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Category: Housing

Feeling Homesick? Do not Fear! The Wizard of Homeward Advice is Here!
Whether you live down the road, or are coming from 3,000 miles away, shipping off to college can be a tough process for any student. Living in a new environment, leaving the comforts of home, and having to make new friends is all part of the collegiate experience. For some …
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Dorm Haul
Dorm shopping is one of the most exciting things to do during the summer before college! As Target and Bed, Bath, and Beyond start to advertise their dorm supplies I find myself growing more and more excited for the start of the school year. It all feels like it can't …

My Rutgers Family
I've always been told that the transition from high school to college would be a tough one. For the first time in my life, I would be living on my own with new people. More importantly, I would face the struggle of not seeing my family everyday. From the outside …
Moving In (or, alternatively, I’m an Emotional Mess and It’s OK)
Warning: Experience may vary. Not as humorous as desired, but important (?) For quite a few students, yesterday was their move-in day, myself included. It was hectic. A little emotional. Draining. For someone like me, who's never been alone far from home for longer than a week, a year away …
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Thoughts on Moving In
Yes, my clothes are color-coordinated, thank you very much. Yesterday marked the beginning of my first four years at Rutgers. Because I'm in the Honors Program, I got to move in early and stay in a special hall with other Honors students. In reality, we have a reserved floor in one …
Roommates
So you've applied and been accepted to Rutgers University. Congratulations! You got into college! You've finished filling out all the applications, answering the same questions over and over again, writing essays, and constantly refreshing your computer screen to see if you had gotten in. That's all history now, but what's …

Dorm Goals? A (mostly) Complete Guide to Moving in For the Fall
Time to try and defeat procrastination once again! Follow this guide in a timely manner to avoid stress!
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Classes Start in Less Than a Month! RU Ready???
As a transfer student myself, I am still trying to navigate the transition from a small community college to an enormous university. It’s almost the same feel as attending college for the first time. From what I’ve learned and experienced so far both from Rutgers and having attended college, here’s …

BEST is the Best
Joining the Health and Medicine Living Learning Community is the BEST decision of my life (not sorry for the pun)! Not only do you get to live in B.E.S.T (Busch Engineering Science and Technology) hall, you get to live with a diverse group of people who also have the same …
New School Tips!
Hello to Rutgers with a big shout out to the Class of 2020! I am an incoming freshman and my name is Maria! I will be covering everything Rutgers from access to clubs and resources to my monthly favorites and dorm necessities. We all as freshman are either scared, or …