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I recently got my associates from a technical college in Charleston, SC. I have decided that I want a change of scenery and want to move to NJ. I will be moving in August. I have applied to Rutgers University and if I don't get accepted I am more than willing to go into another community college until they do accept me. My questions are:
What area to look for that is close to Rutgers Newark or New Brunswick?
What price range I should expect for any apartments?
What will approximately be the travel time to NYC?
I have done some research, but I still feel quite unprepared. Any input greatly appreciated.
For the nicer apartments you can expect to pay $1000/mo. Check out South Brunswick, East Brunswick, Old Bridge - travel time to NYC from these areas will be about 45 mins without traffic issues.
Interesting - I've lived in NJ my whole life - we're probably moving to SC next year!
Wow, a lot of people in NJ are dying to move to NC!! Rutgers is a good college in a fun college town - just watch out for some sections of town - they pushed all the poor people out to make room for the "revitalization".
Highland Park is a nice place to live - right over the bridge -
If you dont get into Rutgers you can go to Middlesex County College - then you can live in Edison which has affordable aparments.
Wow, a lot of people in NJ are dying to move to NC!! Rutgers is a good college in a fun college town - just watch out for some sections of town - they pushed all the poor people out to make room for the "revitalization".
Highland Park is a nice place to live - right over the bridge -
If you dont get into Rutgers you can go to Middlesex County College - then you can live in Edison which has affordable aparments.
For the nicer apartments you can expect to pay $1000/mo. Check out South Brunswick, East Brunswick, Old Bridge - travel time to NYC from these areas will be about 45 mins without traffic issues.
Interesting - I've lived in NJ my whole life - we're probably moving to SC next year!
New Brunswick is the hometown of Rutgers. The town has gone through such a 'revitalization', that I's imagine the rent to be higher now. Highland Park IS nice. You might like it, coming from SC. It's has a nice, neighborhood feel, where as New Brunswick is a bit more grimey & urban. Middlesex Community college is a good community college, I believe. Good luck in getting into Rutgers... it's a BIG school. Did you get to tour the school? Wait until you get on the buses between campuses
There are a number of places around Rutgers that are solid residential and comfortable places to stay. New Brunswick is also right on the train line, so you can live south along the line and easily commute to campus. Also using rail, you have easy access to NYC (about 1/2 hour).
Rutgers is a fine school, but why are you focused on going there? ....particular major? As with taxes and general cost of living, Rutgers tuition is high for a public school (I believe NJ public colleges have the highest tuition in the nation). For that reason, I did my undergrad in SC (Clemson) and paid less than it would have cost to go to RU.
Of all the places to escape SC, why NJ?
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Any input greatly appreciated.
