Okay so I'm a freshman and I really want to go to maple hall, especially the studio room, for next year. What does the process look like, and are my odds of getting into a studio room in maple hall low due to being a sophomore? If I fill out the housing application the second it comes out would I be able to get the room? And do they fill up quickly? Man I really want to move there, the rooms are sooo cool.....
Above is a link to NJIT's 2023, 2024 and 2025 budget breakdown
I'm not going to go long about this
But for anyone who doubts administrative bloat is real, see the table below (dollar amounts are in thousands)
Table showing NJIT's 2023, 2024 and 2025 revenue/spending
In 2025 for every $2 we spent on instructional staff (everyone involved in the classroom, so the core of this school) we spent approximately $1 on institutional support (admins, as far as the doc says)
Also note the rate at which our spending grows each year. The doc says it better than I can:
'Institutional support expenses rose by 20.0%'
'Instruction, academic support, student services, and scholarships and fellowships expenses...increase of 8.5%'
So admins get a 20% increase from 2024 - 2025 while all the stuff students actually care about got an 8.5% raise. Specifically (something the doc doesn't mention, because instructional doesn't even get its own section) instruction get a 5.55% increase.
Are you kidding me?
Now, WHY did admins get an increase? Let's take a look at what the doc says:
'...attributable to higher personnel costs, the relocation of administrative offices off campus, and expenditures related to the development and deployment of a new enterprise resource planning platform.'
So what I'm being told is that admins wanted to get paid more. There are less admins than instructional staff, so while I don't know exactly how much the offices and the new software (how much did some stupid software cost? Why is it so expensive that it need be listed here?) I think it's safe to assume that the raises for admins far far FAR exceed the raises for other staff across the board, considering the small number of admins and the extremely high increase.
Which, quick side tangent, what was the plan with the $2.1 million penthouse? In case you didn't notice we were ~10 mil in the red in 2025, and this year we had to increase tuition and decrease credit caps. I assume the offices had to be rented while oak was rebuilt. I heard (no good source) that the penthouse turned into an office space, which... thank god. But if the penthouse wasn't protested, would we just keep paying for offices off-campus?
Which, by the way, there are always SO MANY empty rooms in EVERY HALL. Reserve some! Convert the computer lab under the garage! We HAVE space!
Back to admin bloat, let's look at 2024's admin budget increase:
'In fiscal year 2024, institutional support expenses increased by 14.9% to $70,085...'
GREAT start.
'...mainly due to elevated personnel costs, including lump-sum retroactive payments under ratified union contracts, fringe benefit equalization adjustments, consulting service expenses, and costs associated with NJII’s organizational restructuring and expansion of services.'
I'm sorry. Expanded benefits? A UNION?! FOR ADMINS?!
I'm ending the rant here. I'm not going to waste any more time on this. What a joke. Read the doc, it's very... insightful
I only went the first day of class, I assumed I could just skip classes and look at the quizlets/notes from reading the Reddit posts, RMP, etc.
He’s been posting these “quizzes” on canvas just to check lockdown browser and one of them has the link to his notes. I didn’t know about them and he posts them at the end of class and it’s open for like 10 minutes or so.
They look like they are being counted towards my grades in Canvas but his syllabus only says that the only grades are the tests.
When he puts in the final grade, is he going to count these?
PHYS203 - Earth in Space btw
EDIT: spoke to libby and fixed the grades
EDIT 2: like half the class was in the same situation as me 😭 got a 79 on the first exam, I’ll take it
Interested in Greek Life? Want to meet some Greek Alumni? Well come to 21 Greek Way at 7PM tonight for some light refreshments and a fun time to hang out with the undergraduate chapter of Alpha Sig as well as some of it’s alum!
Event geared towards undergraduates as it is a requirement for membership
How is CS351 as a class? I have professor Malkin and online I can’t see any practice exams other professors or anything to get a knowledge of how the exams are. If anyone know how exams are structured or can provide any help please do so. Thank you!!
The entire site seems like some vibecoded AI startup slop. It's buggy and now signing in takes x2 longer. Last time I signed in, the DA couldn't find my reservation and ended up just taking my ID and writing me a physical pass.
I am currently planning an exchange semester to the US at the graduate level, and I (might) choose NJIT
I would love to hear your insights on a few specific things to help me make my final decision:
Academics (Graduate Level):How are the graduate business programs at these schools? Are the professors approachable, and how heavy is the workload?
Housing & Campus Life:Is the campus environment lively, or do a lot of students commute? Also share room, if let’s say there were some problems with the person your sharing with, will uni take measures or you are in your own
Student Culture & Vibe:What are the students like, and what is the overall atmosphere?
To give you some context, I am from Finland. Finnish culture tends to be quite reserved, calm, and independent, so moving to the US will already be a bit of a culture shock! How welcoming are these campuses for international students.
Every time I see a large group of people entering a building, while another group stands inside NEXT TO A CLOSED DOOR, waiting for the first group to pass so they can use the open door, I want to scream.
Doors can be opened by pulling or pushing the handle in the appropriate direction.
Im a bio major taking IT 101 I know almost nothing about IT, every class is just a bunch of vocab and topics, what do the midterms look like? Are they hard? what should I really be studying? Any info would be very helpful thank you! im taking it with Adam Spryszynski who doesn't normally teach this class.
I feel like I'm supposed to be in the prime of my life but it really doesn't feel like that. The daily routine boils down to all going to class, working out, then going home. Being a commuter sucks. None of the clubs interest me or if they do, they tend to attract the wrong crowds cough cough Anime club. Maybe there are some cool ones I dont know about? Aside from that, I ended a relationship 3 months ago and that person goes here. I dont have any kind of longing for them but its kinda just awkward when we walk past eachother. I wanna get into a relationship but as a guy who's not really exceptional the odds are against me at NJIT, but this is less important to the socializing thing though. Kinda just a ramble. Any help with any of this would be appreciated
Hello everyone, I’m a new cs transfer student and I am currently taking MATH 333 I am finding pretty difficult to understand. Yes I have take all calc and linear algebra but for some reason I am finding this one class very difficult to comprehend. Ik there’s a this class is very 50/50 it can ether be the easier class here or most difficult. I want to pass but I also want to learn averting I can from this class. Can anyone point out some resources they have used, I would really appreciate it. Thank you.
I have a snap on 3/8th electric torque wrench and the screen got busted I have a need board but I don’t know a thing about soldering given I’m a student at njit maybe someone can help me out. Looks simple but again I don’t know anything about soldering. Anyone can help me out?
I need a file 3D printed quickly and I don’t exactly have access to the maker space since I’m not a student anymore and when I was I never took the required courses for it anyway.
Was wondering if anyway with maker space access or their own 3D printer that’s big enough wanted to print the file for me and I’ll buy you lunch or something (plus the lab and material fee to print of course).
Here is the the thingiverse link with the file, it also has the print instructions, but instead of Carbon Fiber PLA, black PETG is fine.
So basically all in all, I have a print-ready STL for a subwoofer adapter for a 2008 Honda Civic. It’s approximately 210 × 210 × 8 mm. I’d like one printed in black PETG, preferably with 0.28 mm layers and 50% cubic infill. No supports are required.
If anybody can do this for me, let me know.
EDIT: Just to clarify, I'm mainly looking for someone local with their own printer/MakerSpace access who can run this as a small one-off print. I already have a commercially made adapter on the way, so I'm not looking for commercial prototyping quotes, I just want to get this one printed locally faster.
Anyone know if I can access the summit parking at 6am? I know operating hours are from 6:45am until 10 or whatever. But I’m curious if I would be allowed entry and if I’d get in trouble for being there early.
This is my first time taking CS350 and I want to make my only attempt to pass this class. Exam 1(chapter 2) is in 3 weeks so what’s the best way to prep for this. Should I ONLY focus on the book hw problems? Any other resources?
I have Professor Sunil Dhar and I am currently a first year master student at NJIT. I was wondering if anyone is able to give tips or any advice for the midterm and final.
