| To Marines920: Both my husband and I would recommend RPI for anyone interested getting a solid engineering education. We feel it is a good size -- small enough for individual attention but still big enough to offer a wide variety of classes and research opportunities. It also has excellent faculty and labs/facilities. RPI is well-respected within engineering circles -- but virtually unknown by anyone else (particularly west of the Mississippi). We were both in the co-op program and feel that gave us a big boost in starting our careers.
That being said, RPI is only for those who are committed to engineering and/or related sciences and are willing to put in the necessary hours of study. It is not an easy school -- although, as has been expressed by others in this thread, no engineering school is easy -- but RPI academics are more demanding than most. You also have to want to be there -- because Troy, NY is NOT the most exciting place for college students. |