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I attend a small tech school outside of NYC, and it's not terribly well-known, and not terribly well-ranked. I was a good student in high school, and got into s
by prezjordan 14y ago
I attend a small tech school outside of NYC, and it's not terribly well-known, and not terribly well-ranked. I was a good student in high school, and got into schools ranked much higher than the one I attend now. Why? I love the location here, and I love the "personal" factor that comes with a small school. I've met lots of interesting people, I live in a beautiful town with beautiful views, and I really enjoy what I'm learning. It just "felt right" and it still does today.
Some days I get a little upset that I don't attend a prestigious university, and I'm not really sure why. There's always grad school, though. Anyway, just a personal experience.
- kevhsu 14y agoRPI? RIT? Those are my guesses...
- duaneb 14y agoIIRC RPI is nowhere near NYC.
- endersshadow 14y agoRPI is in Renssellear, about 2 hours north of NYC. RIT is in Rochester, about 6 hours northwest of NYC--on Lake Ontario.
- duaneb 14y agoFor me, close to NYC means Poughkeepsie or further south.
- waivej 14y agoRPI is actually in Troy, but the distance is correct.
- endersshadow 14y agoYou're right, it is. I always thought that was just Rensselear, but I've never spent long enough to actually notice the town lines.
- Spooky23 14y agoPeople in NYC have warped perceptions of distance. I grew up in Queens. My grandmother would pack us a lunch when my dad I visited my cousins in "Upstate" in Westchester county (probably a 30 minute drive on the weekend in those days). The Albany/Troy area to a New Yorker is somewhere between Mongolia and Boston. The ironic thing is that millions of people in the NY metro area spend 1-2 hours commuting less than 20 miles every day!
- daveed 14y agoHis profile says: Junior CS student at Stevens Institute in Hoboken, NJ
- kevhsu 14y agohaha nice thanks
- prezjordan 14y agoThose were the schools I got into that are ranked higher than where I go now (Stevens Institute - Hoboken). More people know them by name, but even beyond that lies CMU (I was waitlisted, and I'm hoping to maybe pursue a masters there).
- larrys 14y agoDid financial considerations come into play in your decision to choose Stevens vs. the other schools?
- ameasure 14y agoI went to a solidly 4th tier university (out of 4 tiers, as I recall). I now work and regularly interact with people from the best universities, Harvard, Princeton, etc, and I can tell you that as far as knowledge and ability are concerned, they have no advantage. If you're committed to learning and improving yourself, you don't need the ivy league's approval.