Toured RIT with my D26. We’re from the south, and it was 19 degrees with a wind chill of 4, with lots of snow and slush on the ground. It’s not the prettiest campus – kind of in the middle of an office park. I thought it looked kind of bleak, but my daughter thought it was interesting.
Our tour guide was a super nice guy but really awkward. But he was earnest and did a decent job of answering questions. He mentioned that he didn’t have any coding experience before coming to the school as a CS major, but that there were so many resources and so much support available that he was able to do it. That was really helpful info to know.
My D26 loved everything. She thought the student body seemed diverse, welcoming, quirky, passionate – and deeply nerdy, LOL. She felt really comfortable there. We looked at all the posters and flyers hanging up, and there is every kind of (nerdy) club imaginable. There is a week-long Nerf gun battle called Humans vs. Zombies that 5,000 students take part in.…
Just wanted to quickly note I am thrilled for your daughter that she liked RIT. As she observed, it is a special place if you are interested in the intersection of art and technology, and I suspect there are other kids who will benefit from having that brought to their attention.
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