The Rochester Institute of Technology

Ok let me tell you my story. I was very popular in high school and I always found it easy to make friends. When I first started coming here it was nice how all of us freshman would smile to each other or say 'hi' as we passed each other in the dorms. I made a few friends within the first couple of weeks - and then the winter came. First campus safety stopped letting us go to colony so we could only party on campus and then everyone in my dorm started to just stay inside and play on the computers. By the end of that year almost all of my friends had dropped out and since they were the only people I interacted with, I now I had like 0 friends. I tried to meet new people but it seemed like everyone I met would end up being a snob or a prick in some way. You can't even try to talk to the girls because they automatically assume you're trying to hit on them and why should they talk to you when there's 15 guys back at their dorm that they could already have. The frats are gay and they live in disgusting filthy beer-soaked houses. I pledged but I quit after we got yelled at for smoking weed, plus the girls they hung out with sucked and all they did was play beirut. So now that I am a 4th year student, how does the story end? Nothing has changed. 4 years have passed and I still only have a few acquaintances. I sit in my room on Friday and Saturday night and drink by myself and learn things on my computer like programming and stuff. My spirit is broken, my social skills have degraded severely, I now have a very bad temper and I am always angry at everything. My friends from home won't even come up to visit because it is 'too boring' here. This is what happens when you come to RIT. Your only chance is to be lucky enough to end up on a cool co-ed floor where you can forge some relationships that will hopefully endure. Like I said, I now only have a few acquaintances and I just saw one of my 'friends' on campus the other day and we just said 'hi' and walked right by each other. If you can get into another school with the same program, you really should go there. There is more to life then just making money and getting a degree. Going 4 years with very little fun will kill your spirit.

4th Year Male -- Class 2005

Perceived Campus Safety: A+, Campus Aesthetics: F