The Rochester Institute of Technology (StudentsReview)

How this student rated the school

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

Describes the student body as: Describes the faculty as:

Female

Quite Bright

Lowest Rating Social Life	C+

Highest Rating Creativity/ Innovation	A+

She rated most things higher than other students did.

Date: Dec 03 2008
Major: Computer Science (This Major's Salary over time)
I have read a lot of complaints about tech schools from people majoring in business/management, humanities, social sciences, arts, and even sciences and engineering.

Here's my advice to ANYONE considering a tech school:

1. Do not expect a big party scene. Tech schools are NOT THE PLACE FOR PARTIES. You're here to study most of the time because science and engineering degrees are some of the most challenging degrees to obtain. You want parties, GO TO A STATE COLLEGE OR BIG UNIVERSITY.

2. Most students at tech schools are nerds. Get over it. And stop complaining about the girls at tech schools. I'm a girl at a tech school, and I am not ugly or androgynous in any way. I am very offended by these comments about girls at tech schools. You want more girls at tech schools, why don't you show some more respect b******s! They are here for the same reason as you males. They are here for a quality education. If you want bimbo girls, GO TO A STATE COLLEGE OR BIG UNIVERSITY.

3. It's called a TECH school for a reason. The strongest programs are going to be engineering, computers, and electronic arts. Sciences are usually decent, but everything else is not going be as top notch as it would be at a liberal arts college. If you're looking for a quality education in humanities, social sciences, etc, GO TO LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE.

4. Tech schools are not very flexible for indecisive students. If you don't know what you want to do, DON'T GO TO A TECH SCHOOL.

5. Academics are challenging. Welcome to technical/science degrees. Get over it. If you can't handle it, you're in the wrong school.

6. Social life is what you make of it. Get up and talk to people. Try new things. Actively seek activities. If you sit in your dorm all day, that explains your misery.

I realize I'm being very audacious in my advice, but it's the truth. Visit schools, read as much as you can, and talk to students before consenting to attend any school. All this misery can be prevented if you do your research.

Responses

I'm actually very interested in transferring to RIT. Before I was put off by it because I was/am a business major and I wasn't fully sure what I wanted. But I want to focus on my career. I know you're not a business major, but you seem to have a good head on your shoulders and a realistic view of school. From what you know, do you think RIT is worth it to an international business major? I'm very interested in the co-ops and the discipline that I think RIT will give me in my field. I want to be prepared for my career and graduate school and I don't want to be at another school that doesn't fit me. What type of person do you think RIT is for? What type of experience did you want in a college? Is the academic program the only reason you chose RIT or was there something more? I know these are a lot of questions and information, but I've done 4-year before, I've had my experiences, I didn't know enough before to be able to properly choose a college, but know I know a whole lot more and I want to get it right this time. And this may seem strange because you don't attend these schools, but…Do you have any friends at surrounding schools like Ithaca and Nazareth (I don't live anywhere near there so I haven't visited yet)? What have they thought of their schools?

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