I think ive seen that one

Hrmm...

So all I need to do is find a technical application for my cracked out paintings...

I need to compile a portfolio too.

Do you think they'd except slides? Most of my stuff is way too big to just... transport.

Yea they do rob. they did for me.

People, just PLEASE don't come here because we are here. Maybe, MAYBE if you find RIT to be EXACTLY THE SAME IN EVERY WAY as the other school you got into and want a tie breaker, but please, don't let it influence your decision, for your own sake.

I just need a good art school to go to thats far away from this place.

Simmer down.

I didn't mean you Rob. I meant some of the kiddies that are like "omg gonna meet famus massins! lol"

I doubt you guys would want to hang out with me anyways.

Well I was juggling RIT or if I get accepted (hahahahahahhaha....yeah...hahaha.. Okay) MIT, but probably neither really. I'm just looking for a school that doesn't focus so much on grades (seeing as how I have a 3.0-3.1 GPA, not exactly ace) and is a good technical school. I would consider GA Tech but I hear they're not that great for programming, mostly an engineering school. Meh.

Either way, I've got a year to figure it out.

RIT is one of those schools. My high school average was a B to B- (mid to low 80's... not sure how that translates to GPA).

Also, MIT has a reputation among other tech schools for being an absurdly tough school with way too much emphasis on competition. I've heard horror stories about students sabotaging each others work and research. Granted, I've never been to MIT so I dont know if this is true or not, and RIT does have its own problems (the student retention rate is an absolutely horrible 68%, and the social life is lacking in many aspects). I think it does say something about MIT though that at every tech/engineering college I visited during high school, I heard at least one person say "Regardless of where you go, do not go to MIT." Just a warning.

The one thing I really like about RIT is that for the most part, its not a Research School. This means that the professors at RIT primarily to teach. As a result, we have a lot of good teachers and professors here... They are all very aproachable and easy to get along with. They are not strict; privided that you put a reasonable amount of effort into your courses they are willing to do a lot in return for you. Out of the 40 or so Professors that I've had here, I can honestly say that there are only 1 or 2 that I would not take a class from again.

I agree completely with the professor thing. RIT stresses undergraduate education, and thus has lots of professors who actually like to teach class. I haven't taken classes at any other college, so I can't make a direct comparison, but I can't imagine other schools having a much better undergraduate staff.

Additionally, one of the biggest draws for me (besides my major) was the Co-op program. RIT helps you find 3 or 6 month paid internships during your years of study. This lets you know what working for an actual company is like. Personally I can't wait for my next co-op.

Damn you all making the college so tempting. DS--my main issue with it is money, seeing as how I refuse to lean on my parents for support (for reasons that should be somewhat obvious to most who have followed my relationship with my parents). How exactly did you contract 27,000? Was it a special scholarship, or does this happen rather regularly?

I hope so, I assumed I would have to take out a monster loan, but I want to find out exactly how much its going to be...

Well... they're raising tuition again

Unless you declare your self emancipated (at least financially), apply for many scholorships and want to work one or two jobs your entire college life, you're shooting yourself in the foot. It won't matter where you go, you're going to need help. If you can't get along with your parents, make it work somehow.

The only way my dad agrees to pay for college is that I go to an in-state, crappy college. And I refuse to go to an in-state college, based on the fact that none of them are really that good.

And I'm willing to do that, Emon. Just looking to see if there's another way.

An education is an education... you shouldnt knock it just because its from a public school and not from a top of the line private school.

In fact, if I had to go through the whole college process again, I would've gone to a community college for 2 years before applying to a place like RIT. High school students, in believing that they are always right and know whats best for themselves, often think that community and public colleges are "beneath them."

Yoshi, you should seriously consider going to a state school or a community college for a couple of years first- you can always transfer later on. It will be a heck of a lot cheaper, you will get all of your core courses out of the way, and if you do well you are even more likely to get scholarships if you transfer to a private school. In fact, I would advise every single High Schooler who is thinking about college to consider this option.

Indeed, I regret not doing it myself. At least I would have done a post secondary option where you take a class or two at a local community college. My dad suggested it but I didn't like the idea of it.

You can take all your liberal arts and even math and science bull**** courses at a community college, where they will be easier and much cheaper. You'll also increase your scholarship possibilities and make it easier to get higher paying jobs your first few years in college (e.g. on campus, RIT has many great ones for example). You'll arrive with sophmore status and reap the benefits of better meal options, better housing options and most importantly, experience you can get no where else.

Scholarships are always good. Just pile up on them. They make a scholarship for everything now it seems.

This college would have been near the top of my list if I still planned on a tech major. But I don't see the point in going to RIT to major in law or business. :p

RIT does have a business school too, although its not very big and I'm not sure what kind of reputation it has. It's probably pretty good, just overshadowed by everything else... same for the school of liberal arts.

DSettahr: what you mean by lacking social life? I'm one of the deaf in the RIT program and only deaf in the software engineering department and i'm doing allright here.


but i agree with you that i like the fact that the teachers are there to teach and not there to research so it really is very nice

He means its not full of the night life you see in other major cities. There's plenty to do around here, but people, especially those expecting wild parties each weekend, will be disappointed that people coming to school are actually here to WORK.