Traditional college experience?

RPIAlum86
Sat, 15 Mar 2014 02:28:50 +0000

RIT students don’t pay tuition while they’re on co-op, and the student is paid for a real-world work assignment. Also, the sample game design course sequence shows co-ops taking place during the summer and graduation in 4 years. I don’t see how that makes RPI a win on cost.

I am not as enthusiastic about RPI’s building spree. Are the new facilities nice? Yes, absolutely, but they are over the top in my opinion. The luxury box built for Dr. Jackson in the Houston Field House (the hockey arena) eliminated an entire section of seating, and is unoccupied almost every game. RPI is stretched thin financially and is very tuition dependent. They have been increasing the size of incoming classes without faculty and staff growth keeping pace.

I think an overnight visit is an excellent idea. RPI starts offering visits for accepted students starting next week! We have a good friend whose son was accepted to RPI last year, and the overnight visit sealed the deal.

Good luck!