| There are several things about the school that interested me. First of all, i recieved a 15,000 dollar a year scholarship for 5 years that definitely affected my decision. But other than that the school has a great reputation as an engineering school and in general and is very selective. My grades were good enough to get in so i went for it.
The size seemed to be a perfect match for me. At around 5,000 the school was not massive but was not a tiny art school, with about 60 freshmem each year in the Arch. school. The Arch building i visited was very nice with its own Architecture Library and all the facilities of most other Arch schools.
Another standout feature of RPI architecture was that when i told the arch. school i wanted to swim and do a sport they did not tell me it was impossible, but encouraged the idea. At other schools, like syracuse, they scoffed at the idea and told me i will have no time for anything but architecture.
Haha i could go on bragging about it and how much i like it but in reality its just the perfect match for me. And i didnt apply to any other schools because i did early decision. I also looked into Pratt, Syracuse, (Ivy leagues were a little too expensive, i needed a scholarship for a private school and wouldnt get one with them) and several other schools in the North East. Hope this helps. |