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BrightEngineering Department
RIT is the best school. Slighty nerdy in a good way though. Im not nerdy and i love it here
1st Year Female -- Class 2014
Education Quality: A+, Useful Schoolwork: C
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I am a freshman here at RIT.Quite BrightEngineering Department
I am a freshman here at RIT. I wasn't going to comment, but seeing as I used this website as a resource while selecting colleges (and should give something back), and also wanting to set the record straight after reading the negative comments, I decided to.

RIT is, first and foremost, a place to study. Secondary to work is fun. Tertiary is other stuff. If you notice the order, fun actually comes before 'other stuff'. The guy:girl ratio is not 50-50, but you will definitely see a lot of girls. If you need five girls around for every one you ask out, I am afraid this is not the college for you. The frats, from what I hear, suck. Go the special interest house way. SIH's are not only the party floors of dorm buildings, the people are very helpful and very fun (you might even get pranked/prank people in the first week). There are quite a few places to go to off-campus, but the choice is not overwhelming.

Also, most people who leave RIT are not bright enough to keep up with coursework. Do not go on the "quite bright"s and "super brilliant"s because the people select those themselves. No one would call themself dumb. They cannot work, they want to party 24/7, they think college is a joke. Hence they leave.

By the way, WoW? NO ONE in the computer science house itself plays such games. Let alone for long periods of time. For fun, we have parties, watch movies, go to restaurants and play games. It isn't so bad.Bottom line: If you are dull and want to party, go somewhere else. If you are reasonably intelligent, open-minded and are able to choose the right folks to hang out with, come to RIT.

1st Year Male -- Class 2012
Education Quality: A+, Campus Aesthetics: C
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BrightArt & Design Department
Go Greek! It's the best way to grow as a person and have an exciting social life!
5th Year Female -- Class 2014
Campus Maintenance: A+, Campus Aesthetics: C
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