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| 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. Each edition of the Rutgers University E-Newsletter for Parents will provide general resources on college admissions, information specific to Rutgers, and some interesting tidbits that we hope will calm your nerves during this sometimes challenging process. |
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In This Issue...
2010 Application Now Available
New Undergraduate Admissions Website
Create Your Rutgers Info Packet
Campus Visits and New Visitor Center
News Flashes
Class of 2009: 11 Graduates Ready for the Challenges of the Future
The School of Arts and Sciences
What Should My Child Be Doing Now?
Tell Us What You Think
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2010 Application Now Available
Our online application for spring and fall 2010 is now available at http://admissions.rutgers.edu/applying. The priority application dates are October 15 for the spring semester and December 1 for fall first-year students. Please urge your son or daughter to apply early.
The Self-Reported Academic Record (SRAR) is a required part of our 2010 application process and eliminates the need for high schools to send us interim transcripts. Applicants should obtain a copy of their high school transcript from their guidance counselor and use it to complete the SRAR. We recommend that prospective Rutgers students and their parents preview the SRAR. You do not need to create an account or login to preview it--just click on the "Next" button at the top of each page to progress through the preview.
Enrolling first-year students will be required to submit a final official high school transcript in July 2010.
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New Undergraduate Admissions Website
In late spring 2009 we launched our new undergraduate admissions website. It includes a great deal of information about the university, its academic and student life programs, the online application and instructions, as well as a series of videos featuring current Rutgers students and faculty.
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 | Create Your Rutgers Info Packet
We give students and parents the opportunity to create their own information packets about Rutgers. Not only can you customize your packet to your child's academic interests, you also can include extracurricular activities and pictures that might appeal to him or her. You can create an unlimited number of information packets at no cost. Create one now by visiting http://infopacket.admissions.rutgers.edu
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Campus Visits and New Visitor Center
We are pleased to announce the opening of our new Visitor Center on the New Brunswick campus. Our new facility is the hub for admissions tours and features a historic timeline and interactive display.
Campus visits provide excellent opportunities to meet with students and staff members, for getting your questions answered, seeing facilities, and gaining valuable impressions that will be helpful during the college selection process.
Rutgers is popular so we urge you to visit our website as soon as possible and register for a campus tour.
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Annette Gordon-Reed
Simon Gordunov | News Flashes
All parents of Rutgers students are automatically members of the Rutgers Parents Association. To learn more about this organization that will help you stay connected to your child's college experience, visit here.
Rutgers University history professor Annette Gordon-Reed was awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in history for her landmark work, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (W.W. Norton 2008). More
Three Rutgers professors have been recognized by the White House as outstanding early career researchers, the highest honor a beginning scientist or engineer can receive in the United States. More
Senior Simon Gordunov becomes the first Rutgers student-athlete to receive a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. More
Newly-renovated Rutgers-Camden Fitness Center opened in September. More
Four Rutgers faculty members awarded prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships. More
Rutgers-Newark to lead consortium aimed at doubling minority students majoring in science, technology, engineering and math. More
Rutgers faculty were awarded new grants and contracts totalling more than $391 million in the fiscal year that ended in June 2009, which is a new record.
The Department of Nursing at the Rutgers Camden College of Arts and Sciences will accept applications for its inaugural class of first-year students beginning with the fall 2010 semester. At Rutgers-Camden, nursing students are engaged in a curriculum composed of liberal arts and scientific knowledge with an emphasis on research/inquiry skills. More
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Class of 2009: 11 Graduates Ready for the Challenges of the Future
Meet some of our recent graduates who made their marks at the university and demonstrated great potential for the future. More
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 | The School of Arts and Sciences
The School of Arts and Sciences is the core foundation of undergraduate education at Rutgers-New Brunswick. It provides an education of extraordinary breadth and depth with more than 40 departments and 50 centers supporting interdisciplinary scholarship that combines superb teaching with world-class research in an environment of remarkable cultural diversity. More
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What Should My Child Be Doing Now?
Many colleges have application deadlines in November and December, so at this point your senior really needs to:
- finalize the list of schools to which he plans to apply
- compile a list of requirements for each school
- request that his SAT or ACT scores be sent to all the schools to which he's applying
- meet with the teachers he intends to have write recommendation letters
There are schools with application deadlines in January and some as late as March. But keep in mind that whether it is the initial application for admission or a housing application, earlier is always better. If your child is currently a high school sophomore or junior, now would be a good time to:
- Visit college campuses and websites
- Review your child's transcript and emphasize the importance of maintaining strong grades in every year of high school
- Investigate sources of financing your child's education
- Contact your child's guidance counselor or college adviser for suggestions about appropriate colleges and to discuss your child's academic record
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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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