<p>My S got accepted here, he got a nice scholarship, but we were also hesitant about the costs. This was his #1 pick, but since we’ve gone back to revisit a few schools, his whole thought process has changed. When we revisited, we aren’t doing the formal visits. Instead, he’s found someone from his High School who is now attending there or a friend of a friend type of acquaintance. He “hangs out” with them for the day without any parents in tow… experiencing classes, dining, dorm life from a real perspective. Not even considering the money aspect, this really shuffled up how he ranked his acceptances! I think this gave him a better idea of the schools instead of going to the
structured accepted student days where all you are going to hear is positives.</p>
<p>wpirpi- Did you go to visit Clarkson? It IS in the middle of no where, but have a highly respected engineering program. My son also got an excellent financial package there. It’s about double what WPI gave hime. He loved it there.</p>
<h1>theorymom- Sounds like you haven’t visitied WPI yet? The campus itself is ok, the brochures sure make it look a lot bigger and classic New England than it really is. The biggest complaint we heard from students is about their fitness /pool facilities. Their fitness center is in a basement and “reeks” and I guess the pool is in rough shape. They are supposed to be building a new fitness and student center, but that wont be ready for another 2-3 years. The other thing he didn’t like is the lack of community feeling there in housing. There are dorms, but after freshman year, it seems like the majority moved off campus. What he did like is the project based curriculum and the food… lol! Good luck!</h1>