N.J. Governor Wants to Merge Thomas Edison Into Rutgers

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I am not sure how I feel about this. Yes Rutgers has a good brand name in the rest of the country, but I don't want to have to pay Rutgers prices. In NJ TESC is very affordable, Rutgers is expensive. I hope to be finished with my degree requirements by the end of May I will not delay this for the Rutgers name. I only have 9 credits in residence at TESC I would be very upset if Rutgers came along and said I needed more credits in residence to get my degree.

On the other hand nothing happens fast in NJ. I would be really surprised if this gets done in less than a year.

Lindagerr,

:iagree: I feel the same. I think this would be a huge change for current enrolled students. Those of us with FEMA, Aleks, Straighterline (other creative) credits would probably not fair well. Also I'm sure if they allow CLEP/Dantes credits there is a minimum. Rutgers is about money more than anything else. I have two elder brothers who are Rutgers grads/my sister graduated from Douglass. I am now more determined to bang out the remaining dantes/clep exams. So hopefully if all goes as planned my last class with TESC will be the May semester with graduation in September.

I also agree this will take at the very minimum to the end of year. Maybe go into effect (if at all) by January 2011.Also if most credits were earned through testing Im not sure how rutgers will view entering their graduate program. Might fare better at Kean. I was actually on the fence on entering TESC's grad program...well that decision has been squashed.

Happy Wednesday!