The Ramapo College of New Jersey

Date: Mar 05 2016
Major: Communications (This Major's Salary over time)
RCNJ is what you make of it. When I attended the school, I knew people who loved it, people who absolutely despised it, and everything in-between. The academics are fine, some majors are definitely better than others. I liked the small class sizes - no 400-person lecture halls here. Professors are a mixed bag, though I did have some great classes.

The social life is awful. Some students are nice, but others are arrogant and snooty (though that's probably true for a lot of schools) and the school is very clique-ish. That said, I did make a few lifelong friends in the end. Lots of kids go home on the weekends, and there isn't much to do in Mahwah, NJ. At least NYC (where I live now) is only 25 miles away.

On the upside, the campus is beautiful and the dorms are great, just as nice as you've heard.

I think Ramapo is good and bad - even down to the offices, some (i.e. The Women's Center) are outstanding and some are a joke. I don't regret going here, but I do sometimes wonder "What if?" Prospective students, weigh all of your options carefully and decide for yourself.