(WPI) You have to know what you are getting in to

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	B+	Faculty Accessibility	F
Useful Schoolwork	C	Excess Competition	C
Academic Success	C	Creativity/ Innovation	F
Individual Value	B	University Resource Use	B
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	B	Friendliness	D
Campus Maintenance	A-	Social Life	B
Surrounding City	F	Extra Curriculars	B
Safety	A-

Describes the student body as: Friendly Describes the faculty as: Unhelpful

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Lowest Rating Faculty Accessibility	F

Highest Rating Campus Maintenance	A-

She cares more about Faculty Accessibility than the average student.

Date: Jan 02 2019
Major: Mechanical Engineering (This Major's Salary over time)
You have to know what you are getting in to. The quarter system means you are taking 6 classes + labs in a Semester instead of 4 (in other places) . It is very intense. It is great for students who want to double majors or have minors. But it means you need to have a strong background from a College prep private school or from a school like Bronx Science. The first years you will have to take core classes (chem, phys calc) and you better have taken all those AP classes in High School because Professors are not available for office hours. They are involved in Research and lecture 100s of students in a huge lecture hall. There is no time for support. Because the quarter is a short time, there is few tests. THose core classes have only 2 exams. Tutors are quickly taken and its hard to find one. Once you get to the projects (like IPQ) they only take the best GPA to study abroad. Most of the students will stay on campus. In short it is no for students who come from public high school with weak STEM programs. It is designed for College prep students or Bx Science HS. There is no hands-on activities before you to to the IQP in junior year.

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