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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Electrical Engineering  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Super Brilliant If you fancy an intense undergraduate engineering education, come to WPI. Although WPI is not MIT, its unique approach to education is simply untouchable. When I was applying to schools, I had applied to MIT,RPI,WPI,Northeastern, and Umass: Amherst. I was accepted to all of them. Initially I really wanted to go to MIT, but I found WPI having a much better approach to undergraduate education. WPI gives you the practical applications to prepare you for a rewarding industry career as well as giving you the sophistication and rigorous theory needed to pursue graduate studies. Not everyone does well here. The grading system is a plus because it allows students to cover there mistakes (F's). If you graduate from WPI with a good academic standing (3.5+/4.0) you're either a very gifted person or a work-aholic. WPI is not MIT. My advice to you is come here for undergrad and go to MIT for graduate work. I warn you WPI is by no means a walk in the park. It is tough. Faculty Accessibility: A+, Social Life: C- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jul 02 2004 2nd Year Male -- Class 2006    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=10751&uid=615'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save Computer Science  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I am no longer enrolled, due to the rising costs of tuition, and a lack of affinity for enough of my coursework to, well, not be getting enough out of it. I have moved to another university, where I am pursuing a completely different degree. That being said, however, WPI is an excellent school. It was a better school when I began, in 2000, than it was when I left, in 02, because the school has been attempting to compete with MIT, to the point of TV advertising that is flat out rediculous. However, the long and the short of it is, mechanical and electrical engineers, physicists, etc. will probably do very well at WPI. It's engineering disciplines in particular are excellent, centered around groupwork and practical applications, which will serve anyone in good stead. I would recommend this school to any aspiring engineer. The Computer Science program needs a little work, but most of the things you could hope for can be found if you take the right classes with the right professors. The theater program is still one of the best I've ever encountered. The student body has begun to degenerate, however, as the school lets in more and more mainstream students. When I was a freshman, even the most hardcore of the 'jocks' and fratboys were geeks at heart, passionate about what they were learning. The school, in attempt to braoden the student body, has begun letting in a great deal of students who either don't have the brains or don't have the interest, and these students are bringing the whole university down. If you aren't passionate about what you want to study, if you've never been up all night working on something, this is NOT your school. There is alot of work, and the socializing is practically vacant unless you're a total geek, like me, in which case, good news: this is where they all go. Home to such random projects as the attempt to build a flying model rocket out of a motor and an old aluminium can (we were bored, and it worked rather admirably, if you don't count landing by a busy road and blowing up...). This is a geek school, and there are few better for geeks, but normals don't do well. Final note, and apologies for the longwinded review, the work is hard, the projects are as useful and relevant as the students designing them, and graduation takes 4-5 five years on average. Have money, it's not cheap. Collaboration/Competitive: A+, Innovation: D+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jun 01 2004 2nd Year Male -- Class 2005    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=10290&uid=615'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save Computer Engineering  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright WPI's curriculum of Theory and Practice is still unique in its field, and is the best aspect of the University. No where else can you gain a unique perspective on the impact of technology on society. Their education with industry options are fantastic, and the opportunities to do industry sponsored projects as part of the Major qualifying Project (MQP) are second to none. Also, WPI has the best music program for any engineering school in the US - period. Starting Job: Security Engineer, Preparedness: A+, Reputation: B+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Mar 16 2004 Alumnus Male -- Class 2000   Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=8883&uid=615'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save  Prev    Select Page: 1 ... 15  16  17  18  19  20  21    Next

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