Rochester Institute of Technology

"RIT had its time, but that has long passed. I sort of regret writing this because I have had some great experiences to be sure. But for every great experience, I have had three negative experiences. Infrastructure, housing, and the bus system are a joke. They are always changing things, and lots of equipment breaks down all the time. Effort to fix these issues is fairly minimal. Food is low-quality on the whole. Yesterday, I waited 30 minutes for a chicken sandwich because they didn't prepare the equipment on time. I should have waited only seven minutes. Another example is that ITS took 10 days to make brightness adjustable on a computer. This should have taken 5 minutes, and they were very defensive about that. RIT gets really expensive because of the cost of living, and because it's really isolated. Many people will try to pressure you to buy various things and sign up for programs. There are a lot of adjunct instructors who don't have much money. Many professors don't really teach, they just read from course materials and don't want to explain anything. There are some great profs though, including my MS thesis advisor, who was always very upbeat. The social atmosphere used to be very friendly and laid back. For some reason, that has rapidly changed. Even though we are all nerds, people lately have been getting really offended over the smallest things. Prestigious east coast schools like Harvard and MIT are stereotyped for having pretentious students, but it seems RIT students don't know when to let go of issues. This makes them even more extreme. For instance, I was reported to Public Safety for being lost in a building, essentially. This is despite the fact I quickly left, and the signs that I saw didn't make sense. They were very aggressive towards me (and lied that I had to attend the interrogation). Waiting for the hearing took five weeks over almost nothing. They said I wasn't careful enough, even though many things on campus break all the time. I found an attorney. Legal fees were almost $2000, and my attorney couldn't even represent me at the hearing. Fortunately, everything was dropped, though I still feel intimidated going on campus because I don't want to be reported again. I haven't entered that building ever since. Someone I know was in a similar situation, where he used the phrase "manifest destiny" in a joke that had nothing to do with American history. He was reported, and lost his TA position, even before the hearing. He hasn't entered the building he was in ever since, except on test days."

"Really beautiful school. I visited it during a BAJA SAE event and was amazed because of the infrastructure and how well preserved are all the facilities. I couldn’t walk all the school but it looks to be huge. Alumni from the RIT are all amazing."

"Absolutely beautiful campus! Over the weekend, we went for an Open House. The entire presentation was very nicely put together. Everyone we talked to had a genuine love for the school. Students were helpful wherever you walked. Can’t wait to go back!"

"Beautiful and lush green campus. The sports training facilities are pure classy. The university shuttles have great connectivity to nearby markets. The library has some of the best collection of books, journals, magazines and very comfortable seating on a the floors. On campus dining offer great food with frequent visits by outside chefs offering Indian, Japanese, Columbian food items."

"Great school for all major interests. This school also offers great education to Art majors as well (glass, jewelry, ceramics, Industrial Design, etc). I really enjoyed attending art exhibit shows and demonstrations in this school :) Also, the school hosts "Imagine RIT" each year which cannot be missed."