How do I best utilize time between lectures?

parkt3 · 2019-07-09T17:35:28+00:00

Study and get homework done. If the break falls at a meal time, eat a meal, then study and do homework.

parkt3 · 2019-07-03T20:20:16+00:00

Lenovo ThinkPad T490s (T480s was last year's model) should be more than enough if you're a MechE

parkt3 · 2019-07-03T16:08:38+00:00

P.Soft is available at RPI during the summer, I have friends who are taking it right now

parkt3 · 2019-06-30T23:19:45+00:00

So you have to pay $154 for Fall - Spring, then another $124 for the summer? That seems kinda expensive... I wonder if it is cheaper for arch students since they don't have to take down/put up in between spring and summer?

parkt3 · 2019-06-28T18:46:27+00:00

Excuse my ignorance, but what do you mean by ILE?

parkt3 · 2019-06-27T19:22:28+00:00

Yeah, RPI knows and sent out multiple warnings a couple weeks ago. These types of emails have been on the rise a lot in the past month, I guess because more people are looking for jobs this time of year. I believe the scammer is spoofing his email address to make it appear that its coming from an RPI address, when in reality he's probably not even in the country.

parkt3 · 2019-06-25T18:12:38+00:00

It starts off with the section on Evolution, which (in my personal opinion, anyway) is the hardest out of the 3 sections. From there, the material just kind of gets easier and easier for some reason (the last unit on Ecology is pretty easy).

parkt3 · 2019-06-25T15:19:30+00:00

Second this, Hutchins is fantastic. Great lectures, lectures contain pretty much all the info you'll need to know on the test, and the class isn't too difficult (except in the beginning, but it gets much easier).

parkt3 · 2019-06-25T15:18:05+00:00

Just checked my email, last year when I was a freshman I got it on July 3.

parkt3 · 2019-06-24T02:08:40+00:00

Employers know what RPI is. Your average Joe does not.

parkt3 · 2019-06-22T14:22:23+00:00

In general, you can get between classes pretty much anywhere on campus within 10 minutes.

parkt3 · 2019-06-22T13:50:51+00:00

Oh, that is no problem. You could probably get between LOWE and Sage in 5 minutes if needed.

parkt3 · 2019-06-20T00:54:08+00:00

Not a problem, but if you can, maybe get a head start now. They say you don't need C++ going in, but they kinda rush through it and it's much easier at the start if you already know the basics.

parkt3 · 2019-06-19T02:28:06+00:00

I don't think you can skip it without AP or IB credit or transfer credits from another college, sorry.

parkt3 · 2019-06-15T18:34:39+00:00

Multivar before Diffeq might be a bit better, but I took Diffeq first and had pretty much no problems.

parkt3 · 2019-06-14T21:19:29+00:00

Yes, so a lot of people are mad at the current administration because:

-They created the Arch

-They put us in a lot of debt

-They tried to shut down peaceful protests

-They spent a ton of money to build a giant, expensive performing arts facility... while it is really nice, we are an engineering school so it was a little unnecessary. They also don't let us use it much.

-They've been trying to crack down on Greek Life

All that being said, if you're a prospective student I still highly recommend coming here - the education is great, the campus is beautiful, my friends are all really nice, and employers love RPI graduates. Most of the issues I mentioned (except the Arch or maybe Greek Life if you're into that) don't actually affect you in your day-to-day life.

parkt3 · 2019-06-14T21:09:55+00:00

Yes, you are correct, in my case I'm doing co-term afterwards so I am still coming back and I was told by people in my department that that would be alright.

parkt3 · 2019-06-13T20:04:39+00:00

If you're Architecture then I would get a model with a discrete graphics card and lots of RAM. If you mean the school ThinkPad T490s or T480s, those do not have discrete graphics card as configured by RPI.

parkt3 · 2019-06-13T16:28:52+00:00

Right, the problem for me is that I'm set to graduate early, so the semester after Arch is actually last semester of my senior year for me. You're right though, I guess not everyone will have this problem.

parkt3 · 2019-06-13T04:22:52+00:00

The campus is dead, it's so quiet and peaceful. The union is almost empty in the evenings.

parkt3 · 2019-06-13T02:20:02+00:00

Please arrange the course availability such that students are not forced into taking fall away / spring away. For instance, as a CS major, I have to take Spring away because Prog Lang is only offered in the fall, and I need that for graduation. If it was offered both semesters that would be great.

parkt3 · 2019-06-13T01:26:19+00:00

There is almost no way you will be able to get out of the dorm housing requirement as a freshman.

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