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07 April 2017
Great shchool but at a horrible location. Driving in winter is tough.
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06 April 2017
Best times of my life were had here while also giving me the opportunities to get into my dream job and more right after college. RPI is what you make of it.
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19 December 2016
Graduated in 1992 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. With RPI it's all about getting your expectations straight. RPI is an extremely competitive and effective engineering college. All other majors are a side project and you would be better served to seek a different college. As for engineering programs, there are none better. Engineering graduates have probably the best education money can buy, but it does not come cheap and it does not come easy. The program is extraordinarily difficult. Many drop out or switch majors to the backup "Business Management" curriculum. Most who do manage to stick with the program live on the verge of constant nervous breakdown. I observed rampant cheating, almost exclusively among the frat kids, who maintain archives of homework, tests, and related materials that are frequently recycled by professors. I'm not saying that most frat boys cheat their way through the school, but all the frat kids I knew certainly did, but maybe they were the exception? It was very upsetting for me and other students who played by the rules, as I recall. As far as male/female ratio I know the school tries actively to recruit girls. I knew a few girls there, most of them got more attention at RPI than they will for the rest of their lives, the most aesthetically challenged among them were treated like fairytale princesses, what a strange phenomenon. The professors are brilliant researchers. You will do most of the work on your own and they will guide you, do not expect any hand holding. If you can't keep up then too bad for you, there will be no sympathy. RPI works by the Law of the Jungle, if you get my meaning. Anyway, the campus is fairly Ok, but the City of Troy is pure awfulness packaged up like a s*&* sandwich. Don't go to RPI looking for a "fun" college experience with parties and lots of social activities. There are far better choices if that's what you want, and looking back now, I can say that's not really a bad thing. College should be fun. However, RPI will not be fun. A typical day is studying until you pass out then wake up and continue. If you are extremely motivated to achieving a world-class engineering education, then RPI is your place. I don't care how smart you are, though, maybe you were the Valedictorian in your high school class of 1,000? Well, at RPI you will at best be an average student, a run-of-the-mill performer and you will struggle mightily to make high grades. Almost everything is graded on a curve. Your classmates are not just the best and brightest from your town or home state. They are the best of the best that the world has to offer. Most will be foreigners, many from China, and the other asian countries. Many more will be from India. All will stick together with their countrymen and it's unlikely you'll get to know any of them. A more "Balkanized" school you will never see. On the plus side, RPI served me well over the years. I had many great jobs and was overall successful in my chosen field. The RPI brand is well know and carries a lot of weight in technical circles. I never would have had the life I have without RPI. The main thing I learned there was how to solve problems. Long after the engineering formulas and concepts are forgotten, you will still have the profound critical thinking skills that you acquired at RPI. You will simply be far smarter than the average person and not very susceptible to weak arguments and foolish ideas. You will probably end up as a conservative, too. So yeah, mixed feelings, it was a very unpleasant experience, but one that paid countless dividends over the years. Recommended but only if you are willing to work harder than you ever thought possiblealso make sure you have your finances in order before attending this school. The Registrar will drop you like a hot rock if you pay the astronomical tuition and fees late. Plus most of your classmates will be financed through their host countries (China, Iran, etc.) and the American students will mostly be from rich families, you'll know this because most of them will be driving new BMWs
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15 December 2016
My son and daughter in law graduated from RPI, and within 1 month had started a fabulous career in Engineering and Computer Programming
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08 October 2016
Strong engineering school. High-quality education.
High reputation with long history.
Life is not good there.
No fun, no sports, only study for undergrads.
Shockingly old and boring city, Troy.
Bad weather during winter.
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