Announcing the first ever Rutgers YouTube Contest!

Experience: Life @ Rutgers....

We want to hear from you want experiencing life at Rutgers is all about. There is much that Rutgers has to offer we want you to share all the possibilities.  Show the judges what it means to Experience: Life @ Rutgers. So have fun and be creative!
Grand Prize Winner gets a Digital Camcorder!

Entries are due by
Noon (Eastern Standard Time) on Monday, February 25th, 2008

How to Enter:

To enter the contest, you must sign in to YouTube, upload your video and join the group "rutgerstransitions". We will review your entry and, if appropriate, post it to the group. After you upload your video to you tube please fill out the submission entry form (make link to it) for the contest and email it to RUtransitions@gmail.com. Again, the deadline to post your video and email the entry form is Noon on Monday, February 25th, 2008.
 
The video can be a maximum of 5 minutes. Please no copyrighted or offensive material. Please refer to the official contest rules.

Prizes:
Grand Prize Winner: Digital Camcorder

Official Contest Rules

Click Here to download a PDF version of the Official Contest Rules (60KB)

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: Why is Rutgers University doing a contest like this?

A: We believe we have a lot of truly talented students at Rutgers. We want you to add your creativity, your ingenuity, and most importantly, your voice to the video.  We want to hear from the students what experience life at Rutgers is all about. 
I want to submit a video to the contest, but am not sure where to begin or how to do it. Where can I learn more about creating a YouTube video?
Check out the information at the following link:
http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/topic.py?topic=10521

Q: How do I submit my clip to the contest?

A: To participate in the contest, you can submit your entry by going to our YouTube group, become a member, and post you clip online.

Q: How many entries can I submit?

A: Each contest participant may submit up to 2 entries.

Q: What’s the deadline to submit something to the contest?

Participants may submit clips up on YouTube or email them to Rutransitions@gmail.com until Monday, February 25th, 2008 at Noon (Eastern Standard Time)

Q: Do I need to include shots of the Rutgers University campus?

A: Not necessarily, but you do need to connect what you create to Rutgers University somehow. Your video needs to make it clear it is about Rutgers in some form or fashion.

Q: I’m still wondering what kind of video I should make. Can you give me some suggestions?

A: The subject of the submission is Experience: Life @ Rutgers.  We want to hear from you want experiencing life at Rutgers is all about.  What does that mean?  There is much that Rutgers has to offer we want you to share what all the possibilities may be.  Show the judges what it means to Experience: Life @ Rutgers.  

Application Form

Click Here to download a PDF version of Application Form (28KB)