for Non-Fall Terms: Yes
Deferred Admission: No
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Freshman Admissions Factors
Academic Criteria Importance
Rigor of Secondary School Record: Very important
Class Rank: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Standardized Test Scores: Very important
Application Essay: Considered
Recommendation(s): Considered

Non-Academic Criteria Importance
Interview: Considered
Extracurricular Activities: Considered
Talent / Ability: Considered
Character / Personal Qualities: Not Considered
First Generation: Considered
Alumni/ AE Relation: Not Considered
Geographical Residence: Considered
State Residency: Considered
Religious Affiliation / Commitment: Not Considered
Racial / Ethnic Status: Considered
Volunteer Work: Considered
Work Experience: Considered
Level of applicant’s interest: Not Considered
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Freshman Academic Requirements
High School Completion: High school diploma required GED is accepted
Academic Units Required:
Total Academic Units: 16
English: 4
Mathematics: 3
Science: 2
Foreign Language: 2
Academic Electives: 5
Academic Units Recommended:
Mathematics: 4
Foreign Language: 2
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Assuming they have a decent security system, fairly difficult without keys or a friend with an ID card. :P

go to CMU!! (PA, not MI)

Sounds like you’re going to need the SAT, not the ACT for Rutgers. And you will need to work your fanny off in community college and get a 4.0. Colleges recognize that students may “blossom” academically once out of high school.

See if your community college has an articulation agreement with Rutgers. That is, an agreement that they will automatically accept anyone who graduates from your cc with a certain GPA. Most community colleges in NJ have such an agreement with Rutgers. There should be an office in your community college that deals with transfer issues and can help you. Good luck!

It will also depend on how competetive the program for the specific major you want might be… Rutgers has so many different campuses and programs. You don’t mention major/career goals… why exactly do you specifically want to go to Rutgers?

21 years ago, I got my AA cum laude at Ocean County College, and I didn’t get into the Speech and Hearing program at Rutgers, but I did get into the program at Trenton State (now The College of New Jersey); which, in hindsight, worked out far better for me.

If you don’t know what you want to major in just yet, stay at BCC (I work in Burlington County), take electives that pique your interest, develop your study skills and communication skills, and get the best best grades you can. Once you do have your Associates Degree, you goals may be different.

Good Luck!

I’m pretty sure Rutgers must accept any credits from a NJ community college. The compromise is that they rarely ever accept credits from any schools outside of NJ.

What county are you in? County College of Morris is one of the best community colleges in the country, if you need a little “pre-game” before Rutgers.

Generally universities require higher GPA and standards for those transferring in after one year at a community college and lower their standards for those completing two years in a community college. I went to the University of Georgia after two years. I wouldn’t have had any trouble getting in after one, but I liked where I was. There were a lot of people where I was that did have trouble with their one year plan because their GPA wasn’t high enough. In addition, the college was accepting more people transferring in as juniors than as sophomores. The requirements as far as GPA for people transferring in after one year were significantly higher than those transferring in after two. I would suggest, with what you’ve told us, that you might want to wait until you’ve completed two years and can access the lower end of the requirements.

Entering sophomore year for me was 30 semester hours while entering junior year meant 60 semester hours. Not sure if you’re on semesters or quarters up there, but its not the time, its the hours.

Rutgers is “moderately selective.” It’s not Harvard, but then again, they don’t take just anyone with a pulse and a credit card. Your grades from the community college will be critically important. College credits are a much better predictor of how you will do in college than high school credits. If you’ve got A’s in the courses there, fine. If you’re pulling C’s though, kiss Rutgers goodbye.

As a current student at Rutgers that did transfer from a community college after a year, i had a 3.6 at my community college, i had 1150/1600, they dont care about the writing section on my Sats,3.4 gpa in H.S, they didn’t accept me, so did a year at a community college and they did, they do look at your highschool record if you transfer before 60 credits. My recomendation, do two years there because you will save a ton of money, believe me i wished i did two years, and then decide. Rutgers is not for everyone, its very big and your given a 10 digit number to identify you,So do your best and see what happens, i would recomend a smaller college, i wish i went to a smaller school, more personalized attention.