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Rutgers Holding Open House Saturday
All prospective students, including transfers and adults, welcome
Rutgers-Newark will be holding an open house Saturday, April 13 from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm for prospective students, including college-bound high school students, transfers and older adults. The open house includes all undergraduate disciplines at Rutgers-Newark, ranging from the arts, social sciences, humanities, the sciences, nursing, public affairs, criminal justice, or business.
A full schedule of activities and online registration is available here.
Representatives from the university’s undergraduate academic departments and schools will be on hand to answer questions one-on-one and will present information sessions. Prospective students and their families also will be able to get information on financial aid, the admissions process, housing on campus, student life, campus services, and other vital information. The day’s activities include walking tours of the campus’s academic buildings, laboratories, student center, recreational facilities, and residence halls. The annual Spring Fling carnival, also held on campus on April 13, will offer a fun look at campus life, including games, music and a barbecue.
The all-campus open house will include: the Newark College of Arts and Sciences, University College-Newark, the Rutgers College of Nursing, the Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick, the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, and the Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration.
Check-in for prospective undergraduates and transfer students begins at 9 am on University Avenue, at the Rutgers-Newark arch, just past the intersection of University Avenue and Bleeker Street.
Free parking will be available in Parking Deck 1, 200 University Ave.; the campus can also be reached by New Jersey Transit buses and trains, the PATH train and Amtrak from New York City, and by the Newark Light Rail. Campus maps, mass transit information and driving directions to the campus are available here
For more information, contact Carrie Livingston, Admissions via email or by calling 973-353-5205.
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