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March 2007 |
| WELCOME TO RUTGERS' E-NEWSLETTER FOR PARENTS! |
| The college search and application process is an exciting time for both students and parents, and the more information you have the more comfortable you will feel about the process and the important decisions to be made. We want to help by supplying useful information that will enable you to provide your child with the best guidance and support. |
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In This Issue...
Billing and Payment Plans
Financial Aid Deadline
Campus Safety
News Flashes
Health Services and Immunizations
On-Campus Housing
Tell Us What You Think
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Billing and Payment Pans
Unless you take advantage of Rutgers' partial payment options, payment is due twice a year before the start of each semester (due dates appear on bills). The university has not yet established costs for 2007-2008, but costs for 2006-2007 may be a helpful guide.
The university offers a number of convenient partial payment plans to help students and parents meet educational costs as conveniently as possible. Instructions for enrolling in these plans are included with term bills, and more information about them is available at studentabc.rutgers.edu. Payment plan options include an annual plan (monthly payments for 10 months beginning on June 1 and ending on March 1) and a three-payment term plan.
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Financial Aid Deadline
Students entering Rutgers this coming fall who want to be considered for need-based financial aid should have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the priority filing date of March 15, 2007. However, you can still submit your FAFSA after the priority date. The FAFSA is the single application for all types of federal, state, and university financial aid programs. Before completing the FAFSA, you will need to establish your federal PIN at pin.ed.gov (students and parents must each apply for a federal PIN). The FAFSA can be submitted online at fafsa.ed.gov.
For information about New Jersey's premier student loan program offered through the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA), NJCLASS, which provides low-interest educational loans to parents and students, visit hesaa.org where you can also apply for an NJCLASS loan online.
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Campus Safety
Rutgers maintains a comprehensive public safety program, including a professional, commissioned police department on duty 24 hours a day. Security staff members do their part to promote a watchful, secure campus atmosphere. Additionally, Rutgers Emergency Services provides a variety of services, including fire safety and medical assistance. More information, including Safety Matters, a publication providing safety statistics, is available online at publicsafety.rutgers.edu.
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News Flashes
The Royal Swedish Academy will award the $500,000 2007 Crafoord Prize (biology's equivalent to the Nobel Prize) to Rutgers-New Brunswick anthropology professor Robert Trivers for his pioneering work in the fundamental analysis of social evolution, conflict, and cooperation.
A team of Rutgers-New Brunswick undergraduates has won the Greater New York regional competition of the Association for Computing Machinery's international collegiate programming contest, beating schools such as Princeton, Columbia, and Cornell. The first-place Rutgers team will head to Tokyo in April for the world finals.
Students enrolling at Rutgers-New Brunswick for fall 2007 whose critical reading SAT score is 600 and above will be exempt from taking Rutgers' English placement test.
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Health Services and Immunizations
At Rutgers University Health Services, keeping students healthy and in school is the number one goal! Our nationally accredited health centers, board-certified physicians, skilled clinical staff, and health educators will help students stay healthy. Students are treated to restore their health when injured, ill or stressed, and provided with education and prevention to help them maintain their health throughout their years at Rutgers. For details about our many health services, visit http://health.rutgers.edu/.
All students are required to provide by July 30 a pre-entrance immunization record confirming that they have received all required immunizations. Per New Jersey state law, students residing on campus must be inoculated against meningitis before they can obtain their room key. If unable to obtain the meningitis vaccination from their personal health care provider, students can register for an on-campus vaccination. Dates, times, and locations will be available on the Enrollment Pathway, our convenient online guide that helps incoming students complete the various steps to enrollment, in late spring.
The pre-entrance immunization record and related information is available for downloading through the Enrollment Pathway and at the Rutgers health Services web site at http://health.rutgers.edu/.
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On-Campus Housing
Students planning to live on campus will find a number of exciting options to choose from including first-year residences, living-learning centers, and special-interest housing. Students who have indicated their intention to enroll by returning their Admission Acknowledgment Form and deposit can access the housing agreement through the Enrollment Pathway.
For information about housing options, visit http://admissions.rutgers.edu/16Housing.asp#3.
For descriptions of residences, virtual tours, a list of what to bring to campus and what is provided, and other important information about on-campus housing, visit housing.rutgers.edu.
RU-tv was recently named the 2006 "Best Student-Run Campus Television Network by MTVU, MTV's 24-hour college network. Rutgers students involved in RU-tv have a special housing option that exemplifies the kind of living-learning communities available to our students. For more information, click here.
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Tell Us What You Think
We have created this newsletter for you. Our hope is that it not only alleviates some of your concerns, but also that it gives you the confidence to guide your child through this complex and critical process. We have included content that we believe you will find helpful, but we'd like to hear from you for this to be an effective tool. Please email parentsnewsletter@ugadm.rutgers.edu with your comments, questions or suggestions for future articles.
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