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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]RPI is a depressing environment and a slog of a college experience,[/b] but students get an amazing engineering education and are sought after at most prestigious engineering employers. [/quote]

It was nearly 40 years ago, but I had the same experience at WPI. Just didn't like the environment of an engineering school, and Worcester was no great place (though maybe arguably better then Troy.)

I lasted a year. Transferred to a state university. Dropped engineering but remained in STEM. Maybe should have stuck with engineering, because I did well in the prerequisite classes. And now I make a mediocre salary lower than what I probably would have made with an engineering degree in a job that is likeable but not loveable to me.

I wish I had had Virginia Tech as an option. A good engineering program within a larger, diverse college community. And a cool little college town.[/quote]

Maybe WPI has changed. It seems to have all the trappings of a typical college: all the sports, including football and marching band that marches through campus, enough but not too crazy or dominating Greek life, a whole lot of music, theater and fine arts programming for an engineering school, walkable restaurants and bar and food options, multiple other local colleges and easy transportation to Boston, nearly everyone travels abroad which is pretty rare for an engineering program.[/quote]

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