The Rochester Institute of Technology

Meeting people is not hard at RIT, they are usually friendly and if you want to go along with some of them they'll always give you a chance, of course, if you screw up and they cross the street whenever they see you then it's your only fault. For those who prefer to chat at AIM with their roomates, then it's even more chances to know people so being a computer addict is not a excuse.

Academics are great, the profesors I've had by now have shown themselves very knowleable and experienced. For sure some might have problems with their english and some might be boring (even more in boring courses, like discrete math for instance...) but that you'll find everywhere. Anyway, most teachers assign pre-reading for their classes and they'll usually advace fast-paced in class so being dreaming about the gardens is not a choice, if you don't understand a class it's most likely because of your lazzyness.

Extracurriculars are great, I'd go to the gym 6 times a week, from which I'd work-out 3 times days and swim the other 3 days. There're a lot of wellnes courses, from music to all kinds of marcial arts, all types of sports and even massage classes. Having a reading in the pages is not bad... if you consider RIT then make sure you surf in the rit.edu directory and you'll see you'll findout everything you might be interested in.

One of the bad things about RIT is its expensive nature. The projected price for a complete year is around 30 thousand. But there are always good alternatives to go throught it. You can always can apply for financial aid and the statistics are good, which means you'll likely receive aid. Scholarships are hard to get, I'm actually trying to apply for them and you have to write essays and a lot more things, but hey, scholarships are good so don't spect then to be for "free". There are a lot of thinks you can be helped with, just go to the finnacial aid office. Anyway, if you don't want finnancial aid you can always go to ROTC and they'll pay your whole tuition.

RIT is all you'd spect from a technic school. The facilities are avialable most times and the support teams are always there to assist you in the topics of your inquires, for it's not enough to have access to the technology, it's also important the right guiddance.

If you come here, make sure you want to work hard. Be prepared for winter and bring a big big smile for people will always answer you the same you do. If you spect to play games and fool around, you'll get it, like the guy who was all day long at ritchie's and was spelled after the first quarter for having such a bad GPA.

Meeting girls is not hard, I've actually found it really easy, just take away prejudges about people and you'll find it all, for if you spect all them to be really hot and jumping over you, then I'd say you need more some Psiquiatric Treatment than a girlfriend...The campus is great, I liked it at night in the first winter days when it's quiet and you'll see few people around. I like the safeness that is in the air and like too the snow under my shoes. The wheater is horrible in winter but I love the way people smile at you when you walk the quarter-mile, kind of thinking: yes, this is a hell-hole so let's get over it and see the good things around.

And contrary to those who say the party scene is non-existant, although that is not what college is all about, there's definitely parties going on if you're about that and you want to. The problem with the people who can't find parties is that they aren't socializing with anyone because they have the preconceived idea that the school sucks. If you know the right people, you'll be letting loose every weekend and having a good time. It is a dry campus, so drinking in the residence halls is VERY risky, but drinking in the on-campus apartments is allowed and the apartments are notorious for parties all the time and one riot we had in the past. Fraternities and sororities are also big on partying, both on and off campus.

So don't let the haters fool or discourage you; RIT is a very good school with challenging academics, great co-op programs, and excellent career-oriented education. The class size allows for a more intimate learning environment; the largest class I've had was only 60 kids, at most, and usually they're 20-30 kids per class. Also, there are plenty of women despite the 2:1 ratio of guys to girls which may sound discouraging. There are enough kids staying in their dorms all the time, except to go to class, to make the ratio seem much better than what it is statistically. During the week it's all business, but once the weekend comes it's easy to find fun things to do. Whether it's staying in your room playing videogames or drinking until 5 a.m., the weekend has what you need to get away from the stress. As long as you don't mind a little cold weather and snow, RIT is a great choice for anyone looking for a tech school OR an art school; coming here for liberal arts is just weird unless you're looking to double major in a tech major and a liberal arts major.