Rutgers Preparatory School | 1,873 followers on LinkedIn. Severa Res Est Verum Gaudium - "Hard Work is True Joy" | Rutgers Preparatory School is New Jersey's FIRST independent school. A PK-12 co-ed independent day school, Rutgers Prep is large enough to offer a wide range of challenging college prep programs and valuable leadership opportunities in a modern, real world setting – yet since 1766 RPS has been small enough for students to be known, nurtured and involved.