Inaugural Rose forum post

y2kwizard
Tue, 26 Oct 2004 19:06:13 +0000

Hello, everyone. I thought I’d kick off the Rose discussion forum with a few different ideas and questions/comments.

For anyone who’s reading this and doesn’t know much about Rose, here’s some basic info. Rose is a very small engineering school (somewhere between 1600 and 2000 undergrads total) in Terre Haute, Idiana. It’s well-known for its excellent undergraduate engineering teaching…it’s been ranked number 1 for six years straight by US News and World Report in undergrad engineering among colleges that offer a BS or MS as their highest engineering degree.

I’m extremely interested in Rose because of its small size, excellent undergrad teaching reputation, and near-100% job placement rate (it’s something crazy like 99% +). I applied earlier this year, and, because Rose uses a rolling admission policy, I was notified of being accepted pretty early on (class of 2009 representin’!!). I’m still applying to other places (GaTech, UI, MIT, etc.) because of their similarly excellent reputations.

I have a few questions for anyone who might know more about the school than I do. My main question is this: what exactly is Rose’s reputation relative to the heavy-hitters in engineering, such as MIT, Georgia Tech, Cornell, Purdue, etc.? I know that many people think great things of it, but I’m not entirely sure where exactly it stands among the pecking order.

Is anyone here attending Rose, or has anyone graduated from Rose? I’m wondering what exactly the whole experience was like…I’d kinda like an insider’s point of view.

And while I’m at it…any other class of 2009-ers here? Looking forward to possibly schooling with ya next year.