Did I choose the right school?!?

Question

I had to make a really tough decision last month about college. I was stuck between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). I'm from Chicago, so of course my parents were worried about sending their daughter that far away. After visiting both schools and learning everything I could about them, I had a slight preference toward RPI. In the end, I chose RIT because my parents put their foot down and said no to RPI, and I didn't want to go to Iowa State.

I'm worried that I didn't defend my reasoning for slightly preferring RPI over RIT well enough. I'm majoring in computer science and mechanical engineering with concentrations in robotics and AI. I know I want to do research (starting at the undergraduate level) and go on to graduate school. I know RPI has more opportunities for research than RIT does, so I feel like I might have made the wrong decision based on my current future plans. Did I choose the right school or was there no wrong answer in this decision?

Also, is RPI a good option for graduate school?

Answer 1

There's no wrong answer. Both schools are strong in Engineering.



You probably won't major in both Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering. There's just not enough time. Choose one... ("Computer Engineering" is another option at RIT). Worry about grad school later.



Incidentally, RIT has a sort-of advantage in that if Engineering proves too difficulty (which happens a lot), you can smoothly drop down to Engineering Technology in the same school. That's not possible at RPI because RPI doesn't have Engineering Technology degree programs.



A couple of things to remember when you reach Senior year:



*Take the FE/EIT Exam in your Senior year, while the material is still fresh in your memory.

*Get yourself inducted into the Order of the Engineer.

Answer 2

RPI is in Troy New York which is only like a few hours drive away from Rochester, and New York is far anyway from Illinois so they shouldn't have cared either way if it was actually about how far away they were.



My dad went to RPI for undergrad and RIT for graduate school. He liked both a lot, so I think either way you'll be ok.

Answer 3

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