Deciding Between UW-Madison and RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) CS

cptofthehouse
Mon, 01 Apr 2019 17:28:20 +0000

Both great schools, but very different environments and atmosphere. If at all possible, should visit both and see where you feel the most at home. The advantage of RPI is that it is smaller and more secluded, so that if you feel that this is your haven, it can be a very nice place for someone being with people much like themselves. I know many computer"geeks" who felt so out of place in high school and in life, in general, find a true home, and themselves at RPI. I found myself at some senior event in Saratoga Springs one year that was part of RPI’s celebrations, and a more joyful event, would have been hard to find. THough, Troy, not a tourist type town, you have the Springs not far away, and upstate NY is beautiful and peaceful.

Then you have Madison, Wi. It’s a whole other scene. Big state school in a very nice city. So much to do. Everything a state U can have. IT’s a hustling bustling scene. Very different from Troy NY and RPI. All a matter of preferences.