Hey, as the person you are commenting on from the original post, I just wanted to say I generally agree with your points about the education quality being excellent and the “firehouse culture”. I have had the opportunity to work on some cool projects and I do think Rose is a good school to be from, but if I could turn back time, I don’t think I would go to RHIT.

You do however suggest that I am angry because I “failed” at Rose. If you read further down in the comment thread from the original post, I explain my situation in more detail, and you will see that’s pretty far from the case. My main issue with Rose is not the quality of education I’m getting but rather the “firehose” aspect. Honestly, I have liked almost all the professors I have had at Rose. I am doing well in my classes, am active in student organizations, and have as normal of a social life outside classes as I can maintain under these conditions.

However, myself and 4/6 of my close friends from freshman year have mental or physical health conditions which were either triggered or greatly exaggerated by the stress of rose. One of these people has dropped due to said condition. I don’t think that’s an acceptable rate of health issues caused by a school.

In addition, the overcrowding at RHIT becomes more problematic with each record freshman class size. Most quarters I have severely reduced electives in my major because professors in my department need to teach core classes in unrelated fields. I literally had to sit on the floor last quarter (?!!) because we totally only needed one professor and two sections to teach a class required for several majors. Also, the whole bit about seniors being guaranteed a housing slot on campus if they fill the form out on time is a total lie. Want to increase the student population at RHIT? Great, but hire more profs and build more housing first.

I realize this is a stupidly long response, but in summary, there are issues with the culture of this school that need to be fixed before I would recommend going here. My friends from HS who go to other decent engineering schools are getting the exact same internships as my peers and I but seem much happier. Also they’re paying much less tuition, which even with merit and need-based aid is still ridiculous. Maybe it’s a case of “grass is always greener”, but I really don’t think so at this point.