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Forgot to mention: 1) It's super affordable. 2) Has many notable alumni (one good example is Tom Akers (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) was my bro's advisor in mathem
by Kevin_Johnson 18y ago
Forgot to mention:
1) It's super affordable.
2) Has many notable alumni (one good example is Tom Akers (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) was my bro's advisor in mathematics and holds the record for stick time on the space shuttle, broke the record for spacewalk duration, then broke it again the next day, flew on the HST repair mission, etc.)
3) Huge emphasis on undergrad education, and undergrad R&D work.
4) Recently started a program to bring big business engineering into the area (Rolla is a rural setting). A Jet engine manufacturer is setting up a facility there now.
5) You can get NRC licensed to operate a real nuclear reactor.
That's just of the top of my head. There's plenty more where that came from.
- Darmani 18y agoI visited Rolla (errr....S&T) a year ago for an admissions event, and was impressed by the CS program as it was presented to me by one brilliant, enthusiastic assistant professor. I then went home and reflected on the impression I got from the rest of the school, and it was not so rosy. Big-O notation is taught at S&T in the Data Structures II class, which they recommend taking as a sophomore. I welcome anything that would tell me otherwise (I would like to feel better about my backup school -- 'twould ease the nightmares of universal rejection), but, until then, I'll consider that a microcosm reflective of an overall slow pace.