Reply to Why is Rose-Hulman Ranked #1 w/ 75% acceptance but Virginia Tech is Harder to Get Into?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Why is Rose-Hulman Ranked #1 w/ 75% acceptance but Virginia Tech is Harder to Get Into?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve been looking into Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, which has a 75% acceptance rate and is ranked #1 for undergraduate engineering programs. I’m confused why Virginia Tech, which has a much lower acceptance rate, isn’t ranked as high. What is Rose-Hulman doing differently? Shouldn’t Virginia Tech, being a state school, be more accessible to Virginia residents who want to study engineering or computers?

It seems crazy that Virginia Tech is so competitive while Rose-Hulman is more open, especially considering their top ranking. I’ve heard Rose-Hulman also offers excellent financial aid, which can bring costs down to in-state tuition levels. It might be worth looking into for my kid instead of Tech.

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rosehulman-institute-of-technology-1830/overall-rankings

Does anyone else have thoughts on this? Should Virginia Tech reconsider their admissions process to better serve Virginia residents interested in STEM fields?[/quote]

Terre Haute, IN is a real tough sell. Plus it's only number one for schools that do not award doctorates. Research matters.[/quote]
For engineering? No not really at all[/quote]
By junior and senior years, yes it does.  Also, Rose Hulman has like 800 undergrads---so there is no way their lab equipment and experience is the same as a somewhat larger school. 
[/quote]

Agree. At MIT and the ivies with engineering, the undergrads do engineering research by the end of sophomore year at the latest. Research is essential and professors and advisors say so all the time. these schools are smallish as far as E-majors (250-500 per grad year), but much bigger than RH, and far better resourced. The professors go out of their way to connect students with research if their own labs are not taking UG. [/quote]

“For those pursuing advanced degrees, graduates were accepted into prestigious institutions such as Princeton, Carnegie Mellon, Georgia Tech, Brown, Northwestern, and Cornell.”

Guess they must be doing something at RH.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics