The Rochester Institute of Technology

I was accepteed to Cornell, Brown, University of Rochester, and RIT. After numerous college visits and thorough pros and cons lists, I decided on RIT. I am totally and completely happy with my decision and I wouldn't change it for anything.

Being in the college of liberal arts at RIT, I get small class sizes and one-on-one time with professors. But I still am apart of the large RIT community. You get the best of both worlds. As a double major in Political Science & International Studies, I thought the workload would be overwhelming. But the professors are always there if you need help and there are many resources available to you.

The dorms here are a lot nicer than others I've seen. My boyfriend goes to SUNY Brockport and his dorm is half the size of mine and his is a triple, where as mine is a double. I was extremely nervous about sharing a room because I have never had a roomate before. But my roomate and I get along great! I would suggest sharing your schedule with your roomate before classes start,so that your schedules don't overlap and you're not fighting over a shower or waking one another up too early. I got licky with a nice, friendly roomate. But if you are not, you can easily request a change from your RA.

Most people complain about the social life here, but I have had no problem making friends and finding things to do. Sure, there aren't as many huge parties as a state school. But you can definitely find them here. There is a big shopping center and a mall right down the street from campus. The city of Rochester always has a lot going on too. Overall, I am extremely happy with my time so far at RIT. I'm looking forward to the next three years here :)

1st Year Female -- Class 2014

Education Quality: A+, Innovation: C+

1st Year Female -- Class 2014

Education Quality: A+, Useful Schoolwork: C

I am a first year student at Rit, I am a graphic design major.
Your fist year you will start with foundation courses, this includes 2d, drawing, 3d and your liberal arts requirements, electives.

These classes all though seem tedious because of the amount of work and time they acquire are very beneficial in the end, you will learn a lot of elements and skills that help you with your design process, major. For example, you will learn color theory,craftsmanship,presentation , etc.

Craftsmanship-that is one of the biggest one, professors are very nit pick about how well something is done.

2d-is a class of traditional and digital art, possibly one of my favorites,
Drawing-be prepared to draw nude models(not good looking ones either more women and men in their 40-60s)

3D-lots of building and creating with your hands
The students, if you put effort to be social and open are all very friendly and willing to get to know each other. You have to find something to do, although the college itself registers a lot of events for the students, we have had comedians, magicians, singers and game days , etc.

*Get SEASON HOCKEY tickets-it's a must, its a hot event , to go to and meet new people, cheer on the RIT TIGERS

Classes are quarterly this means 11 weeks of packed up work, midterms and finals so you "will be" Busy.

For design majors finals are usually a final design project rather than a test.
There are plenty of places to eat on campus and thats a chill thing to do with friends, as well as clubs and on campus parties, you just have to find them and know the party people.The college is very academically focused, be prepared to work a lot and have a lot of competitions, live critiques.

1st Year Female -- Class 2015

Education Quality: A, Campus Aesthetics: C