The Rochester Institute of Technology

Date: Sep 06 2005
Major: Physics (This Major's Salary over time)
First and foremost you will only come to this school to learn. If you want a segway to lots of good experiences and almost gauranteed shot at a decent to high paying job (micro electrical engineering anyone?). Than come here. If you want to slack off, find easy classes, and spend all of your time drinking and partying. Then don't bother. This place will consume you, and you won't have enough money to go to another school.

It is far from a perfect school. The faculty is good, and really wants their students to learn, but the administration is about as deaf as 10% of the student body (who actually are deaf). They do spend money on research (which leads to in school internships), and they'll help you get tons of real world experience before you graduate, but they also finance abunch of usless construction projexts made to make the university look pretty.

Unforunately their efforts are depatably forsaken. Now I love the scenery actually. I don't appreciate the fact that it's in a swamp, but the red brick makes it very modern. In addition, there are lot's of different sculptures dotting the campus. Still some people hate the brick, hate the sculptures (Especially the sentinel), and abhor the weather. But it if you like it cold then come. It would be advisable to visit first, just to get a feel.

Of course that is no substitute for actually spending time here, and trying to make freinds. Something I actually find is very easy. The student body is very varied, whether it means you will find a bunch of people you love or hate is up to you. I gaurantee you will hook up with people that have similar interests, but it's dealing with the rest that is tough.

I think in the end this is a universe that definately puts you through your paces. It has no remorse and really tests the person you will to be. While there are some programs that RIT is top at ( Com-sci, Engineering, Micro-E) those are it. Unless you're local , can't get into any other school, or are obsessed with anime (this RIT anime club is the biggest in the nation) there are better schools. But if you're confident in yourself, or even want to see if you can change. Then don't hesitate.