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Otherwise, this college overall has been great for me. I will say that my first 2 years at RIT were fairly painful because I had a hard time building my social circle. RIT is not a place you go to if the social life is your main priority but for a tech school it has a fairly strong and friendly feel to it; you just need to look in the right spots. RIT is a dry campus so you wont find any parties in the dorms but you can easily find them in the on campus apartments. There is a large number of clubs on campus and all of the ones I have participated in were/are amazing. Even with a large number of activities there are unfortunately a small percentage of students who are active in some of the clubs and sports but with around 14,000 students there are plenty of great people to meet and hang out with. Most of my fellow CS majors hide away in their "caves" in the dorms and will probably never talk to you so if you want to meet people you have to leave your Dorm and meet people at other places.The co-op program for this school is amazing and will definitely help you find a job when you graduate.
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.
The social life is pretty non existant.. You will make friends, but it wont be the whole "college" lifestyle. I was OK with this, but if you are a partier, you may want to look at other schools.
Overall, I recommend RIT. I learned a lot and am using what I learned directly toward my career. The co-op program is also unbeatable.
Pros: Education, Job OpportunitiesCons: Social Life, Weather, Challenging
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