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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Biology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Overall my GPA was a 3.2, with my last 2 semesters being a 4.0. The class work load is very moderate, and no matter how well you did in highschool w/o even opening the book once, you'll have to study at least some for the tests here. My biggest lesson was to learn how to study and take notes since I never did in highschool. After I learned how to study, tests seemed almost too easy with some exceptions. Academically this school is very good, and I learned more than I thought I would. The downside is that I was unhappy 90% of the time at this university. There is no social life, the surrounding city is very dangerous, and you have to walk at least in a group of 3 or risk getting mugged at gun or knife point. The sad thing is that you'll get more social life taking to people online via MMORPG's, chats, than finding real friends. Yes this is a tech school, and most will be socially inept, a lot also find the classes hard so they will be studying 24/7 with no time to hang, or party. The weather also generally sucks, and a lot of rainy or cloudy days. Winter driving makes commuting a hassle as well. If you go here either find a great frat/sorority or live off campus at least 5 miles away where it is safer to walk outside. Useful Schoolwork: A-, Surrounding City: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 12 2009 4th 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=62227&uid=982'></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 Overall, it's a good focused education, a lot of big name companies come to RPI looking for interns/employees. If you're looking to be well-rounded, this isn't the place for you. Although they increased tuition this year, they "couldn't afford" to continue teaching foreign language and some other H&SS classes. Often times the graduate TAs don't speak English very well (and they are the ones who have office hours/tutor time). Professors are often very busy doing research. If you don't do research, you get paid less... So while a lot of professors are great, they don't have time to do what they're meant to do - teach. Campus Aesthetics: A, Faculty Accessibility: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Oct 07 2009 2nd Year Female -- Class 2011    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=61277&uid=982'></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   Mechanical Engineering  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Average I am a pretty regular kind of guy in my opinion, i don't like to play video games all the time i would like to be a bit more active. Unless you are more of an outstanding kind of person, this school is not the correct place for you. You must be very active in seeking out opportunities for yourself. They CERTAINLY will not come to you which i have found out. I feel the course load is really not too bad so far, however the social life as of thus far has been nothing short of absolutely horrible. I find myself being stuck in the dorms on my weekends with absolutely nothing to do. There is nowhere we can really go other then walk around campus (which gets boring after the 5th time). What i am saying is unless you are really active in sports do not attend this school, or unless you are fine with just sitting in your room and playing video games the entire time (I am neither of those). Campus Maintenance: A, Social Life: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Oct 05 2009 1st Year Male -- Class 2013    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=61239&uid=982'></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   PreMed and Medical  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright This is one of the most expensive schools and not worth it! How can you justify charging such exorbitant tuition for a school that is not even top notch? Putting graduating students into big-time debt is shameful. Some of the dorms are nasty: with RATS, and there is no maintenance or cleaning during the summer: Don't even consider going to summer school there (plus of course your tuition will be even higher if you take summer classes). Faculty Accessibility: A, Campus Maintenance: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 15 2009 4th Year Female -- Class 1997    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=60309&uid=982'></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  2  3  4  5  6  7 ... 29    Next

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