Sorry I didn't respond sooner. IMO out of the three programs in New Jersey, the program at UMDNJ in Newark seems the best. It certainly doesn't have a big name, and the area is, well, not very desirable to live, but the program is on par with best programs in NYC, Boston, and Phillie, at least in surgical pathology. Variety is incredible, they get all kinds of weird specimen. Research is second to none; one of the attendings has over 300 papers published. I got an impression that CP is not that good, and you need to travel to Hackensack, which can be a pain. The residents are mostly american grads, and they are all excellent and very friendly.