RPI worth the debt?

sandpit
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:38:57 +0000

RPI has been great for my son going into his third year, and we had very good vibes dropping off our daughter for her orientation trip.

About Jackson’s salary - you have to compare to salaries she could get as a CEO or President of another school. CEO salaries have been outrageous for years. The ratio of CEO salaries to worker bee salaries has gone off the charts. Theoretically they offer expertise that benefits their company/institution orders of magnitude more than they are paid. Judging from the economy, something is amiss but until the system works itself out, I’m glad RPI is keeping Jackson. Her 10th anniversary party was a bit over the top but the students who attended had a great time.

My brother and my husband went to RPI as undergrads umpteen years ago. While the education was great then and is great now, the environment has changed drastically for the better. I give Jackson much of the credit for that. It is a supportive environment that the bigger schools can’t realistically supply, yet it is not coddling. I’ve seen coddling and I’ve seen boot camps. RPI has struck the right balance.