The Rochester Institute of Technology

Date: Dec 28 2010
Major: Computer Engineering (This Major's Salary over time)
I am a sophmore student in computer Engineering, I originally came to RIT for Information Security and Forensics, but soon realized that networking was not for me, and fell in love with the hardware/software aspect of RIT.

I would say that the snow is a serious part of RIT life, it makes winter travel a pain if your not used to the northeast. Plus 8am classes when its 9* outside sucks, especially if your walking or waiting for a bus that is late.

Fall and Spring at RIT seem to be much livelier and more fun. Its a shame the winters often over shadow this. RIT does not have something to do every night, however usually weekly there is something to do, and you can get involved with things and find things to do every night. However myself I am more a hermit and tend to stay inside. I find alot of the groups are often not so approachable as I would like, its often like you need to know someone or be very friendly and socialable already.

The academics make you feel like youve actually learned something useful, however at times you wounder if the staff has even read over some of the work. Often my lab instructors have to change many things just so a lab will work or make sense. Its very frustrating that rit is not so upto date with academics and prefers to spend so much time focusing on making rit more popular, and being the buisness they are. I wish they would focus on the aspects of the school they dont show the tour groups, and update the old parts of rit instead of building new useless water fountains they can't even run all year…

Professors are usually willing to help you as long as you are responsible in approaching them in timely manners. Sometimes you get a foreign teacher and that complicates things sometime, but usually everything can be worked out.

Much of the work you will have to do on your own, and learn which i do not like, i feel like it should be more spoon fed, then figure this out yourself.

I get by with minimal studying but you really need to study at rit to do well.

Partys, - okay, i will say that RIT is NOT a party school, if you want crazy partys look somewhere else .at rit you come to learn. That being said, you can FIND partys, and some are actually pretty good. RIT has this strange atmosphere, where we all are very friendly and like to get along and have a good time. if you leave your room and ask around and get involved you will have a great time. the occasional RIT events are usually amazing and tons of fun.

3oh3 came to rit and we had a pool party with them. Seriously rit is a great school for having fun and getting a great education.

Rit for me was a really great school, my first year i met a ton of friends in my dorm, which shifted through the year. Now they are part of my life and im really happy with it. For me everything worked out and i am enjoying my time here. I would say RIT is a frustrating school, but if you can put up with all of its faults, you will get a great paying job and walk away with a great knowledge.