April 2008
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| WELCOME TO RUTGERS' E-NEWSLETTER FOR ADMITTED STUDENTS! |
| Congratulations on your admission to Rutgers! This is an exciting time in your life, and we believe that the more you know the more comfortable you will feel about the college enrollment process and the important decisions to be made. We want to help by providing you with useful information that will assist you in understanding some of the next steps you need to take. |
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In This Issue...
Open House for Admitted Students
RU Students Impress Gates Foundation
Create Your Rutgers Info Packet
Enrollment Pathway
News Flashes
Housing on Campus
Choosing Your Courses
First-Year Seminars
Gentle Reminder |
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Open House for Admitted Students
Rutgers-New Brunswick will host a special Open House for Admitted Students from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2008. This is a great opportunity for you to talk to current Rutgers students, faculty, and staff members. Check out our outstanding academic and recreational facilities, see our residence and research facilities, and get a taste of campus life. For further information and to register, visit openhouse.rutgers.edu.
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RU Students Impress Gates Foundation
Three Rutgers University students are among 45 graduating seniors nationwide to earn prestigious scholarships from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to pursue graduate studies at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Depending on the student’s program of study, a scholarship’s value could exceed $50,000 annually for one to four years.
Rutgers students received more Gates scholarships this year than students at any public university in the United States.
Rutgers’ 2008 Gates Cambridge Scholars are Michael Hayoun of Margate, N.J., majoring in cell biology and neuroscience and in psychology, with a certificate in behavioral pharmacology; Suzanne Pilaar of Haledon, N.J., majoring in paleoecology and in evolutionary anthropology; and Brian Spatocco of Sewell, N.J., majoring in materials science and engineering.
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Create Your Rutgers Info Packet
Do you still have questions about the academic program(s) you're interested in or have your interests changed since you submitted your application for admission? We make it easy for you to get the details through a feature on our web site that enables you to create your own customized brochure according to your academic and student life interests. Create one now by visiting http://infopacket.admissions.rutgers.edu
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Enrollment Pathway
The Enrollment Pathway is our convenient online guide to help you manage your enrollment including placement testing, academic advising and planning, orientation and course registration, on-campus housing, final transcripts, required immunizations, billing, and more. To access the Enrollment Pathway, you first need to tell us you'll be enrolling at Rutgers by returning your Admission Acknowledgment Form to us by mail or online (ENROLL NOW). Then you can access the Enrollment Pathway by using your RUID number and PIN.
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News Flashes
Students enrolling at Rutgers-New Brunswick for fall 2008 whose critical reading SAT score is 600 and above will be exempt from taking Rutgers' placement test in English.
Rutgers graduate Junot Diaz makes a splash with his first novel featuring many Rutgers locales and details. More...
Football stadium expansion approved. More...
For hundreds of years, many Rutgers graduates have gone on to have a great impact on our state, nation, and the world through their business, scientific, sports, and artistic contributions. Many of their names would not be familiar to the general public, but some recent Rutgers graduates are well known for their success in their chosen fields; here are some of them.
Wireless Internet access to be available to all Rutgers students by September 2008. More...
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Housing On Campus
Rutgers-New Brunswick offers students an exciting array of on-campus housing options that include special interest housing, living/learning environments, suite-style apartments, and so much more. To begin your exploration of the many wonderful housing options at Rutgers-New Brunswick, visit http://admissions.rutgers.edu/16Housing.asp for details that will be helpful before you complete the online Housing Agreement. You'll need to let us know of your intention to enroll at Rutgers by returning your Admission Acknowledgment Form online or by mail before accessing the Housing Agreement.
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Choosing Your Courses
You will be invited by your school of enrollment to a spring orientation/registration program where you will meet your academic adviser and choose your classes for your first semester (which will be a combination of required or core courses, courses in subject areas in which you are interested, and courses in subjects you're interested in exploring). After your first semester, you wil be able to register for classes yourself through Rutgers' convenient online registration system.
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First-Year Seminars
Special one-credit seminars for first-year students are offered by some of the university's top professors (as well as President McCormick). These courses are intended to acquaint students with senior faculty, interdisciplinary study, cutting-edge research, and life at a major research university.
For more information and a sampling of recent seminars, visit here.
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Gentle Reminder
In order to reserve your place in our entering class for fall 2008, remember that you must return your Admission Acknowledgment Form online or by mail by May 1. We cannot guarantee the availability of spaces after this date. To submit your form online, visit Your Rutgers Status. You will need your nine-digit RUID and Rutgers PIN.
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