Rose-Hulman EA class of 2025 Decisions

locococomama
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 14:45:18 +0000

@JackH2021 This is fantastic to hear! Since it came down to Colorado School of Mines and Rose for my son, Mines reputation was hard to let go of and Rose is far less well known to the common folk (my theory is because of the location and that is the only reason), though if you talk to folks in the industry, they are very aware of their great program. What ultimately made it easy to let go of Mines in the end (for my son who had said he would go there since 7th grade and also for myself, who was a Rose fan much sooner) was what the kids were saying about the school. Unigo tends to lead to frank answers to all of their questions and many things come out if you take the time to read what the kids say about different issues. The community feel, the professor support, and actual desire for the kids to succeed (not saying professors at Mines don’t care, the kids seem to be more of a number and they do also seem to weed out, which I am very opposed to). Rarely do schools practice what they preach, but Rose-Hulman by all accounts seems to do so.

My son worked with the man in charge of Rose Squared, their 4 year Master’s program last week. To qualify, you need around 6 classes via dual credit or AP/IB to transfer over. He worked hard to get my son’s courses qualified and when he could not approve something, he cc’d the department heads, who then discussed it all with my son and got everything approved. There were some issues because of COVID and how AP exams were done, but they worked with him and found a solution. He’ll be one course short, but Rose lets them do that over a summer or do it in 4 1/2 years if they prefer. The ability to get his mechanical engineering degree with a master’s in engineering management in 4 years is huge (their program also allows a master’s in mechanical if you wanted it, but that would like be at least an additional semester) and justifies the price tag. I’m really excited to hear about my son’s journey as August is just around the corner! Like I said, keep my info and feel free to check in with me. I’ll let you know how it all goes. My S applied for early action, which I think is the best scenario for kids, answers by mid December and scholarship info by mid January (just a tip!)