RPI worth the debt?

whydoicare
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:43:51 +0000

NO!! It’s not worthwhile taking on a huge debt for any undergraduate degree. I had a Medal Scholarship that paid for everything, but looking back 30 years later, it would not have been worth it for my parents to go broke over it, or for me to take on a huge debt. Most states have a very good in-state public school engineering program, with the advantage of more choices if engineering doesn’t work out. Honestly, the courses are about the same.

It’s more important to do well, no matter where you go to school. Good grades will get you a good job and/or admission to a good graduate school (with better aid opportunities in graduate school).