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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityB Faculty AccessibilityB-
Useful SchoolworkC- Excess CompetitionC-
Academic SuccessC- Creativity/ InnovationC
Individual ValueC+ University Resource UseA-
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyB FriendlinessB-
Campus MaintenanceC+ Social LifeC
Surrounding CityC+ Extra CurricularsA-
SafetyC
Describes the student body as:
Friendly, Approachable, Broken Spirit

Describes the faculty as:
Arrogant

Female
SAT2150
Bright
Lowest Rating
Useful Schoolwork
C-
Highest Rating
University Resource Use
A-
She cares more about Academic Success than the average student.
Date: Feb 11 2013
Major: Aerospace Engineering (This Major's Salary over time)
The RPI community is an extremely interesting body of students that is always bright, sometimes browbeaten, and always just a little bit strange. You'll be attending school on a campus where black hole jokes are hilarious and Stephen Hawking is a demigod. Visit the school and mingle with the kids a bit - you can easily tell an 'RPI kid' from someone that isn't.

Usually, having a 3.0 GPA opens a lot of doors here - companies will come calling, people will give you swag at career events, powerful people will e-mail you back, and that's the power of the RPI name. However, if you dip below that, you'll be widely ignored by companies - most won't even be willing to take your resume; you'll get lost in the fog of perfects with 3.98s.

Courses are extremely tough with a large amount of difficult work that may or may not be explained well. There are no 'easy A' courses to be had here. A hard school to adjust to for kids like me that never really had to work hard in high school. Take your first year classes seriously, don't let the general education drivel get to you.

An excellent institute with excellent marketability, provided you can excel. Held together by the incredible quality, integrity, and friendship of its student community.

Troy has its charms…and its dark alleyways too. Not a great place to 'go downtown and hang out', although there are a few student frequented locales. However, the proximity of the school to the city of Albany means that many excellent restaurants, bars, and concert venues are only a 20 minute drive away.

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questionCan someone with undergraduate gpa of 3.3 in aerospace engineering get into RPI..?
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