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  • Donald

    Rochester Institute of Technology

    Class Year: Junior

    Psychology

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    • What is your overall opinion of this school?

       

      Answers to questions in order asked:

      We have lots of freedom.

      I would change the male/female ratio, but I don't think that's what this question is asking. The alcohol policy (dry campus) sucks, but it's never enforced so that's kind of a non-issue. I'd have to say change the faculty. My teachers have been thoroughly disappointing.

      The size of the school is just right.

      Some react positively, some negatively.

      I spend time all over the place, evenly divided between work, class, my apartment, other people's apartment, dining areas, and the gym (the gym is fucking sweet).

      College town... yeah...

      The administration is alright, but my professors fucking suck.

      Last controversy? Some kid bringing a gun into the RIT inn, I believe.

      We never get any fucking snow days. Really shitty. And the Girl/Guy ratio is abysmal.

      Life changing experience... can't talk about that, but it happened my freshman year and it was fucking amazing. (No I'm not talking about getting laid.)

      I hate my life. (Also: I hate my major.)

    • What are the academics like at your school?

       

      Yeah they do.

      My Film Arts elective was incredible. I learned a great deal about the art of film (imagine that) and the class was incredibly interesting. Normally this wouldn't be a big deal, but I learned more from this one elective than I did from a year and half of classes related to my majors. Also, the professor's lectures were logical, ordered, structured, and appropriate to the audience, and you could tell he actually gave a fuck about the class, which is more than I could say for my other teachers. (And although my major is listed as Psychology, the shitty teachers I reference are from my time as a Networking Major.)

      My least favorite class was OS Scripting because it was a bunch of fucking bullshit that I never would have used for any practical purpose and the teacher was an asshole.

      It seems like most of us don't study at all, but I'm probably just more inclined to make friends with lazy scumbags rather than studious individuals.

      We have many intellectual conversations covering a broad range of topics, which is something I quite enjoy about this school.

      I don't know many competitive people. It seems most of us are either too jaded to care or didn't care in the first place.

      Most unique class, again, was Film Arts. Watching and talking about movies six hours a week with an extremely intelligent and well organized professor, you really can't possibly beat that.

      Can't comment on Psychology as I just switched into it very recently. The Networking department seemed to think that they didn't really have to teach, as anyone who would be in that major loves computer stuff so much that they'll just go out and learn it on their own anyways, so what's the point in teaching it? I think the major was designed specifically for kids with a passion for computer technology, which I just didn't have, so it didn't work out for me. But apparently it works great for other people, so if that's their method of weeding out all the people who don't belong, then I guess they're doing their job. (I don't mean that to sound sarcastic, that's just honestly how it seems. I don't fault them for it or hold a grudge, but I do think it's an accurate appraisal of the situation.)

      I rarely spend time with professors outside of class, but when I have, it has been good. Three of my professors have taken me and other students out to dinner, and a group of faculty took us to an internet cafe to kill each other in computer games, which is always fun.

      Academic requirements are pretty lenient, which is good since it seems like it doesn't take much to fuck your grades up pretty bad. Especially at a quarter-system school where one bad test can have devastating results. RIT doesn't punish you stuff like that unless you screw up repeatedly.

      Getting a job! Screw the learning, go get a career and send us donations.

    • Describe the students at your school.

       

      People here think "race, religion, LGBT, socio-economic, and/or other various things" are a reeaaallllyyy fucking big deal. It sickens me. I don't give a fuck if you're Black, Asian, gay, rich, poor, a drug addict, or claustrophobic. People are people. All these groups seemed to determined to make the point that everyone is equal, yet they choose to do so by point out all of our differences. People are just people. Why so much obsession over the differences? Getting back to the question - Yes, the various racial, religious, social, sexual, and lifestyle groups definitely have a very predominant role on this campus. I tend to stay away from them as they fill me with disgust, though I'm sure they wouldn't still be around if they weren't helping out a lot of people.

      I think it's really tough to feel out of place at RIT. We seem to have the entire array, from drunken frat boy assholes to nerdy computer geeks, and everything in between. What's weird is that you see a lot of friendships between types of people that you never expect - drunken frat boys and nerdy computer geeks, for example.

      Jeans and t-shirt. No coats even though it's 8 degrees outside and snowing.

      Yes different types of students interact quite frequently (see above).

      Two of them are tables that can seat eight people, but someone is sitting there eating alone listening to an iPod or reading a book. Another table is a group of four guys talking about computer stuff, and the last is two girls. Occasionally substitute one these four, at random, for a large, well-balanced mix of male and female students.

      We're all from the Northeast, Texas, or Alaska.

      Most of us are well off.

      This is a college campus, that really isn't much of a question... we're a shitload of liberals.

      Salary is pretty god damn important here, yeah.

    • What are the most popular student activities/groups?

       

      I think Frisbee is pretty big. Probably the anime and videogame clubs as well, I assume.

      I'm involved in a group that gets drunk a lot. We blast music too loud and make fun of people while failing miserably at darts and random Wii games. Probably the best student group on campus, or at least damn near the top.

      My dorm was fucking miserable, but I hear most of them aren't too bad.

      Athletic events and speakers are usually quite a big hit.

      The dating scene really ain't too bad, a big of a surprise as that may be.

      I met the majority of my friends through the consumption of massive amounts of alcoholic beverages, of course.

      2 AM on Tuesday I'm either watching movies or playing videogames.

      None worth mentioning.

      Parties seem pretty frequent.

      Frats and Sororities act like they're a big deal, but I don't think too many people really take them seriously.

      Last weekend I got ridiculously drunk and sucked at darts. Also played computer games.

      Uh... sleep?

      Go bowling.

    • What is the stereotype of students at your school?

       

      We're a bunch of out of shape computer nerds that watch anime at LAN parties all day with no females anywhere to be found.

    • Is the stereotype of students at your school accurate?

       

      There are some kids here who fit that description, but not many more than you're likely to find at any other top academic or tech school in the country. Most of us are normal.

    • Here’s your chance: Say anything about your college!

       

      If there are any law enforcement officials reading this, I don't actually ingest, nor encourage the ingestion of, alcoholic beverages. However, I felt that implying my frequent consumption of alcoholic beverages would portray a more appealing scholastic environment for high school students seeking a college that will be a good fit for them.

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