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The Rochester Institute of Technology

Breakdown of “Scholastic Success” at Rochester

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By Gender
MalesB
FemalesB+
By Major
AccountingB+
Aerospace EngineeringA-
Art & Design DepartmentB+
BiologyC+
Business - Management and AdministrationB
Chemical EngineeringA
ChemistryB
Civil EngineeringA
CommunicationsB+
Computer EngineeringB
Computer ScienceB
CriminalB+
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etcB
EconomicsA+
Electrical EngineeringB
Engineering DepartmentB
FinanceA-
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etcB
Industrial DesignC+
Industrial Operations EngineeringB+
Interior DesignC-
JournalismB-
Language - French/Spanish/etc.C-
MathA-
Mechanical EngineeringB+
Music EducationA+
NutritionB-
OtherB
PhysicsA-
Political ScienceA-
PreMed and MedicalB-
PreVet and VeterinaryF
PsychologyA-
Public PolicyB
School of InformationA-
UndecidedB
Video/MediaC+

Against similar schools

Scholastic Success compared with similar schools in class.

Rochester Institute of Technology
 B
Average of All Schools
 B
Average of schools in class
 B+

Cornell University
 B+
Harvard University
 B+
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
 B+
New York University
 B+
Syracuse University
 B+
Brown University
 A-
Yale University
 A-
F
A+

Scholastic Success

... Another thing I leanred: unlike in high school, going to class is a must if you want to get good grades ...Read full comment
... They only care about their grades, and they want to do as much extracurricular activities as possible, for the only reason of enlarging their res...Read full comment
... Because I am so depressed, I didn't maintain my grades very well ...Read full comment
... Basically RIT is a school that will let anyone in but only the worthy survive -- the main reason for leaving is transferring due to grades, or fl...Read full comment
... My overall A-F grades of the campus are relatively good, but I transferred out of RIT after 6 months and never looked back ...Read full comment
... The education, however, is decent - it's not going to blow your mind, it's easy enough to get A grades, and you don't learn much in freshman year...Read full comment
... Mycourses basical will show you all of your assignments and grades ...Read full comment
... Also, if you are considering in living on an intensified study floor because you are a student who is concerned about your grades, it does not m...Read full comment
... If you don't get accepted, you may be better off going to some local college to do some "core" work for a year or two, accumulating credits and ...Read full comment
... The only motivation I have is to go to class, get good grades, and wait for the quarter to end ...Read full comment
... For my major the grades don't really matter ...Read full comment
... Although many dropped because their grades were unsatisfactory, I left with a 3 ...Read full comment
... If any student has a problem, you cannot vocalize it or they will give you undeserving bad grades ...Read full comment
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