<p>colleghelp,
your RIT posts are usually negative - I was wondering the same as al6200.</p>
<p>There are many factors which make a school a “better” choice. I think the importance a student places on those factors depends on the unique personality/likes/dislikes of the student involved - so I would disagree that WPI is a better school because SATs are higher or Clarkson is a better school because the grad rate is higher. Clarkson is better for some students, while WPI and RIT are better for others.</p>
<p>My dd just finished her 3rd year at RIT and knows only one student who left RIT - and that was a design student who transferred to RISD. OTOH, she knows numerous students who transferred into RIT. While admittedly not the most social school (RPI and WPI have a similiar rep), she has found more than enough friends to hang out and live with. She and her friends have been able to maintain high GPAs while working and/or playing a sport at RIT. She has many friends in other majors, including engineering. </p>
<p>Although she would much rather be at RIT than CMU or WPI or Clarkson, I wouldn’t say RIT is a better school. It’s simply a better choice for her. She and her friends didn’t settle for RIT. My son won the Rensselaer Medal and the Bausch and Lomb Award from URochester. While he did consider UR, he wouldn’t even visit RPI. He simply had no interest in the school - but we still consider it a good school and we know students who are thriving there. We also know students who are enjoying CMU and WPI. </p>
<p>collegehelp, your posts just seem very biased. Information is helpful. Your slant can be misleading to new readers.</p>