The Rochester Institute of Technology

Date: Jun 23 2005
Major: Other (This Major's Salary over time)
I came in not knowing what I wanted to do. The "Career Exploration" program here is very helpful. I was looking forward to gettign away from home and going to a prestigous college, not realizing how much propaganda is spread by not only the university but also some of the students, when scoping out colleges. The first trimester or two I spent getting sucked into the negative aura from my peers. Then I realized the place wasn't so bad afterall and it was going to be what I made it, so I turned optimistic and looked at the positives rather than the negatives. One common complaint was the food on campus, but it really wasn't all that bad, and compared to most other colleges we are doing very well in the food department. Sure there is an "abundance of weiner" but I knew that before coming here and I can learn to deal with it. There are other colleges nearby with more females, and there are quite a few girls on campus that wouldn't be all that bad. Another thing I leanred: unlike in high school, going to class is a must if you want to get good grades. You m ay be able to pull off low to mid Bs not going to class…depending on your professor…but going to class and getting As is a much better choice. We don't get as many days off as other schools, however we are on trimesters and learning more material, and faster, than our off-campus comrades giving us an edge once we leave the academic community and join the real (working) world. There are a lot of things that people try to twist to make RIT look bad but if you really look (and you don't even have to look ALL that hard) you can see that most of it is actually for the better. I highly recommend this University to anyone looking for a quality education, and not only in the tech fields. The Liberal Arts college here is very good (think about it, Liberal Arts are the core of all programs) and the Business college is also top-class.